Film techniques

view others as “strange” or “unusual” from their own standards. Tim Burton, however, breaks those usual standards to represent the abnormal life of others. Instead, Burton would see and use those extraordinary people to incorporate them into his own films. Burton combines outcast protagonists and fantastical settings to convey the idea that society wrongly teaches people to fear the unknown. One way that Burton shows this is through the outcast protagonists he introduces. For example, Burton…

the 'author' of his or her film. Alfred Hitchcock is known worldwide for his distinctive style of filmography. His style can be immediately recognised when watching one of his films, by linking him to the techniques and plot devices in his films. His work has fixed him among world class directors. His two movies rear window (1954) and shadow of a doubt (1943) show clear links and examples to his distinctive style. Hitchcock uses a number of recurring theme and techniques which are easily…

At least in the case of Hancock, lighting maintains the ability to establish the plot almost exclusively on its own. At the beginning of the film, Hancock is clearly portrayed as a sort of miscreant. While acting this way, the lighting maintains a tint of orange resembling that of most post-apocalyptic films. This is making a statement about Hancock’s destructive behavior and the implications it has on both his own future and that of society in general. When Hancock decides…

In the 2013 film “The Bling Ring” directed by Sofia Coppola, Israel Broussard plays the character of Marc and Katie Chang plays Rebecca. The two get themselves and their entire friend group in more trouble than they bargained for when they continually burglarize celebrities homes. This Indian Hills high school friend group and their addiction can all be tied back to one robbery. Their infamous reputation as “The Bling Ring” derives from Rebecca first convincing Marc to rob his friend Evan’s…

interactive/ audience participation documentaries. His films (including Fahrenheit 911 and Bowling for Columbine) revolve around America and controversial, topical issues. In his films we can see the Michael Moore has certain trademark styles that work for him by using manipulation of both the audience and his interviewees with tactics like his dress, interview style, sarcasm, dark humor and his ironic use of music. His tactics work for his type of film and are seen as very effective however…

many ways. The reasons why these films are not alike is because of the different directors; there is a Canadian director and an American director which makes the film styles different from each other. ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ uses propaganda to try and convince the viewers that they are right. These documentaries were very hard to follow for someone who knows very little about politics, and coming up with things to write the paragraphs on were difficult. These two films may have been about a similar…

Bourne Identity produced in 2002, and released in 2003 is an action packed movie. Written by Tony Gilroy and W. Blake Herron. Directed by Doug Liman, starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, and Marie as Fraunka Potente. This film has won 3 awards and has had 5 nominations. This film is about a man who cannot remember who he is or where he is from. This action packed movie is well worth a watch although some realistic elements are off the wall in The Bourne Identity the characters development is…

Benigni have made the theme of Guido live in a fantasy world full of happiness and hope instead of realising the harsh reality. The essay will discuss about how the costumes, dialogs, and close up shots have suggested the theme. Body 1: The first technique that have indicated this is The Costume in ‘life is beautiful’. In the movie Guido was captured by Germans and shipped to the concentration camp. He was forced to wear a prison uniform, it had navel blue and white stripes on it, along with a…

In the film, Big Hero 6, the composer uses an extensive range of film techniques and features in order to investigate the key matters of the world such as courage and selflessness. It can be accentuated throughout the world with individuals in positive and negative ways. Hiro, Tadashi and the gang also can be illuminated. The occurrences of courage are established throughout the scenes with Hiro’s experience. These experiences through courage are shown as Hiro is given courage from the team…

When creating a scene in film, it is important to communicate the tone of the scene in order to make your audience feel a certain way about the scene. You communicate that tone by scene color, music and lighting. When editing the color of a scene, it is important to know what you want the audience to feel. By knowing what you want them to feel, you edit the color of the scene to match the tone you want. As human beings, we connect certain colors with certain things. If a gate is gold with white…