The Director

friends so it is not easy for them to leave their homeland. In the New York Times Op-Docs series “Afghanistan by Choice,” the film director, Alexandria Bombach, appeals to pathos through the juxtaposition of settings and individuals. Her emphasis on pathos conveys the difficulty of leaving one’s country, thus abandoning his or her lifestyle; furthermore, the film director hopes to show the audience why leaving is such a hard decision for Afghans to make. The audience can see how Alexandria…

Quentin Tarantino’s work of director as a DJ Reservoir Dogs is Quentin Tarantino’s first film as a director and it became really huge. The film was made partly by reappropriating Ringo Lam’s film City on Fire, but it was better than City on Fire and became a classical one. While Ringo Lam’s film City on Fire was a typical Hong Kong feature film which included gangster loyalty, cops’ infighting and beauties, Reservoir Dogs was more like an artwork, a masterpiece. It jumped out of the threadbare…

Tim Burton is a director with a great creative mind. Many directors Tim Burton is one of the most famous directors of all times. He made movies like Charlie and the Chocolate factory, Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton is a unique director. His expression on movies is unbelievable he makes films that are unexplainable. Tim’s styles have many sides with an evil side and a good side. One of his famous movies is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory made in 2005. Charlie and the…

Discovering the Theme If you are watching a film would you be able to tell the main theme or focus the director had in mind? Directors use a series of tools to help get their point in the movie across. Developing a way to dissect a movie to find the theme or focus, the directors’ goal, and lastly come to a decision on the film, will aid in appreciating films more. While watching Silence of the Lambs it is pretty easy to find the theme of the movie is to catch Buffalo Bill but, strong…

Tim Burton the director of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride. The director uses the cinematic techniques throughout these movies to give it that special effect. Without these cinematic techniques throughout these movies it would not have the same effect it gives for the audience to feel. Every audience member knows that each director has their own style to give of each movie. The director Tim Burton has a dark and creepiness style in each one of his movies.…

Fuqua and Ronald Emmerich the directors of the two film have used the themes in a similar way, both exploring the two themes “Heroism” and “Terrorism” through the two main characters, John Cale and Mike Banning through costume, camera angles, music and acting. Similarities using the theme heroism The directors have done an amazing job portraying the theme “Heroism” through the main character’s John and Mike, through the costumes, music and camera angles. Directors Antoine Fuqua and Ronald…

film that nailed the recreated events, effectively. The fact that both of these great film directors were able to pull off such a difficult task, and succeed at it to such a high level is impressive. David Lean will be remembered forever as an outstanding film maker. His films will go on to inspire future aspiring directors for years to come. Steven Spielberg always inspired to become a great film director since his childhood, and he has achieved that. A man who has won Oscars and awards, he…

us to several questions: Is this a French film? Is it an Iranian film? Is it both Iranian and French? It is hard to understand the relationship of film and nation conclusively because people tend to see films as different nationalities even if the director did not intend for that. What is also interesting about The Past is that it is uncomplicated, but complex simultaneously. It is simple because is about everyday couple. It is complex because it lacks an abundance of dialogue and clarity for…

question is almost too easy to answer. Milos Forman was a known actor, screenwriter and director in Czechoslovakia up until 1968 when he decided to come to the United States. Setting the bar high upon his arrival in the USA he directed and perfected One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. This film was such a success and has the awards to prove it. Winning Oscars in the five most important categories: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture and Best Screenplay. At this point in time the…

Tracking shot from The Shining’. How the director creates suspense? The director of “The Shining” Stanley Kubrick creates suspense throughout this scene. He uses many cinematic devices to do this. These devices include sound effects, distance between Danny and the camera and close ups of facial expressions and body language. One of the ways in which the director portrays suspense in the scene is using sound effects created by the contrast between the complete silence when Danny cycles on the…