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Jordan Cronenweth, ASC's photography for Blade Runner, with its use of strong shafts of light and backlighting, immediately evokes images from classic black-and-white movies, and it is not accident that it does. Cronenweth explains, "[Director] Ridley Scott felt that the style of the photography in Citizen Kane most closely approached the look he wanted for Blade Runner. This included, among other things, high contrast, unusual camera angles, and the use of shafts of light." David Dryer, one of…

Why is the beginning of scene eleven of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" significant? The beginning of scene eleven is one of the most significant passages in Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire". In the aftermath of Blanche's rape, the audience is unsure what repercussions Blanche and Stanley may face and how the other characters will respond. In his final portrayal of Blanche, Williams creates sympathy for his fallen heroine and explores some of the play's key themes,…

Caitlin McGregor English 1010-005 20 November 2015 Professor Lupo The Unorthodox, Violent Film of 1994 The Miramax film, Pulp Fiction (1994) is considered a crime drama directed and produced by Quentin Tarantino, this label does not even begin to describe this outstanding, unorthodox film. From the beginning and in the end of Pulp Fiction it does a fundamental job with the same scene which includes: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, and guns. In this scene, the viewer gets a little bit of…

The Artist was filmed in a stunning black and white. It took me back in time when men wore suits, women wore hats and when a simple dance could lead to love. It was uplifting, heart-warming, and hilarious. I loved this film from the beginning to the end, and I fell in love with every character. Charming performances from Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin, who provide all the charm and moving moments in the film. The Artist is different from other silent films I have seen because it contains more…

“Purple Rain” is a movie about Prince and his singing career. The film was originally created to show off Princes musical talents to the world. The film uses a plethora of aesthetics to create meaning. The use of cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, and narration all play a vital role in this. Without these vital aspects of the movie the audience would not be able to gain an understanding of what the movie actually means. Cinematography creates the way that the audience perceives the…

going through their training and nine months later, one of them is suspected of the attack. The scenes keep going back and forth in the past and the present, showcasing the training and the evidences to resolve the mystery. With the use of camera editing techniques, the viewers are in a position to judge that the person being accused isn’t the right person and the mystery isn’t resolved yet, as “ it provides us (the reader-spectator) with a position of all-knowingness from which we can…

The movie, 12 Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet is truly a work of art. Lumet was clearly meticulous in his direction of 12 Angry Men by making sure to key in on specific points. This meticulous direction, by Lumet, is evident in the camera elements incorporated into the film. Lumet’s incorporation of the camera elements: camera work and costume and make-up greatly added to the overall effect of the movie. The most influential camera element that was used in the film was camera work. Lumet…

In the film The God’s Must Be Crazy directed by Jamie Uys, there are many technical elements that contribute to the theme of the movie, such as the sound, acting, and setting. The way Uys has directed the film helps the technical elements come together and connect to the theme. It is difficult but not impossible to interact and communicate with people of different societies with different technologies. A prime example would be the setting and how it contributes to the different societies.…

The Matrix was really enjoyable to watch, this being the first time that I actually payed attention to the film. I found that during the course of the film, the color scheme, the way in which the shots were composed (both the camera angles and how they framed the subjects), as well as the mise en scène of the shots all worked to give this film a very animated/comic book-esque feeling. What was interesting to me about this was, although it felt animated in a similar way as Do the Right Thing or…

Movie Analysis: Forrest Gump Movies are a type of media that is created by a team of creative directors whose mission is to convince their audience that what is being portrayed on screen can happen in real life. Often times, many people factor a bad movie as one where they cannot place themselves it because it is too unrealistic. One major component that creative directors use to demonstrate the realism as well as their skills in a film is the communication of their characters, verbally or…