Image editing

American actor, writer, director, and producer. As well as one of the first figures to advance cinema at the time and begin a movement, both through use of camera and culture depiction of the era. Griffith was called by many the “father” of film editing, because of his ability to understand and put a movie together. This was a very intellectual individual with a specific vision in sight. Once seeing David Griffith's work in class I believe we understood the relation to the movies we see today,…

This essay will examine the discourse around historical adaptation and the effects it has on adaptation. Accordingly, this will be demonstrated by using the examples of the source films Pride and Prejudice, and their film adaptations by Joe Wright and Baz Luhrmann respectably. This essay will begin with a brief explanation of fidelity discourse in order to outline the expectations an audience has about historical accuracy in films. Moreover, the work of George Bluestone on adaptations will be…

Whipash is cinematic adrenalin. The frenetic rhythm is accomplished thanks to mainly three elements such as cinematography, film editing and sound. That is why the film has won several awards on the category of editing and sound. But in the following film analysis I will examine the two first concepts. There are multiple close ups and extreme close ups focused on the faces of Andrew and Fletcher, keeping them centered in frame. The director shows us not only the craft and precision of the…

Mise-en-scene is used in many ways in the film Edward Scissorhands. The diachronic shot played a significant role during the film, it had a variety of focuses, and point of view. For instance, in the film there are two types of focuses that are often used which are; soft focus and rack focus. Soft focus is used in the film when Peg Bogg opens a canned good, it reflects back to Edward who then has a flashback to a bad memory of a machine that makes cookies. This scene relates back to the subtext…

this essay, I will explain how La Jetee uses transitions as well as background sounds to emphasize the still images meaning of time and reality. Chris Marker creates an illusion of time and memory within the making of La Jetee. This film shows a contrast of sci-fi films compared to the more modern ones. Marker emphasizes each still image by fading in, fading out, and dissolving each image to give the impression that it is a long time…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban uses principles of sound, cinematography and elements of Mis En Scene to immerse the audience in the dark and mysterious wizarding world. Sound is a powerful film technique, especially one such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where sound and sound effects help to shape the understanding of the wizarding world (Bordwell and Thompson, 267). Generally, there are two different types of sound, diegetic and non-diegetic. According to Film…

Pulp Fiction uses the “episodic narrative” form which makes the story more believable to the viewers. Due to its narrative being non-linear as it goes back and forth in time, it is implied that characters carry on with their lives in between scenes in the film. The narrative has a plausible effect on Pulp Fiction as a whole. This effect is best illustrated in the closing scene in which a restaurant being robbed by a couple, which happens to be the opening scene as well which depicts that the…

Visual Effects: Title Sequence “For the average audience, the credits tell them there’s only three minutes left to eat popcorn. I take this ‘dead’ period and try to do more than simply get rid of names that filmgoers aren’t interested in. I aim to set up the audience for what’s coming; make them expectant.” Saul Bass (GranneBlog, 2011) Saul Bass’ aim from the start was to change the way the audience viewed the title sequence. His unique approach to making the title sequence the “movie within…

1. Introduction FILMS are method of expressions .Directors, Actors and Cinematographers use this medium as a method to speak an exactly crafted plot. This communication operates at many levels; expressly, with the delivery of lines by the actors, and implicitly, with the backgroundmusic, lighting, camera movements and then on. They typically follow well-establish rules, normally referred to as “film grammar” in literature, to communicate these ideas [1]. Movies contribute to the major portion…

Screening Analysis: Some Like It Hot, (1959) Billy Wilder Hollywood genre is represented in the 1959 musical comedy, Some Like It Hot through editing styles and screen play. Wilder uses high key lighting when character, Sugar; played by Marilyn Monroe is in the shot. By using choosing to use this glamourous white high key lighting grants the director the aesthetic of a Hollywood genre film. The screenplay of this film includes very exaggerated behavior from the actors/actresses. By exaggerating…