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opening scene of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises will be analysed. The paper has the following order: an explanation of what needs to be considered to analyse a movie, a brief explanation of the important elements of mise-en-scene and mise-en-shot, a description of the opening scene of The Dark Knight Rises, an analysis of those elements in the opening scene. To be able to analyse a movie or a scene, in this case, it would be unacceptable to not mention mise-en-scene and…

While there are a plethora of causes of the American Revolution, both large and small, three causes stand out as being the most directly exigent. The Boston Tea Party, in 1773, was the first of these, followed by the Coercive Acts, passed in 1774, concluding with the famous military exchanges at Lexington and Concord in 1775. Each of these moments in history stand out as a key event in the extensive, action-packed prelude to the American Revolution. One of the most well-known quotes from the…

example, is when ‘the kid’ sings Darling Nikki. Close up shots are used to capture the reactions of Apollonia, the boss, Morris, and a couple of women from the audience. This is done to display everyone’s disapproval and dislike of the song. Morris and the boss shake their heads, the women stare with distaste, and Apollonia is shown with tears in her eyes. A close up shot of Prince’s character’s face is shown in the basement after his father shot himself. The audience see his panic and distress…

he assisted his father in running a small-business in which sold animal traps. Bean's parents died four days apart when Bean was twelve years old. He subsequently moved to South Paris, Maine to stay with family. When Bean was thirteen years old, he shot and killed her first deer for profit, he was always an avid outdoorsman. Furthermore, Bean proved he was an outdoor enthusiast, fisherman, and hunter by always coming back home with soaked boots, denoting that he was in the wilderness or a body…

Golden Ascension A golden-clad Charlize Theron struts assertively through the luxurious palace hall straight toward the viewer in one frame, and strikes a pose facing away from the viewer in the other. “J’adore Dior” accompanies her on the advertisement in an elegant font; moreover, it’s in French — an elegant language in itself. The advertisement’s golden tones, French text, font, bright lighting, and the model’s facial and body language all work together to create an elegant and luxurious…

stands and at a lower cost. This helped to alleviate the budget for the movie. Additionally, computer programs have also allowed the lighting of the video to be adjusted. With this technology, the production team is able to achieve more with less shots and therefore, reducing the cost of the movie. During the movie “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises,” film editing regarding light in pinnacle scenes is extremely noticeable since without the technology, the hues of the light would not have been…

encounters the realities of being a war profiteer during WWII. But during the key sequence the ‘Liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto’ he undergoes a pivotal change as he watches the events unfold with a birds-eye-view. The sequence opens with close-up shots of Amon Goeth and Oskar…

Kane and Susan Alexander SHOT 1: Dissolve into an over-the-shoulder close up of Susan working on a jigsaw puzzle. She is completely dressed up as if she was getting ready to go out for a night on the town with an expensive gown and jewelry. The lighting design is very high contrast with Susan in white, while the background falls to solid black. Susan is in the left foreground of the shot as Kane’s booming voice can be heard saying “What are you doing?” While the shot does not tell the viewer,…

During the roof top scene of Sebastian’s building Roy expresses the fullness of his humanity with releasing a white dove and showing mercy towards Deckard, by rescuing him from falling. The releasing of a white dove is shown with an upwards camera shot and bright lighting on Roy, symbolizing the peace of one’s soul. “All those memories will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die” are the last words spoken by Roy Batty before he passes, this is an understanding of existence and shows…

members. After the mass murder at Virginia Tech, which left thirty-two teachers and students dead, people have begun to question the safety of college students on campus. At the first shot, an email had been emitted to…