Film techniques

Stardust “is the story of how Tristan Thorne becomes a man, a much greater challenge altogether.” Initially, Tristan is nothing more than an unsure, often out of place stargazer. Overwhelmed by fear, he stutters at the presence of an admittedly shallow individual, Victoria. Furthermore, Tristan struggled to muster the courage to tell his father he had been terminated from his job as a result of Victoria. The once fragile boy, however, began his demeanor change when he ascended over the Wall into…

and that is highly accessible nowadays. Every year hundreds of new films are released and produced by filming companies. However, not all of those films would become legends and be highly appreciated by people from various generations. Anyway, there are also films that win people's hearts and bring much happiness to them. One of such films created once by Disney that has earned recognition within different cultures is the animated film “Toy Story”. The story of a small imaginative boy Andy who…

This film is set during World War II, 1943. World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. During this time many men, like Louis Zamperini, were taken as prisoners of war. This film opens with a flashback, of Louis when he was carefree, smoking cigarettes and drinking. Later on, Louis is caught drinking at an athletic event and runs across the field surprising everyone with his speed. His brother trains…

baseball team in order to receive 500 dollars a week. The movie takes place in the inner city of Chicago at a field behind housing projects. According to Roger Ebert (2001), "Hardball" uses gambling just for motivation and atmosphere (p.1). The film can be viewed as inspirational while, showing realistic ways of oppression a certain race suffers from. Specifically, speaking of the misguided…

one does. The Giver is a Utopian novel written by Lois Lowry. This book was then directed into a movie by Phillip Noyce. I think the Director’s use of lighting, framing, music, and angles to help make the movie more immersive. The director uses techniques like lighting, angles, to improve Scene one and make it more intense/exciting. In this scene the Director uses lighting to help us set the mood for it. With lighting we can see how Jonas first experiences color while riding his bike before…

use of camera shots, angles, and lights. Moreover, they utilize the narrative and Dramatic elements in a creative way, describing a story of one individual in many ways. All in all, Citizen Kane opened interesting platform in the filmmaking and techniques. Charles Foster Kane was a man who had everything in his life. But, the one thing he needed he would never have, and that was his childhood. AWKWARD. HE DID HAVE A CHILDHOOD, BUT WHAT WAS IT IN HIS CHILDHOOD THAT HE WAS MISSING? Searching for…

already looking forward to it, of course, but that trailer moved up it to my fourth most anticipated movie of the year. That’s a high bar to live up to, and “Logan” cleared it with plenty of room. Set in the near future, this movie, the last X-Men film for both Hugh Jackman as the titular mutant and Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, follows the two as they attempt to hide out near the Mexican border. Their quiet, unassuming life is soon upended, however, with the arrival of Laura (Dafne Keen),…

designer of the film is, William Cameron Menzies and special effects are by Guru Jack Cosgrove. Not only was a plantation and post-war state capital constructed, but also most of the amazing backdrops were hand painted and mixed with live action shots e.g. Stunning Tara’s sunset. The dresses, makeups, and hairstyles of the movie belong to 1939 which is the year that the movie have been published. The costumes of the movie were designed by Walter Plunkett, which are famous in the film history…

love's kiss…” The lyrics from a Disney film Enchanted tells about Disney’s “true love”, which trapped Disney Princesses in their assigned gender roles for years. Over nearly eight decades, under the influence of development of feminism, the fairytale-style true love first defined by Disney films has been constantly challenged and finally subverted. Throughout three waves of feminist movements, reflecting our culture’s shifting values, female characters in these films gradually grow from empty…

During this scene, where the Nazis are raiding the building and the Jews are hiding, the filmmakers used the editing technique of CROSS CUT, which is editing alternates shots of two or more clips of action occurring in different places. The film shows the Nazis waiting at the staircase and then alternates to show the Jews quietly looking for places to hide. This technique is used to build suspense within the audience by showing how close the Nazis were to the Jews. When the Nazi soldiers start…