Film

companies such as Blumhouse, watching a horror film is never the same experience as each film produced by the company has its own taste in narrative as well as production techniques. My creative project will examine the new approaches and put them into practice, specifically focusing on a new approach to the horror genre, known as ‘Choose your own adventure’. This technique requires multiple scenes that allows the viewer to choose the path which the film will take, by deciding what happens next,…

The slasher film to some viewers has been written off and categorized as a film not worth watching. Typically viewers decide that this genre may be too violent, graphic, or misogynistic. However, slasher films, like many horror movies, may offer a commentary on society or the human condition. An approach to understanding such films is through the concept of the ‘abject’. It is the disturbance of boundaries that threaten things such as an individual’s identity or societal order Abjection…

Despite different genres of films are produced by film industry nowadays, the animated films always be my first choice. Compare to other animated film, Pixar animated films are my favourite since the first film I watched was Toy Story (1995). Its vivid and interesting characters and storyline attracted my attention and always remain in my mind although many years have elapsed. Since then I started to watch and collect all the animated films which were produced by Pixar animation studio. Whilst I…

Baz Luhrmann uses his films to recreate classic texts and places to transform them into theatrical masterpieces. Throughout his career he has evolved and progressed in his cinematic language and techniques to achieve this, this is very evident in three of his films; Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo and Juliet(1996) and The Great Gatsby(2013). All three of these films re-reveal either a place (Australia in Strictly Ballroom) or a classic text (such as in Romeo and Juliet and Great Gatsby). He…

The exciting film that was made in 1942 became a suspense to the audience. This film made people wait till the final act to see what the monster really was. People refer to this movie as Cat People. Cat People was a film that had a major impact on some horror movies. The director played with shadow play, how Irena was the victim that got taken over, and how she was the monster all along. This film goes on to be pretty suspenseful. Through different qualities that Joseph Maddrey discusses they…

The Oscar winning film (2004) “Crash” was coordinated by Paul Haggis. The acclaimed film earned rave surveys from normal viewers, as it got some information about bigotry on an individual level and demonstrated some unforgiving substances that are typically maintained a strategic distance from on movies. The film advances racial mindfulness, however like any discussion about race, it demands close review. "Crash" tells a connection of stories based in the city of Los Angeles. The…

twisted films that showcase his unique style. Two people who influenced Mr. Burton’s style were Edgar Allan Poe and Dr. Seuss. Burton’s uncommon films include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton uses long shots, non-diegetic sound, and low-key lighting to characterize his films with fantasy and mystery. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, Mr. Burton uses non-diegetic sound to help create anticipation in his films.…

Film production has been a part of American’s history since the 1900s. Hollywood became hugely industrialized during the 1930s and 40s. (Sardar, Ziauddin, 44) It all started with motion picture. Film Production is one of the great American achievements. The industry has grown and increased up to this day. The Process of Film Making isn’t too easy. What are the essential steps involved in film production today? Film Production includes all aspects of the production itself. There are five…

Assessment Task 1: Film Analysis on Okuribito (Departures) Yojiro Takita’s Departures is an Oscar winning film that challenges the traditional Japanese ideology of death and other socio-cultural implications of the people who survive them. As death is one of the main metaphors and recurring theme of the film, understanding it in context to Japanese culture is paramount to this analysis. Multiple times throughout the film Daigo runs into social prejudice upon other characters learning of his job…

most famous and popular independent film makers nowadays, they have produced many films labeled as B movies. The Coens’ films, unlike the Hollywood ones, often carry radical skepticism or a liberal outlook, from their very first film Blood Simple to the recent Inside Lewin Davis, always achieve on a low-budget with a small scale of production and their own stock company of actors. Their films are known for the mixing violence, dark humor, film noir, their films are frequently researched within a…