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During the course of the film, there were interesting camera angles utilized. As an illustration, when Nick and Tom both visited an apartment complex with the McKees, the camera angles were able to capture a man playing a trumpet on the apartment complex from a distance – I found it fascinating as it captures the essence of a typical day in American cities during the Jazz age. Also, there was a great amount of pan-and-zooming which allows the viewers to take a glimpse of the overall landscape of…

The world of film is a place where two senses collide—hearing and sight. Being able to watch characters maneuver through life as the story unfolds is just part of the experience. When sound is added to the mix, an entirely different dimension to the adventure is created. This feature is capable of propelling the viewer even deeper within the plot; it can stop a person in their tracks, preparing them for what is to come. Sound guides the viewer from one scene to the next and creates anticipation.…

The setting plays an extremely central role in that it sets up the tone for the story. The great detail Eggers provides really puts the audience in his eyes where we can see what he is seeing. The descriptive details made me feel like I was watching a movie with extravagant scenery rather than reading words on a white piece of paper. Eggers describes the company's building as, "30 feet high [that] shot through with California light . . . the front hall was as . . . tall as a cathedral." Every…

Diegetic sounds are sounds that come from the movement or actions seen on screen or in the world of the movie. Diegetic sounds help draw the viewer into the film so that they think they are actually part of it. In films we hear familiar sounds that we hear every day and we can make a connection to them. The sounds that I will add will make the viewer feel suspense as well as a feeling as though they are actually in the film itself. The first sound I will add is known as an ambient sound. An…

Gregg Toland. Citizen Kane consists of a series of flashbacks portraying contradictory perspectives on Charles Foster Kane, piercing together his life from a number of different points of view. Welles wanted the narrative to flow poetically from image to image in a manner analogous to the process of human memory. “Thus, Welles used straight cuts largely for shock effect and made most of his narrative transitions through lingering, in-camera lap dissolves” (Cook, 252). Welles planned to…

"The most important parts of a film are the mysterious parts - beyond the reach of reason and language" - Stanley Kubrick Kubricks distinguished movie making was made out of experimentation. Everything is centered around re-invention. It's hard to talk about Kubricks work without overly analysing it, but that should be done because he is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. His film making techniques are striking, but the most important things within his films are exploring the…

In this essay I will be analysing the film Goal (2005) to understand the technical reasons why I enjoyed the film. To do this I will be picking my four key moments in the movie and critically analysing them with the use of film terminology. By the end of the essay I should know why I consider this to be my favourite sports film of all time. The first scene I want to analyse is at 19 minutes. There is a sequence where the main character (Munez) has to work to get money to travel to England.…

Spike Lee combines certain cinematic techniques together in order to convey a specific message about societal issues such as race and gender. Throughout this analysis of Spike Lee, the relationship between the dialogue in a sequence and the cinematic techniques in a sequence will be heavily analyzed. The analysis of this relationship will help the viewer to understand the message that Spike Lee is trying to convey in his films. To reinforce this relationship, the ideas of the film theorist…

According to Stephen Spielberg, “ The eyes see better when the sound is great” (Barsam, Monahan 364). Sound enhances an audiences experience of a film. It explains the meaning depicted in each scene because the music chosen for a scene sets the tone. For example, if it’s a daring car chase the tempo would be fast paced to entice the viewer to not divert their attention for whats in store. A character who is losing someone very dear to them would have a very somber setting with slow and sad music…

Have you ever been a bystander for a crime or major event? Most people would say no to this question but, if you are one of the few people who answered yes this book will be great for you. False Friend by Andrew Grant is a mystery book about a group of detectives who are investigating a fire at a middle school in Birmingham, Alabama. Throughout the book the detectives are trying to gather evidence to convict someone of setting the fire. There were a few people walking on the street when the fire…