Persistence of vision

Imagine yourself living in a community of people who are nothing like you, and will never become like you. In Varley’s “Persistence of Vision” the Keller community is full of deaf-blind people who have created their own way of living to better help themselves survive. The Kellerites are welcoming to any visitors that want to experience how they deaf-blind live, however, these visitors may not want to stay very long. Anyone who decides they want to step into the world of the deaf-blind society have to be prepared to experience a world of “bodytalk.” Although the Keller community is welcoming, I claim that anyone visiting will have a difficult time wanting to stay because they will never feel like they are fully a part of their world. A community that is full of a certain type of something will create a life that will help only them become successful, they have no focus on helping out those that are hearing or seeing. The Kellerites have no reason to change their ways to help those that are unlike them be happy. The Keller community has “a way of living that was by and for the blind-deaf” (Varley 20). In this community they have created their own language that helps them communicate in…

Of all the animated films I have ever watched, I feel that The Grave of the Fireflies is the most eerie. This is the second time I have watched the film and each time I feel like I have learned something else about the time period and people. The movie is about two orphaned children named Seita and Setsuko and their struggles to live during World War II. It is very disturbing to me because instead of this film showing the point of view from adults it’s from the view of children. The brutality…

easy to follow. Without the great use of visualization in the movie, it would not have been nearly as successful. It really helps the movie reach a much broader audience than it would have without these animations. Throughout the movie, there are many contrasts, especially between the bankers and the ordinary people. A central argument is how the banking industry has been making money since the crisis while the rest of the world is failing financially. To illustrate this, the movie shows graphs…

Film began with the simple invention of the magic lantern in the 17th century. All it needed to work was light, such as a candle, and crude lenses. It was used for entertainment and often times, education, for all ages. It remained very popular until motion toys came about and soon the concept of “persistence of vision” came forth, in which it is “the eye's capacity to retain an image even after it has been removed”. Peter Mark Roget in 1824 came up with that description and idea and helped…

the first scene, the barbaric brutality is masked with the security of standard black and white images. These challenges the audience to question the essence and validity of social implications associated with the media. The movie characters Bonnie and Clyde play real life criminals. Comparing Mallory and Mickey with Bonnie and Clyde, it is true that the slight similarities between the two groups seem to contrast; this convolutes the screen a mix of real and unreal presentations. Use of point of…

During the 1980s, America sees a vast improvement in its film industry. New technologies and innovations were invented and found during this decade. Some notable inventions include higher quality sounds, higher pixel and quality cameras and other interesting and unique features when editing. These innovations can be seen through some big time movies as the the 1980s made some classic movies that will be remember for ever. A classic movie produced in the 1980s was “Ferris Buller’s Day Off.” This…

Disney-Pixar’s Wall-E, tells a story about a robot left behind on Earth with the responsibility of cleaning up after the mess humanity has created. Wall-E, which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class, lives in a corporate-dominated future where humans believe Earth is no longer inhabitable. The Earth turned into a garbage dump due to overconsumption and materialism. Humans, however, have become excessively reliant on technology and are no longer capable of performing simple tasks…

From the Animation to the Real World: Ghouls Are Roaring “[A]nimated feature films draw much of their dramatic intensity from the struggle between human and nonhuman creatures” (Halberstam 272). It seems this formula works very well for most animations because there is always existing conflicts on two or more different classes. While we are enjoying the show to see how many tricks involving in both parties, is there anything we should deeply consider for the part as human? …

The Avengers Marvel’s The Avengers has many different sorts of camera angles. These different angles are used to achieve many purposes. From forcing perspective to conveying emotions, camera angles are a very important part of a good film and should be analyzed closely. Throughout the movie, wide shots are used to showcase the landscape. It also has many shots that pans in or out. There are also instances of some combination of the two shots. This effect is mainly used to introduce an object,…

The concept of video editing is introduced by Clive Thompson in his chapter The New Literacies. Where Thompson discusses moving image -video- as a literacy that has evolved “into a flexible format for communication, a way to speak one’s ideas to the world” (Thompson 98). The accessibility of cameras allows for video editing to be more convenient for individuals. Cameras have evolved into devices which allow individuals to express their ideas and overcome obstacles through video editing; in order…