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The violence of the films Funny Games and Cannibal Holocaust is perpetrated by human beings. In Funny Games, cruelty is dealt with a heavy but nonchalant hand by highly creepy, unnaturally polite and detached young men who repeatedly call out the audience on their nature and motivations. By asking the audience if we are sated, our thin immersion within the film is broken and we find ourselves suddenly disconnected and forced into introspection. Why are we watching this? Is this entertaining?…

Sweet Sweetback’s Baad Asssss Song (1971; Sweetback hereinafter) is a low-budget, 97-minute-long independent film written, directed, produced and scored by Melvin Van Peebles (b. 1932). Its production is considered a watershed in the history of US filmmaking. Sweetback’s firm stand on racism in the movie industry and the wider US socio-political context is still pertinent today as the racist ideology is disturbingly still with us today. Hence, the importance of revisiting Sweetback to unpack its…

E.T., Jaws, and the Schindler’s List Are just a few of the very popular and wide known movies that the revolutionary director, Steven Spielberg, had been a major part of producing and directing. Growing up a shy kid, often an outcast for being jewish, Steven Spielberg had taken an interest in his father's 8mm camera. Expressing his opinions through the work of movie making, He had gotten the attention of many growing up with his home movies including his boy scout leader, the Atlanta Film…

The aim of this essay is to identify my strengths and weaknesses throughout this project and to evaluate if I succeeded with the stylistic challenge. The director I chose as my auteur is Wes Anderson, who is well known for his unique and eye catching visual style. In order to become more familiar with the directors individual style, I researched into all aspects of Anderson's filmmaking, focusing on the cinematography and reoccurring themes within his films. I particularly focused on his use of…

The story of the Disney Short Story: Paper Man produced by Kristina Reed and directed by John Kahrs, show both form and content in a quality six-minute and thirty-three second short film. The idea of the film was a bold, yet well designed. The film’s making was complex because it was all hand drawn and it lacks dialogue between anyone during the film, yet it was still about to get its many points and messages out. The man, also known as the “Paper Man” in the film uses the paper to overcome…

“When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it's you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself”- Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg was very inspired by filmmaking while he was young. He took this inspiration and made his dream come true. After dropping out of college, he worked as an intern at Universal Studios. Then,…

"The most important parts of a film are the mysterious parts - beyond the reach of reason and language" - Stanley Kubrick Kubricks distinguished movie making was made out of experimentation. Everything is centered around re-invention. It's hard to talk about Kubricks work without overly analysing it, but that should be done because he is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. His film making techniques are striking, but the most important things within his films are exploring the…

English Essay The short film genre opens up an increased variety of personal options for the director as they are able to address more troubling topics in reality such as war, which enables the overall message to be transferred to the audience within a limited amount of time. Short films, known for it’s creative freedom, due to lower commercial restrictions, allow the director to make personal choices and express creative ideas in a more effective way given a shorter period of time. This can be…

INFORMATIVE SPEECH Your Name: Choong Hwan Park Topic: How to conserve your smart phone battery effectively Attention Getter: I will use the smartphone commercial video through YOUTUBE for 45 seconds to 1 minute Establish Credibility and Connection to Topic: As I am living in 21st century and I am also one of the smartphone addicted users, I have been thinking about how to make my smartphone battery longer. Therefore, I did enough research how to conserve battery for my comfort, and I believe…

STRENGHTS: Film Forum is the only autonomous nonprofit cinema in New York City and one of the few in the U.S. As a nonprofit, the operating income comes from a combination of earned income (ticket sales, concession, merchandise, gift cards) and funding from private and public sources. Film Forum is able to take significant risks in the programming. Film Forum’s programs are thoughtfully curated, with attention to unique cinematic qualities, historical importance individually or within a genre…