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feeding it to a small raven. There is another scene played later in the cafeteria where, Brooks mentions his pet bird, Jake, saying “I’m gonna look after him ’til he’s big enough to fly,” the director then cuts to a shot of Andy, then a shot towards Red looking at Andy. In the two shots, it revealed that Red will care for Andy until he, until he, too, is big enough to leave the prison walls. As Andy is a “bird not meant to be caged.” The movie demonstrates that Brook is an innocent old man,…

(The film uses substantial amount of opaque glass.) For example, when John Shaft is shot in his office in a medium close up, in his background can be seen a wall of opaque windows. John Shaft is filmed glancing out the window while conversing with other characters in the shot but not necessarily in the frame. This is interesting because to the viewer what is on the other side of the glass is not visible and yet the characters seem…

The idea that the purpose of a text, or representational medium, enables a deeper understanding rather than an ultimate truth is highly reflected in Mark Baker’s 1997 biographical novel The Fiftieth Gate and Roman Polanski’s 2002 autobiography-adapted film The Pianist. Both texts explore how the objective of history and memory focuses on the interaction between these two notions and their limitations rather than the ultimate truth. The deeper understanding gained of these two texts have shown…

During the 1950's, life was centered on the family and domestic duties for women. Women were encouraged to stay at home, raise children, cook, clean, and care for their husbands. However, some women challenged traditional values and stayed in the workforce. Many women in the 1950's suffered with pain, sorrow, and difficulties that didn't allow them to prosper or reach their academic goal and success. Although, some women worked outside of the house, they were usually paid less than men for…

happened, how it happened and who did it (Robin Whitley, 2012). Photographs should be taken before anything is disturbed, working through the scene from outside to inside. Multiple photos should be taken, from an overall of the entire scene, to medium shots to show the relationship of evidence, and up-close. Each piece of evidence should be photographed individually to illustrate where it was found and should also be photographed with a scale to indicate the size and without. This establishes…

The film’s wide shots, desolate environments all demonstrate this, as well as the ambience of the film, which is generally quiet, silent yet teeming with emotion. Yet Wenders also demonstrates his themes of loneliness through the peculiar actions of Travis Henderson, but…

supplement the mysterious setting and narrative of the film. The opening scene of The Big Sleep sets the film up immediately as film Noir. The sense of mystery is created very early on. As an audience we are not sure who Marlowe is but from the medium tracking shot and the mise-en-scene the audience can guess Marlowe is some sort of investigator or detective from what he is wearing and because the archetype is common place in film noir. During the beginning of the scene ‘Carmen Sternwood’ is…

Conor Maynard born 21 November 1992 is a singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was chosen for, and won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award. Maynard’s pop song “Unforgettable” was written by Anth Melo and Conor Maynard in commemoration of Anth’s older sister Fresia who died in a car accident. “Unforgettable” was released 30th of May 2017. Just as there are different genres in books and movies there are also different genres in music videos. There are…

The film adaptation of the novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer directed by Tom Tykwer did a great job in resembling the novel. I felt that the film followed the novel closely, which really helped me understand the story better. Reading the novel is helpful to understand the film because the novel is the original story/script. When novels are adapted into screenplays, the writer has to do what is best for the film, which can result in the writer cutting out or changing certain things like:…

to get its footing. This movement was inspired by the French New Wave, causing young directors to shun the old film making ways and bring new life to the film industry. These films were normally low budget, artistic masterpieces that depicted the medium in a fresh perspective. One of the large proponents of this movement was Werner Herzog. Werner Herzog was a man who had a very interesting approach to everything he did, but in most of Herzog’s…