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    Beam Crane Case Study

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    scopes and an outline of the project. At the current time engineering problems are getting more complicated and conventional methods have become unable to give the satisfying results that the scientists and engineers desire in solving problems or designs there for a new approach is needed hence, Computational mechanics has become fundamentally important part of computational science and engineering, concerned with the use of computational approaches to characterize, predict and simulate physical…

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    Released in 1955, To Catch a Thief was one of three films director Alfred Hitchcock produced within an eighteenth month period and was the result of a collaboration with rising screenwriter John Michael Hayes, whom he had previously worked with on Rear Window. Quickly written and produced, the film is about retired cat-burglar John Robie, who after being framed for a ring of jewel thefts in the French Riviera, seeks to find the real culprit, while evading the police and the romantic advances of…

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    Christopher Nolan’s Memento is organized in a way that the story and character development is presented to the audience backwards and with the same amnesia as the character. We experience scenes out of order and backwards. In the film Leonard talks with the motel manager about his memory condition (Memento 8:00). However, this has happened before, we the viewers are just know seeing the exchange between the characters for the first time. This can help the audience have a connection with Leonard…

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    convince the King to go ahead with the treaty, as the messenger to the Saracen camp. The King agreed, which made Ganglion feel as if he were not important enough to the King. Filled with rage at Roland, Ganglion betrayed him and the rear guard to the Saracens. Roland and the rear guard were ambushed and fought the Saracen troops. Roland was advised by Olivier to blow his elephant horn for help, but refused to do so out of pride. After the Franks had been defeated and it was too late, Roland blew…

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    Rear Window Narrative

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    The film Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hithcock, follows the days of main character Jeff (James Jefferies) as he stares out his apartment windows into the lives of the people across the way. The film utilizes framing and blocking to convey the limited world in which this character is engrossed in, which directly corresponds with Sergei Eisenstein’s idea that framing creates intentional conflict between what an audience can see and what an audience can conclude from a collection of shots, just…

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    In most Hitchcock films, the characters drink brandy; it is a narrative element that is used to relieve the tension and restore from a scary or unexpected situation. When a character faints usually is offered brandy as a way to recover consciousness, feel better and even numb the feelings. For example, after Daisy finds the lodger in the street, handcuffed and cold, she take him to a restaurant and asks for brandy. This element also could be helpful for the action in the film continue or helps…

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    Spike Lee Cop Scene

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    Spike Lee, through his undoubtedly inventive yet obtrusive camerawork, embodies emotional impact. From lateral panning and jumpy camera sequences to his use of perspective, Lee inspires intensity and apprehension. An odd synchronicity between the camerawork and subject matter fosters these emotional reactions and inspires inquisition; the viewer conceptualizes the camerawork to uncover a significance the narrative cannot deliver. The cop sequence retains suspense and effortlessly transfers…

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    Hitchcock had many other technical devices that he used in order to grab the viewers’ attention, such as having the audience as a voyeur and the MacGuffin. Hitchcock used voyeurism to blur the lines between the innocent and the guilty, as well to put the audience in a position in which they become personally engaged with the characters of the film. Having the audience as a voyeur, was able to put the viewers in the film as a sense just watching a movie. The viewers were in a way transplanted in…

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    the characters. Sadly, most suspense movies of today rely more on special effects than quality acting and dialogue. This is true when it comes to Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Rear Window and its 2007 remake Disturbia. While both movies are interesting and suspenseful, Disturbia failed to capture the charm of its predecessor. In Rear Window, James Steward plays L.B. Jefferies, a photographer who broke his leg taking photographs during a car race. For Jefferies leg to heal, he must stay in his…

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    With the focus on fire safety and patient care, the Baltimore City Fire Department is one of the leaders in fire protection in the United States. However, as the world changes, the Baby Boomers continue to exceed the senior age of 65, and Millennials reaches parenthood, specific risk starts to emerge. Furthermore, because of these groups being scattered throughout the Baltimore City region, it is essential for the organization to acknowledge the risk and vulnerability to each community they…

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