Film noir

Niki Caro’s 2002 film, “Whale Rider” could captivate any audience. Not only was it a film about a young girl dreaming of being a chief, but set in New Zealand, it showed Maori culture and traditions to the rest of the world. With Keisha Castle-Hughes making her film debut as Paikea and Cliff Curtis returning to the screen as her father, “Whale Rider” launched the careers of several actors with it’s story of the determination and courage of a young girl. Paikea, the most recent descendent of…

Rated PG-13: Why Movie Ratings and the MPAA Need to be Reformed The film industry has become a huge part of modern day culture, and it is all controlled by one company. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) controls what movies are rated on a scale that they created. The scale consists of five different ratings; G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. A rating is given based on amounts of inappropriate language, violence, sex and nudity, and use of drugs and alcohol. The MPAA states that their…

When the competitive gymnast won the title of national champion after all of her hard work, she gave her longtime coach a beatific look. The terrifying behemoth tramped in the direction of the group of tourists as they ran away screaming in horror. In order to persuade her parents to buy her a car, she washed the dishes, walked to school, and took care of her siblings as blandishment. In the school, the novice musicians animals caused a cacophonous mishmosh of sounds using a variety of…

Comparison of Star Wars VS Star Trek Star Wars and Star Trek are technological know-how fiction media franchises that gift opportunity situations of area journey. The two streams have supplied numerous styles of productions in media area for a long decades. In that way, they manipulate millions of dollars of intellectual assets, providing employment and enjoyment for millions of people around the area. It isn't a wonder if there is a massive comparison among Star Wars vs Star Trek. The…

In the 1990s, there was an increase in females who worked in the film industry. The entry of women into more significant roles such as producers and directors led to a change in direction of women films and the development of contemporary “chick flicks” (Hollinger, 2012). The popularity of the genre can be observed through its economic success. In her article “From Chick Flicks to Millennial Blockbuster: Spinning Female-Driven Narratives into Franchises”, York (2010) describes the progress and…

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the Importance of Memory Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman is a worldwide famous film that makes its audience question the importance of our memories and the identity that these memories create for us. It is a film that toys with the possibility of erasing hurtful and unwanted thoughts from one’s mental record. Memories and experiences are the very things that make us who we are. Without the recollection of our past…

The show was a continuation of acts from dawn to dusk. A “model” bill might include approximately eight acts that had a variety of performers. It was usually set up so as to increase spectator pleasure at the start, followed by a filler and this would keep going until the final act which was usually a “chaser” act used to help run patrons out of the revolving show (D. 86-88). The variety of acts ranged from: (MC) Master of Ceremonies (invented in Vaudeville), comics, magicians, shadowgraphs,…

accessible to the masses, providing any person with an idea to tell a story that pushes the boundaries of the medium and of art itself. Despite these clear evolutions, there are still vocal societies that condemn calling a video game ‘art’. Recognized film critic Roger Ebert has personally come out to support this, producing several rather uninformed articles on the subject. The Guardian writer…

differences that came with the remake. The director mixed the two movies together, to keep the strong mythic theme from the original Kipling film. and Disney personality. The first major difference is the movies themselves. When you watch the movies you get two different feelings about them. The first movie is more kid friendly and fun to watch. The newest film is more action packed and real looking. The beginning of the original movie had Mowgli running from something,but never showed…

transfer to the breakdown form to properly manage the film and to let everyone on set know what is needed. Therefore, if one misses a resource or wrongly identifies scenes, the breakdown and process of shooting the film could be very messy and less productive. Properly identifying elements required in the breakdown process (Landry 782) allows for the job to be completed faster and more efficiently since everything that is required for the film is organized by scene and later organized into a…