director. This will consist of the setting, lighting, costume and makeup, and staging and performance. In The Great Gatsby mise-en-scene is a key factor to keep the audience engaged. This movie is a realistic drama/romance of the early 1920’s but the director used bright colors to keep the audience allured throughout the movie. Well always keeping the character well lit even if it seem like they shouldn’t naturally be that well lit, so you can always see their facial expressions. The…
most Disney Classics. Additionally, the film Bambi was able to demonstrate the deep love of Bambi and Bambi’s mother and the everlasting friendships that are possible to make. Contrary to this, I deeply feel that this film is not a child appropriate movie because many depressing and violent things occur in the film Bambi. For instance, the fact that Bambi’s mother was shot, is a difficult idea for children of all ages to ponder. Furthermore, when there was a forest fire in Bambi’s habit, even I,…
“Ghostbusters” will be getting in on the act. Well, actually, the new “Ghostbusters” film that is planned for release in the summer of next year will be more of a reboot of the original movie from 1984. Still, it will not be conceptually different from the original movie, so it is in keeping with the trend of continuing movie properties that audiences are already familiar with. The big news about this new “Ghostbusters” film is that it has…
In the early to mid-20th century, the studio system of the movie industry was a powerful and very profitable business; the vertical integrated structure had proved to be successful. The nine or ten major studios made big profits from both the production of movies and the distribution and screening of their own movies. This was possible because most of these studios owned a chain of theaters in the major cities. With the independent theater owners, they made money by a system called “block…
People were being released from their jobs and struggled to live a decent life. The Great Depression hit people hard which resulted in people turning to movie theaters to dream of a better life and forget about their problems outside of the movie theater. Studios such as MGM, Warner Bros, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, and RKO created movies, shorts, and B-movies to distract everyday people from their tough life at home. The movies, actors, and…
This past summer movie season sweltered, simmered and smoldered its way into the hearts of many in 2017. While previous summers presented the worst Hollywood had to offer, this year proved different. Beginning with the empowering “Wonder Women,” to the stunning “Dunkirk” and the inspiriting joy ride that was “Baby Driver,” the film industry pleasantly surprised with dense blockbusters and three dimensional characters audiences will not soon forget. Nevertheless, a few indie gems — great films…
After reading Module 1: Technology, the Production Process, and Distribution, it is my first time to understand what 16, 35 or 70MM and Critical flicker fusion are. In my mind, it is so easy to make a film. For example when making film, there is only a camera to record what actors and actresses are showing. That is all. I have never thought that there are a lot of frames per second shown in front of my eyes when watching any movies. Furthermore, in the basic background about making film, I only…
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival appropriately used lighting in many ways to convey mood. For instance, throughout his film nearly every scene is background lit rather than foreground; separating the subject from the background, as well as creating a sense of depth. Ultimately contributing to much of the mood, particularly when Louise and Ian make first contact with the heptipods, the majority of light was in the background. This technique put most of the emphasis on where there was light, the…
studios who moved to telefilm. They were forced to take the threats seriously because the exhibitioner’s theaters still consisted as their largest market. That issue would later be resolved due to the antitrust consent decrees that take away the movie theaters that major studios owned. Though because of the promise of wide screen and color television, as well as the increasing popularity as television as a medium: the popularity of films largely increased. Films would eventually reach the…
or audible learning. Due to the success of the film industry, they made a 300 million dollar investment in order to upgrade to movies which contained sound which was revolutionary at the time. This massive investment was soon easily paid off as the movie industry was making more money…