The Director

Shut and La Ronde Interpretations of the work of Arthur Schnitzler Conclusion Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the greatest film directors of all time. Because of this it is interesting to consider his major influences from the golden era of film. Stanley Kubrick has said that one of his most major influences was the director Max Ophuls. Kubrick has stated that ?Highest…

Many directors are in the business for the money, the fame, and the glory. They wish to seek acceptance from their peers while trying not to step on the toes of others. Spike Lee is not one of those directors. Spike has this aura about him, which you could easily distinguish due to his, dare I say, “short” stature. He seems to be the type to stick up for the little guy because he in fact one of the little guys. His burst onto the scene was accelerated due to the racial tensions present during…

mystery-sci-fi films. Cinematography is important, because it is what makes the genre to what it is now, by using different camera techniques and shots. Inception, The Prestige, Donnie Darko, and Cube have similar camera techniques intended by the director, so they can achieve the film into a mystery/sci-fi film, and to build different emotions within the atmosphere. For example, in Inception, After Cobb and his children run into each other's arms, the camera slowly moves towards the totem,…

Orson Welles is still know till this day as the director who one of the best movies of all time which was Citizen Kane. But not only was he a director but, he also was an American actor, producer, and writer. With all that he also has worked on the radio, film, and theatre. Orson was born May 6, 1915 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Son of Richard Head Welles and Beatrice Ives Welles, growing up was hard on Orson his parents divorced and moved to Chicago in 1919. His father became an alcoholic after he…

Are Star wars movies getting better or worse? The Star Wars movies have arguably been the best movie series ever made. Pretty much everybody knows what it is or has at least heard of it. If you have ever watched the movies and you know a lot about it, then you know the original movies started in the late 70’s. The trilogy didn’t start again tell 1999 and George Lucas’s series ended in 2005. Well, besides some Ewok movies and the animated Clone Wars movie. Recently the trilogy has returned and…

Directors of movies can each tell the same story a different way. Using numerous film strategies, directors are able to evoke whatever emotions they want from the audience. In this way, the viewer’s emotions are out of their control allowing the movie to take on whole new meanings, simply by the way the movie is put together. Benjamin’s essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” observes the way humans interact and interpret film. In the quote assigned, Benjamin is saying…

Nolan and co-written by his brother Jonathan Nolan in 2012. Christopher Edward Nolan American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most successful and acclaimed filmmakers of the 21st century. The film The dark knight rises was given a budget of $185million dollars and produced by the creative team behind Batman Begins: Director: Christopher Nolan…

medium shot to a medium close shot within the frame. The director uses stylist traits along with German expressionism to display the character’s facial expression of anxiety, guilt and fear. The use of ominous music and low-key lighting in the scene, specifically the shadow of Walter’s hat on his face further elevates the suspense. In addition, the ciggerate being smoked by him appears to be symbolic to his status or a way for the director to show his relief of tension. Camera moving in a pan…

Tim Burton is a film director who has many popular movies like Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and Big Fish. He's able to alter his filming techniques to make his films interesting. His movies are so dark, yet at the same time so colorful. Burton uses camera angles, lighting, and sound to bring the eyes of the person watching towards the screen.. Burton can change up the camera angles, when Peg went in Edwards home, the director used high angles to give Peg the…

Burns, Cacciamani, Clement, and Aquino 22). Also, the board was never certain of what was going on with the AHERF. The AHERF failed to fulfill the fiduciary duties of healthcare organizations boards of directors which are “to carry out their duty with loyalty, and obedience to corporate purpose as the fundamental fiduciary duties of a health organization board of trustees. Board members are obligated to disclose situations that “may present a potential for conflict with the corporations’…