Film techniques

Often times when viewing a film or short video project one may find a particular aspect of the production which above the other production elements drives the mood or the purpose of the production. In viewing the short film “Nocturne in Black” directed by Jimmy Keyrouz from Columbia University, this was undeniably the case. While the film was produced at an undeniably high caliper, with every detail ranging from lighting to shot development being nearly without flaw, the sound design above all…

The making of a film is assuredly a collaborative event. However, in order for a film to run smoothly, and have consistency, there is one person who must account for all the areas of the film. The director must mange his actors and crew in a way that everyone understands the vision and direction the film. The director in a sense, “owns” the process and is responsible for a well made film. A film is the manifestation of a personality, tone and feel of the director. Therefore, if a director must…

Tim Burton is an renown director, producer, artist, writer , and animator. He thus uses stylistic techniques such as music, lighting, and editing to achieve mood, tone, and imagery effects that makes his films exhilarating with every next scene that comes afterwards. By incorporating music into his films, he is able to change the mood from one scene to another with a different emotion. One example of Burton using music to change the mood is the scene of Edwards house in the beginning of the…

he does with his films. Tim Burton adds a dark innocent mix in his morals that he feels the viewers should know and follow. Tim burton uses the cinematic techniques to form his warm and dark twist in his films. For example he uses non diegetic sound to create this mysterious feeling in the scenes and to make it warm this forms the feeling of the films. The low key lighting helps form the mysterious and dark feeling as well as the dark feeling in the scenes. One of the techniques The mood and…

‘The film Rember The Titans’ by Boaz Yakin uses visual and verbal techniques to make the reader analyze the film in more detail. I will be talking to you about the visual techniques flash forward, hand cam, and zoom out and the verbal technique non diegetic sound Boaz uses the verbal technique non diegetic sound in the film ‘Rember The Titans’ when they are playing the final game. They are running and suspenseful music is playing in the background to keep us exited for what is coming. The music…

Victoria together to show the audience the hatred. In another film of Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when Willy Wonka is asked about his father there is a close up on him to show the pain it brings to Mr.Wonka to talk about such a personal matter, thus immediately telling that he suffers from and emotional problem with his past and family. Another technique Burton uses very well is lighting there are many examples…

Many different technical aspects are used to create the many films people watch around the world daily. Technical aspects that include: shot framing, camera movement, editing, specific point-of-views, dialogue, music, and many more all go into the making of a film. The common use of some of these aspects in films can make up a director’s directorial style. In The Silence of the Lambs, Johnathan Demme uses all of these aspects; but he specifically uses music, lighting, and editing, to make up his…

How are film techniques used to explore the themes in The Blind Side? The Blind Side, is an inspiring movie directed by John Lee Hancock. With the combination of film techniques and themes, the director explores what is important in life. Lighting and camera shots are both used to show that success can be achieved, despite disadvantages caused by the past. The addition of flashbacks is used to explore the theme of importance of family and costume is used to effectively show that stereotyping…

Documentaries have long been utilised by filmmakers whom of which are passionate about a particular topic as a means to document and educate an audience. The level of creativity and film techniques can vary between productions depending on the subject and this often will determine how effective they may be in generating an emotional response from viewers. Michael Moore is a renowned filmmaker, bestselling author, and liberal activist, who has been labelled as controversial for his tendency to…

the soundtrack provides exhilarating and suspenseful music to pair with the spectacular visuals. The massive action scenes such as the Battle of Themyscira and the charging of the trench are just another example of what makes Wonder Woman an amazing film. Overall, with its sense of humor, exhilarating soundtrack, and thrilling action scenes, Wonder Woman is an extremely enthralling movie that should be viewed by all. While Wonder Woman…