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Have you ever had something happen to you, something that seemed to have happened perhaps by fate? Then again, maybe fate is just bologna that someone came up with to justify their actions. I guess nobody will ever really find out for sure. This, however, is a matter of what you believe in. I believe that choices breed consequences that determine our fate. Films have a certain way of giving you something to believe in, don't they? To manipulate you into believing what they are trying to get you…

Vashi Nedomansky is a film editor that has been editing for the past 15 years. He has worked on nine feature films including Sharknado 2 and An American Carol. Recently, Vashi has provided post production workflow and consulting services for many films including Gone Girl and Deadpool. Furthermore, Vashi trained a team of 5 Avid editors and assistants to work on Premiere Pro. He taught them how to change their workflow from Avid to Premiere. Moreover, Vashi was able to help these editors with…

The studio system is the organization of power in the studio companies. Prior to 1931, there was a central producer who overall controlled things. He would have associate supervisors to handle the day to day operations of film production. In 1931, the studio system of central producers saw its retirement and a new system was adopted. This system was called the producer-unit system. This system was structured to have a general manager, executive manager, production manager, studio manager,…

A Girl Finds Acceptance in 'That One Day' That One Day tells the story of a skater who finds her place in a fringe group of skaters. The struggle to fit in is a fairly common theme in young adult fiction, most likely because feeling like they don't fit in is something that almost every teenager can relate to, at least to some degree. In many of these films, the protagonist eventually finds a group of outsiders of some sort, whether it be the skaters or the nerds or what have you, and they…

Hitchcock’s film generates the suspense and curiosity in Psycho. He demonstrates in various and specific ways that we would not expect to happen. It has happened to be one of the biggest hits ever in the 60’s. He has been one of the first people to introduce many things in the film industry, especially the toilet scene. In a way Hitchcock makes us want more and it gets us to anticipate and to expect for more things to happen. Alfred Hitchcock turns our stomachs upside down and leaves us wanting…

Through films, directors convey implicit and explicit meanings to the audience. Barsam and Monahan, authors of Looking at Movies, mention “not all movie meaning is easy to see. Movies have a way of hiding their methods and meaning” (para. 1, 6). Any director may have his or her own stylistic manner yet it is possible to identify common themes between two different movies filmed by two different directors. Furthermore, films may have different plots and scenery yet through series of formal…

her face highlights her fear and internal chaos, underscored further by a subsequent close-up of her baby crying in the carriage. She throws herself over the infant while people tear past her and the Cossacks rumble closer. Abrupt switches between images of marching boots, guns, and the mother’s agony add to the suspense of the carriage’s wheels teetering on the stair’s edge. Even when the mother is shot and sinks to her knees, the crowd cascades around her. Her final action is to lean against…

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 directorial style. One particular technical aspect Jonathan Demme…

treatment, which was really fun for me. I was also challenged to work with a partner and brainstorm our ideas and be able to agree on a concept. I learned how to use some of the basic equipment for this project and I got to try out some more advanced editing techniques, which I really gained a lot from. What I really value about this project though, is that I was able to bring a simple idea in my head, work it onto paper and a shot list, and then eventually bring it to life. It truly is an…

In the present day, it is not uncommon to see some type of sex scene in films, especially in rated R movies. Nudity and sex used to be considered taboo, but now they are quite frequently displayed. Every once in a while a movie will go as far to show a rape scene, which is evidently a negative sex scene. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), directed by David Fincher, is a movie about a man named Mikael Blomkvist, who is hired to solve a missing person case. During his quest, he forms a…