Kathryn Bigelow

The two terms/concepts are voice-over and diegetic sound in the film’s LA Confidential, Match Point, American Beauty, and Zero Dark Thirty. Diegetic sound within the cinematic film domain include tracks of various sounds that are in synchronization with the film and additional sound narrative that includes voice-over. Earning two wins and seven Academy Award nominations, L.A. Confidential director, Curtis Hanson depicts the crime/drama/mystery/thriller genre film that fades-in to an extreme…

Women and film, they have being making movies since the beginning of filmmaking and they have always being suppressed by the film industry. Women never really managed to get the space and respect that they deserve with film. From 1896 when the first women made a movie to now 2016, 120 years later not a lot has changed in the industry. They are still not being employed as much as men, nor are they making the same amount of money as men and they are defiantly not getting recognizing by the awards.…

“You never know what 's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you 've climbed a mountain.” ― Tom Hiddleston. This relates to Kathryn Bigelow’s 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty because the characters in the film are determined, in the end they look back at their decisions and realizing what they have been through. The main character Maya played by Jessica Chastain is a fiercely driven,…

Gender Inequality in the Film Industry needs to be talked about If you can’t name 5 female directors that have directed more than 3 films, gender inequality exists in the film world. There is a huge pay, equality, opportunity, and bais gap between men and women in the film industry. For every 5 men working, there is 1 woman (Zurko). As a women pursuing film, it’s discouraging how i will have less opportunity and wage than someone else just because of my gender. By highlighting the social and…

Real change takes time. It is not for the impatient or hurried. Hollywood is no exception. Gender inequality is rampant in film careers in Hollywood. For screenwriters, we appear to be in the midst of change. As Sherry Lansing broke through the celluloid ceiling in 1980 when she became the first woman studio head, “female screenwriters appear to have made a breakthrough over the last three years, with an unusually high representation in the top 20 UK independent films (37%) and profitable UK…

Usama ibn Mohammed ibn Awad ibn Ladin, also known as Osama bin Laden, was the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on September 11th. Bin Laden was responsible for 2,977 overall 9/11 deaths that include the strike at the Pentagon and the airliner crash in Shanksville, Pa.” (McCoy). After a decade in hiding, Bin Laden was found and killed in his compound in Pakistan. While this execution was justified and necessary, many events leading up to it were not. Many individuals who were thought to…

Putting all the beautiful visual effects and futuristic graphics aside, movies is the best way to travel in time because they show us a visual representation of an upcoming future. Directors like Stanly Kubrick, Douglas Trumbull, Spike Jonez and Katryn Bigelow have used movies as a tool to represent topic such as the future of artificial intelligence, nature, singularity and mind alterations. Loved by sci-fi fanatics and respect by philosophers, a Sci-Fi movie is a window to enjoy the endless…

Laura Mulvey, in “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” (1975), reveals how traditional cinema is imbued with an active male gaze that communicates dominant and sexist ideologies. She argues that classical Hollywood movies reflect the patriarchal system in which they are produced, with women being “looked at and displayed” for the (assumed) male spectator’s pleasure. While the success of several recent female-led blockbusters seem to indicate a shift toward greater female representation, I…

Career- Director (Film) Research Paper I. Introduction to the career of directing Steve Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott Joss Whedon and Kathryn Bigelow are not only influential personalities and globally admired celebrities but also celebrated motion picture directors whose works will live through human history. These film directors are proof that a career in film directing is one of the few that present an opportunity for creative minds to influence history and re-write humanity’s…

And then I guess, Pilar Hernandez, a role I played for Dreamteam, a long running TV show in the UK on SKY1 and FOX. I was part of the regular cast for two seasons, and the challenge there was to keep--keep--keep exploring--to stay curious even when you’ve played the role for a long time. And because Pilar was such a ballbuster, I had to find the moments her vulnerability could shine through and give the role more depth. What would you say was your most challenging role and why? What has been…