Independent film

The Reign of Consumerism in Fight Club: Film analysis of Fight Club Fight Club (1999) is a film directed by David Fincher based on the same name novel of the by Chuck Palahniuk in 1996. Films are not merely art form or product for consumption. They are also a form of social practice that conveys and constructs meanings for its audiences; in its narratives and meaning we can understand the ways in which our culture makes sense of itself. Fight Club hits audiences to question their habits…

becomes more symbolic. Soderbergh films are all personal but they not necessarily about his own life. Soderbergh said that his real tuning point was, “I wasn’t interesting in making film about me anyone, but instead my take on things.” Soderbergh’s films moved away from the characters life and more to the issues of craft. One distinct technique of Soderbergh is editing and manipulating time. He was fascinated with breaking the conventional linear storytelling and loves films where there was no…

The collaboration needed to make a film, much less a quality film, is enormous. Many people are needed to make a production work: screenwriters, cinematographers, composers, etc. The director is one of the most important elements and his or her interpretation of a screenplay can make or break a film. As stated in Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation, “An auteur is a director that has garnered enough influence that they have total artistic control over the entire…

audience. Audiences often choose to watch a particular film adaptation because they appreciate the interpretation of a particular role. If we don’t love the actor who plays our favourite character, we might not be able to enjoy a film. This paper suggests that the use of well-established Disney characters in the 1983 adaptation of A Christmas Carol, “Mickeys’ Christmas Carol” makes it viable for the novelette to be condensed to a 25 min short film. It further argues that the appropriateness of…

Hard Days Night its celebrating 50th its anniversary this year which enhances my reasons for choosing this film. In this paper, I will argue its historical and cultural significance, its influences on modern films, particularly the music video and demonstrate how Richard Lester’s techniques paved the way what seems the norm in the industry. I will also look at the other elements that make the film so iconic today. My Paper will cover concepts such as the influences of ‘The New French Way’…

Production Contexts - Poltergeist Financial determinants involved in the production of the two films is one of the main differences between the overall look of them. The original film had a budget of 10.7 million, compared to the modern remake which was 35 million. One of the main reasons why the remake of Poltergeist has a higher budget than the original film is based on the fact that the right to produce a film based on a remake can cost anything from a couple of thousand which already adds…

History of Film Although, technically the history of film begins in Europe in the 1890’s with the first motion picture, every innovation in the art world from the beginning of time played a part in getting there. From cave drawings, to oil paintings, to photography, to stroboscopic toys; elements of film can be found in nearly every form of art. When the first motion picture was invented filmmakers were only able to make their films 50 seconds long, there was no camera movement, and no…

According to the film, Max Cady is a sexual predator of young girls. Gregory Peck acts well by playing Sam Bowden, a lawyer, under which an ex-con terrorizes his family against whom the lawyer had initially testified in a rape case. As the tensions become more intensive, it is clear that the intended victim by Cady is not actually Bowden, but Nancy, a fourteen-year-old girl who is his daughter. Therefore, the main point of the film in regards to suspense is whether a man can assault a…

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 independent film movement of the 1990’s allowed for a range of young, hungry filmmakers to move to a forefront which many directors nary got a chance to experience in the past. Yearning for voices which were "out of the box” in story, dialogue and acting, these indie flicks began to span beyond just arthouse cinema. Creatives didn’t always have to rely on big studio backing to get their projects off the ground. Often rough and raw, the films and their visionary maestros orchestrated their…