Independent films

2016: advancements are endless, especially when it comes to horror films. Think of the famous 1897 horror film Dracula; the blood that looked like blobs of ketchup, the large amounts of makeup on the actors, it all seems so fake now. With advancements in technology producers are able to create horror films with undeniable visual effects. Better visual effects increase the activity in the brain while watching these chilling films. In 2011, American Neuroscientist Christof Koch studied the right…

shot to portray a message. It is an idea that ‘derives from the collision between two [or more] shots that are independent of one another’. (Taylor, Powell, pg 163) These montage sequences create significant effect through the process of editing. Eisenstein creates messages for the mass, he wanted to heighten the audiences emotions and manipulate their thought process. In contemporary films today, Eicsensteins theory of montage can be seen everywhere, it would be almost impossible to see a…

unbeknownst to Cody, an unknown force has sinister plans for the free-spirited young girl. Coming in at a brisk 40 minutes and made with little to no budget, There’s Something Following Me is a Halloween-set short film that not only harkens back to the more family friendly horror films of the 70s and 80s, it’s a throwback to the VHS era, which is shown both in its visual aesthetic and the fashion in which it was released. Extremely low grade in every sense, the short gives off an authentic…

significant scenes to highlight the important themes and ideas portrayed throughout the film. The scene i will be analysing is the pale man scene. Del Toro uses many film techniques to help highlight the important themes and ideas such as rebellion and disobedience, power and control and choices. Del Toro uses film techniques such as mid shots,diegetic sound, mise en scene and non diegetic sound. An important film technique del toro used was a mid shot. He's used this many times throughout…

Witness, directed by Peter Weir, and The Man from Snowy River, directed by George Miller, are often categorized as very different films, but fit into the category of Syd Fields 3 Act Structure. Witness is shown as a crime thriller, whereas, The Man from Snowy River is an Australian coming of age drama. Both films have the same sub-plot of romance, but differ in some areas. Having romance as the sub-plot compliments both film’s plots and provides a soft element to the story. The romance changes…

Best filmmaker in the 1920’s? Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin changed the way films were produced and how they were seen. Compare what technology is today to what it used to be. Imagine watching a black and white movie with no talking nor outside sounds. Watching a movie today at the movie theater you can almost feel the vibration from how loud it is. Chaplin was able to produce and star in silent films and he still was able to get his point across. Today when people watch a movie, there are multiple…

influence on cinema and culture throughout many of his films. He was one of the first figures in cinema to begin and start a movement in camera use as well as radical movie directory. David Griffith was an 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…

Postmodern horror films became relevant to the public eye sometime after the 1960’s, these films exhibit a lot less conventional ideas that weren't necessarily shown in classic horror films. Overtime post modern horror has become more visually graphic due to the higher tolerance for violence that has relatively been acquired, this is caused by the frequent exposure of violence , either it being from television programs and movies, to games and, wars, it has been an unavoidable sight Brandon,…

The film adaption of the novel is unique. Right away in the film, the first difference is about the characters, “‘We're English, and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things’” (33). In the movie, all of the boys are American cadets while in the novel they are English schoolboys. Another spot to notice is that Ralph’s arm also appears to be wounded but in the novel all the boys are well. On the screen, it reveals the settings as a beautiful island but the text…

La Mafia In media we have produced a film trailer entitled La Mafia; our group consisted of me, Chris, Jeremiah and Onur. The film’s genre is both comedy and action, with the setting being in a school. Throughout the production we set goals to make sure our trailer was unique. Our production was aimed at the 13 -21 year age group, targeting the B-D social groups, in addition to the Aspirer psychographic group. Our production was more targeted at the male audience, as it utilises the…