Ethnographic film

elements such as tradition and language, invites audience’s experiences that they probably never would see firsthand without film. The film chosen for this last definition is, The Day I Became a Woman, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film illustrates the lives of three females living in Iran. The traditions and values of this culture enforce connotation within the film. At nine years old a girl reaches maturity, and the law states that she must cover her hair and cannot be in the presence of…

respect, but all were suspicious. On the contrary, the film opens up in an examination room with the medical examiner’s and coroner declaring Miss Emily dead and stating how she died. The film does not convey important details that were provided in the story, therefore making the story’s introduction stronger than the films. Though Miss Emily’s father was not mentioned until his death in Faulkner’s story, Mr. Grierson makes an appearance in the film. The viewer is given an understanding of his…

The novel “The Help” written by Kathryn Stockett and film “The Help” directed by Tate Taylor had many differences some were noticeable while others were insignificant. I believe that in order for the director to achieve variation there were changes made to hold the audience’s attention. The director’s intention was to create a well-illustrated movie that was not identical to the novel, but also not completely separate from the novel. It was important that certain scenes be changed that he may…

space. When watching a film, us as viewers have to understand the director’s thoughts, emotion and reson for writing their films. When you watch a movie you have to understand the story that’s being played on screen and the plot which is not shown on screen. We call this a director’s theme behind the films story. In all films director’s way create a film that is not practically enunciated but drawn out through the films drama presented on screen and off. In two amazing films, Bicycle Thieves and…

dialogue or music, silent films would normally be accompanied by a pianist or even a whole orchestra. Therefore, music and sound have always been a big part of film. Films all have the same goal, to capture and engage us within their world and to evoke feelings of excitement. Sound is the essential part of any film production that many people still take for granted. Though film is practically a visual medium, all it takes is one click to silent the mute content to see how much film depends on…

fascism films barely illustrate about the female (Rentschler 15), both the Italian historical film 1860 directed by Alessandro and the German melodramatic feature film La Habanera directed by Detlev Sierck are united by their portraits of traditional women like Carmeniddu’s wife, Gesuzza in 1860, and Astrée in La Habanera. These two films depict the women’s images in two forms. First, both 1860 and La Habanera directly portray the women as the family keepers. Second, both the Italian film and…

through use of stereotypes, causing misconceptions of what Natives North Americans were really like. The image of Natives in films has changed as different eras of filmmaking were introduced and various genres and styles of film have altered over decades. The depiction and the stereotypes…

One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest was filmed on location at the Oregon State Hospital, so not only did this element give the film a much more realistically uncanny tone, but the actors were affected by the unearthly scenes as well. They were able to develop a closer relationship with their characters by being surrounded with what they 'd be encountering every day. Producer Michael…

population has a unique fascination with movies and films, thus acting as a stimulator of growth for the Movie Theater Industry. Although the film and movie consumers around the world get satisfaction from the heavy presence of movie theatres and exhibition around the world, many investors are faced with stiff competitive rivalry thus limiting their market share in the industry. In addition, the increase of…

Review of "Get Rich or Die Tryin '" the movie. "Get Rich or Die Tryin '" has been the subject of my essays over the past two weeks. This week I am reviewing the film and making a distinction of the intended audience of the movie. On the surface, it would appear that the movie is attempting to reach the masses with a very entertaining story, packed with drama and action. However, upon closer observation, and depending on who is reviewing the movie, it can be concluded that the movie was…