The Director

Every film contains characteristics that were developed by the director in order to strengthen the film as a whole. Many of those characteristics are protagonists and antagonists, ideology, and allegorical messages within the film. The three of these terms are shown in films such as Crash, Warm Bodies, and Diary of the Dead. Protagonists and antagonists develop the story line and message that the director is trying to get across. The ideology within each film also helps strengthen the…

to theaters in 2012. Mitchell’s hesitance of his novel being adapted into film is not surprising, as Cloud Atlas is one of the most complex pieces of literature, likely to leave you with your head spinning. The Wachowskis, along with German film director, Tom Tykwer, have reconstructed the novel, successfully making it come to life on screens. The film consists of six different plots set across a range of 496 years. Cloud Atlas follows six protagonists, with exploration of how their actions…

Spielberg blockbuster Jaws was one of the most watched movies in the 1970’s with a little production budget of $12 million and an incredible worldwide box office of almost $500 million. This, however, is not the only blockbuster movie from this American director and producer. In 1993, Universal published Schindler’s List based on a novel from the author Thomas Keneally called Schindler’s Ark. This movie based on real life events, tells the story of a manager of a German military company during…

patterns, habits and anything else he could think about them. The residents of the village even had family trees created to help show relationships. This, along with the detailed character descriptions were something never before done by a Japanese director. (IMDB). The film started the trope of a hero creating a team to take down the main bad guys, something still seen in movies to this…

outstanding director, producer, artist, writer and animator. He is infamous for his creative, mysterious, dark, strange filmmaking trademarks and for countless movies from Alice in Wonderland to the Corpse Bride and even Batman. Tim Burton, has pushed his way into the forefront of film direction in the past two decades, bringing many iconic role models and amazing works of art to life. Everyone can agree that Tim Burton will always be the one and only Tim Burton. This one of a kind director…

practice of denying employment, to those in the movie industry due to accusations of communist sympathies. The first notable blacklist took place in 1947. Ten writers and directors cited with being in contempt of congress because they refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. These writers and directors would become known as the Hollywood Ten and are remembered for speaking out against the abuses of the Red Scare that took place during the time…

Russian formalism and Pierrot le fou In this essay I will apply the ideas of Sergei Eisenstein to Jean-Luc Godard's film, Pierrot le fou: one of the first road movies. Both are two filmmakers who seek to create transcendental movies through a methodical use of editing and offering a political and controversial vision of the time in history to which they belonged. One is linked to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the other one is a contemporary of May 68, two of the most important events in…

How many movie directors have you heard of? Well, you simply must have heard the name Tim Burton in that mix. He is a famed director who is well known for his use of fantasy, innocence, and horror that is included in each movie he has creates. Tim Burton has been inspired by many people like Edgar Allen Poe, Dr. Seuss, Vincent Van Gogh, and many more. From all of these people he has been inspired by, he was influenced to create an unusual and unique style. Three movies I have chosen to analyze…

“When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it's you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself”- Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg was very inspired by filmmaking while he was young. He took this inspiration and made his dream come true. After dropping out of college, he worked as an intern at Universal Studios. Then,…

talk about Kubricks work without overly analysing it, but that should be done because he is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. His film making techniques are striking, but the most important things within his films are exploring the biggest characteristics of life. High concept subject matter and film techniques redifined the cinematic experience. Few other film directors matched Kubricks attention to detail, kubricks work conveys a message and purpose, this creates style that…