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died September 6, 1998 at the age of 88 of a stroke. Kurosawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who to this day is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa began his journey in the Japanese film industry in 1936, after a brief pursuit of painting. Kurosawa debut as a directer after many years of working on films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, with his film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga) during World War II. After the…

Censorship Award winning film Escape from the "Liberty" Cinema directed by Polish director, Wojciech Marczewski in 1990. It opens the audience eyes to social concepts through the work of comical satire of the communist party. Directed just after the end of communism in Poland, the film itself encompasses humor and allusions that help illustrate the artistic restrains that took place during that time. Many might be familiar with the work of Woody Allen and see elements from his film The Purple…

Searchlight Pictures, the one dominant facet is the quality of their films. Throughout the duration of the company, Fox Searchlight has created some of the most beautiful, unique works of art; this can be seen through The Grand Budapest Hotel, Garden State, and Black Swan. A copious number of their films are praised for cinematography, storyline, and soundtracks. For this strength, it is clear the credit of success is through the directors, cinematographers, music supervisors, etc.…

is a silent film made by Wu Yonggang, a well-known Chinese director in the 1930s. Hailed as “a masterpiece of ‘the first golden age of Chinese cinema’”, the film marked not only Wu’s directorial debut, but also “the pinnacle of [Ruan Lingyu’s] career” (Harris, 128). Ruan’s “mature, nuanced performance”, which was “subtle but at the same time powerful and rich”, proved to be a major factor in the movie’s success and lasting impact in Chinese cinema – even inspiring Hong Kong director Stanley…

Props is another factor of iconography that is used and shown in these four films. Props are important in films, because it helps gets certain messages across, makes scenes more authentic, and they also have symbolism. Props used in the four films have meanings and symbolism behind them. For example, the totem in Inception symbolizes reality; whether the characters are dreaming or are in real life. Cobb's totem is a spinning top, and he uses this to test whether he is in reality or not. If it…

audience. So I just do the best I can.” Those were the words spoken by director Steven Spielberg when he talked about his life as a film maker. The film making industry has changed since the start of the cinema in the early in the 1890s, from the creation of the first motion picture cameras, to the grand computer-generated imagery we have today. But, it is a fact that without certain films from the past we wouldn’t have the films we have today.…

Throughout recent history, thousands of films have been created by a large amount of directors. However, few have made as big an impact as Frank Capra. His work has been regarded as some of the most inspiring pieces of cinema and should be looked to for inspiration. Even though he was an underrated director for his time, Frank Capra was one of the biggest influences on modern cinema. He was able to accomplish this by creating a series of films that all followed the same, unique recipe…

message; the importance of time is not lost as the director uses tools to enhance their themes. Split screens and multi-image shots have long been used to show the relationship between time and space. Films must purposefully select elements to add credibility to their stories to ensure the viewership will understand the message as it is intended. Physical adaptations to how the audience sees, in turn, has a tremendous impact on its interpretation, so directors choose elements to further their…

The medium of film is such a powerful tool, that it influences thehuman mind in a very subtle manner. It is so accessible that one can even watch them on their phones, holding it in their hands. It manipulates our daily life in such an unnoticeable manner. It does it through advertisement, television shows and films as well. It chooses to focus on particular narratives and gives so much importance to them that the audience not only becomes more informed, but it triggers thought in the audience…

Film is a distinct form of art composed of a level of complexity made of many separate and interrelated elements that are carefully stitched together to form a story. Motion pictures are uniquely planned and created by a single individual and or a group of collaborators. Even though each film is created by a different group of people, viewers tend to expect certain things from a movie based on trailers or previous films either created by the same director or a different director. Based on a…