Feature film

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…

twentieth feature film, Julieta, chronicles the title character’s life as she is forced to reflect upon her riddled past and confront the tragic circumstances that surround the disappearance of her daughter. Almodovar based Julieta off of a series of short stories written by Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro, which follow three stages of a Canadian woman’s life who faces similar circumstances. At it’s conception, Julieta was intended to be Almodovar 's first English-language film; however…

October 26, 2016 Which one of you nuts has got any guts? I’ve discovered one of my favorite films in film history class. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was a phenomenal and unforgettable film directed by Milos Forman. This film premiered in 1975 and is considered one of the best New Hollywood films. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a great example of the director’s work and also undeniably one of the best films ever made in the history of movie making. Why is this a great example of the…

Although it wasn’t until I was starting high school that I realized if I worked hard enough, my dream could become reality. Traditional schooling would do almost nothing for my film career, so I’m eternally grateful for the Film Connection program, because I know that this program will give me the tools to launch my film career and help me succeed in the industry. While working in the program, I am hoping to develop new skills in addition to honing the skills that I already have. Being able to…

Wright, Chuck Couch, and Perce Pearce. In this film, my mother and I followed the male deer Bambi, from birth, through his childhood experiences, like meeting Flower, the skunk and Thumper, the rabbit. Furthermore, my mother and I witnessed the instant and tragic death of Bambi’s mother, Bambi becoming infatuated with Faline, and Bambi’s friends saving him from a forest fire. The story of Bambi as a suspenseful film because, throughout the majority of the film, the audience doesn’t know what…

In 2012, Destin Daniel Cretton penned and directed his first feature length film, Short Term 12. Following the lives of employees working at a residential treatment facility in California, Short Term 12 offers a pensive albeit uplifting glance at both the at-risk teenagers living within the facility, as well as the employees taking care of them. There are countless reasons to enjoy this exemplary film, such as the way nearly every character is written to be believable, and complex. Another is…

that I wanted to work in the film industry. It seemed so distant and unattainable, and, according to my engineer parents, impractical. Nevertheless, I have always loved storytelling and the arts, so when it was time for us to choose our “dream internship” for this course, I spent approximately one minute browsing HireSmith before decisively heading over to my favorite company’s career website. Like almost every other human who has ever seen a Pixar animated feature, I originally loved Pixar…

Facebook’s default settings in its new features createsd a lot of issues as it related to behavioral profiling, privacy policy settings or targeted ads, timeline sharing, or video of your years with Facebook, etc. For a new featured added, Facebook should not enable automatic sign-up that changes user`s privacy settings without their permission. Apart from data retention policies, the private settings that enables or disables the sharing of users personal data without the knowledge of users…

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?…

There is probably no one I salute more than legitimate independent film champions. I find myself regularly seeking out those who deserve to be highlighted for their genuine dedication to telling the stories about which they are passionate while maintaining complete creative control. What some people don 't realize is that filmmakers like Rachel Amanda Bryant oftentimes are required to do more than just act, as you will see in her responses to the questions I posed to her about her beginnings in…