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As I walked into the movie theatre intending on seeing "Project Alminac," my friends and I were stopped by an officer for looking "suspicious." We looked "suspicious" because the way we were dressed supposedly. I was only trying to have a good time with my friends but, this was the day my perception on police officers dramatically changed. On a summer night six of my friends and I wanted to go see this new movie that just hit theatres. "Project Alminac," a movie that brought back it's…

The opening scene of Rear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, acts as a prologue of the film: we are introduced to the space where much of the narrative will take place, to the protagonist, his background, and his neighbors through entirely visual means. Hitchcock created an entire film from the rear window of a Greenwich Village apartment symbolizing a certain “movie-watching” experience. Hitchcock uses mise en scène to show how the film is going to progress, uses camera movement…

but when I did it was mainly shows like Real World and That 70’s Show. Occasionally, I would usually pick up a movie from local video store, or go to the movie theaters. My sister and I would usually watch a movie together, in our room that we shared. It was used for bonded and also because it’s what we would do as children. The movie theater was a meeting spot for all my friends, it was one of the things that we did for…

First, this film does hold truth in the matter that no added eliminates are there that could possibly make something fake. Everything in and about this film is truth. Now, does it come off more truthful than other films, I think no. If every film we viewed was made just like this one, than I would say yes. We already have an idea of what a film is going to look like and/or have in it when we go the the movies, so for me personally, this film threw me off a little. I assume the film does have the…

another vital question, which is usually left unanswered: "How do we behave during this pop rite of going to the picture show?"(Groan, paragraph 1). He built the rest of his essay based on how one reacts, interacts, and thinks when they go to the movie theater. 2) Groen identified the stages in the ritual of moviegoing to express how what we watch and where we watch movies have radically changed over time, but the manner that we watch the movies stayed relatively the same. He began with the…

Kirby Dick’s documentary This Film is Not Yet Rated is an investigation into the Motion Pictures Association of America and its movie rating system. Through Dick’s examination, it becomes clear that the MPAA has several biases concerning sexuality, violence, and film producers. Because of these biases and a lack of definite ratings standards, Dick argues that the MPAA is not the moral backbone of the film industry it claims to be; it is a “subtle form of brainwashing,” censorship, and propaganda…

For as long as I can remember, I have grown up in the company of one thing. Films. When I say films, I don’t mean your standard 21st century blockbuster. No, these are much too overdone for my liking. Superfluous special effects, unnecessarily complicated plots, and gratuitous violence have all become key ingredients in the recipe for your generic ‘Captain America’, or ‘Dracula Untold’. It makes sense that after an arduous day at work, the first thing most people seek is some escape from their…

The Last Detail, a 1973 comedy-drama, is the product of many respected industry players of the time. It was directed by Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude, Shampoo) and starred Jack Nicholson (Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces), an actor who is almost synonymous with New Hollywood. The screenplay is an adaptation by Robert Towne (Bonnie and Clyde [uncredited], Shampoo) from a 1970 novel of the same name. Although it had an all-star team behind it, that alone is not what makes it a Hollywood Renaissance…

Book trailers are a great way to use video marketing to sell books and are frequently used by both publishing houses and independent authors. Unfortunately, not many people have mastered the art so most book trailers end up looking generic, cheap, and boring and fail to sell any books. In the worst cases, they can steer people away from buying the book they are supposed to promote. Here are a few ways to get your book trailer noticed from the hundreds that are already out there. 1. Hire a video…

David Cook explores the development of how a film should tell a story and Méliès introduced different types of developments by inventing various special effects techniques. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson argue that still photos were put together to make film during 1890s, photography were cheap as well as the most efficient way of generating thousands of images. This section focuses on the technological history as inventors created different types of camera. One of the tricks Méliès…