In Antonioni’s Blow-Up, symbols are a large part of the characterization of the main character Thomas, and play a huge role in the execution of the themes and overall plot. The film is rarely direct, having many scenes and interactions whose intended purpose is complicated and usually hard to decipher at first, leaving the watcher very confused after it’s completion. While many aspects of the film seems disjointed with no connection or meaning whatsoever, most of the meaning is symbolically…
Video Essay: Comparing Uncle Boon Mee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and The Reflecting Pool Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives produced and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and The Reflecting Pool by Bill Viola are both art films that address on the subject of reincarnation or rebirth. The former is a narrative film whereas the latter is an art video. The Reflecting Pool, a 7-minute art video by Bill Viola, is influenced by his interest in Western and Eastern art,…
Keltron, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation limited, is a public sector Electronics Company located in Kerala, a state in India. It is headquartered at the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. The company is under the direct control of the Government of Kerala. The registered name of the company is Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KSEDC Ltd.). The name Keltron was coined from two words, Kerala Electronics and when it was necessary to use a small word…
Modern day films have been suspect to cleverly and indirectly create films that showcase the concepts and theories of famous sociologists from many years ago. The film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is one example of a modern day film that executes theories from the popular sociologist, Emile Durkheim. The core of this paper will be exploring how the theories of Emilie Durkheim are executed in the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This paper will mainly be connecting Durkheim’s…
neither familiar with nor enjoy The Enchanting Shadow. However, A Chinese Ghost Story was a remake of it. The following section is going to make comparative analysis of directors, roles, culture connotation, technique and plot between two films. The Enchanting Shadow directed by Li Hanxiang, who is the first generation of film director. Before he shot The Enchanting Shadow, Li had directed The Kingdom and the Beauty that was a blockbuster at that time and brought Huangmei Opera in it to create…
I thoroughly enjoyed watching ‘Babette’s feast.’ It was an intriguing film. The story line and the plot kept me invested and interested throughout the entire film. And as I reached the end, I couldn’t help but be amazed as to how they wrapped it all up. In this class we have enjoyed many films, films of different natures. This particular film, I must say, was my favorite. In what ways does Babette, a foreigner and a Catholic, demonstrate the love of Christ to the parishioners of this Danish…
The film that we watched in class was an extremely informational and eye-opening film. The name of that film is “Tapped.” The majority of the film is has to do with the water bottle industry. The film itself is basically split into two parts, half of the film talks about the water bottle industry and the other half talks about the effects that the water bottle industry has on the environment. The film starts off in a small town named Fryeburg, Maine. The people of the town talk about how the…
film. This film is called slasher film. It is a kind of horror film. Psycho was the first one to make it and other people liked it so much they made more. Once they had made this kind of film again, other companies had started to make it too. Movie directors had earned so much money from this. People then decided to name it . The name they gave to it was Slasher Films. They called it tis because in these movies people slice/slash people, hence the name slasher films. Next, the review from Rotten…
Introduction Storyboard can be simplified as sketches of the imagination. It is used in film to create a benchmark on how the story would look like. The process of beginning a storyboard is different from various directors. Some directors prefer to create the storyboard early in order to strengthen the visualizations of the idea. Storyboard is presented to help visualize the concept and idea before deciding to continue with the production. According to Marcie. B (2004) “Storyboard is often…
Stephen King's Pet Sematary is a film that makes me conflicted about not having read the book. Which is odd given the author, but that's how it goes. Pet Sematary is a film that I remember well as a kid, it along with, well, IT, but also Carrie, The Shining and a host of other King adaptations were required viewing in my household. Most of the novels that these film's are based on were read to my brother and I as kids. You know, when other kids were being read Dr. Seuss, not that I'm complaining…