The Director

During my studies at La Trobe University I have learned the process of making films. I have learned the names of shots, the formatting of scripts, and have studied various directors both has a part of the course and in my personal time. Through La Trobe I have been taught to think critically, write effectively, and be able to translate the words on the page into the visuals on the screen. I have done this outside of university as well, often instigating side projects to push my creative and…

Quentin Tarantino’s Trademarks Quentin Tarantino is an American actor, writer, and director. Some of his notable films include the Hateful Eight of 2015, Djengo Unclaimed of 2012, Inglourious Bastards of 2009, Jackie Brown of 1994, Pulp Fiction of 1994, Reservoir Dogs of 1992, and Kill Bill Volume one and two (Film Reference, n.d.). Tarantino’s films are characterized by glorified violence, extended dialogue scenes, use of title card and soundtracks mainly containing songs of between the 1960s…

State House, 2 City Council Women , and 1 Congresswoman. Recently, Jasmine has expanded the She Can Win brand to include Public Affairs and Government Relations. In addition to being the CEO of She Can Win , Jasmine in 2015, was appointed Deputy Director of the Mayors Fund for the City of Philadelphia. In this capacity she oversees a budget of $15 Million of the City’s Charitable Giving Budget Line. Her main responsibilities include raising money for the major events and managing…

He chose the right music to portray a mood the audience should feel while correlating songs to the right decade he was overviewing. For each set you can tell the director paid close attention to detail. This can be seen in the multiple scenes from the year 2092 where Nemo is 118. He made the scenes eye catching and creative without overdoing any of it. Jaco Van Dormael’s organization was on another level. Many movies…

From the academy award winning director Clint Eastwood comes the astounding film “Sully” which features Tom Hanks as the protagonist named Sully. While the film uses many techniques and even more tricks to achieve its looks, it also has a true story that captivates the audience making this a movie to remember. Clint Eastwood has been a world renowned actor ever since his first appearance in “Revenge of the Creature” debuting in 1954 which started his legacy in the film industry. Tom Hanks, an…

Movies are a gateway to our imaginary world. Through movies we can time travel to places we could only dream of. They narrate stories that are a combination of our personal experiences as well as projections of our mind. The narratives cannot be comprehended nor imagined without architectural spaces. It is this very architectural layer in movies that strings the narrative, the characters and the idea into a gripping plot that leaves behind a powerful imprint on the viewers’ minds. Movies…

neither familiar with nor enjoy The Enchanting Shadow. However, A Chinese Ghost Story was a remake of it. The following section is going to make comparative analysis of directors, roles, culture connotation, technique and plot between two films. The Enchanting Shadow directed by Li Hanxiang, who is the first generation of film director. Before he shot The Enchanting Shadow, Li had directed The Kingdom and the Beauty that was a blockbuster at that time and brought Huangmei Opera in it to create…

The focus is on the significance of the existence of the fundamental principles of architectural design in the field of cinema, it is also intended to support this assumption with certain examples in filmic medium. In other words, with an agreement that basic principles of architectural design can be treated as an apparatus for the design of a film, this comparison will emphasize not only the significant role of architectural basic design elements in the process of filmmaking; but also emphasize…

David Sandberg, the director of the film and Kung Fury himself, said in an interview that the film was a love letter to the eighties. Despite Kung Fury’s obvious silliness the film is extremely self-aware of what it is and exploits it to create this unbelievable roller coaster of insanity. The film came to fruition by online crowd…

In 1943, James M. Cain wrote one of his most selling novella “Double Indemnity”. A year later, Billy Wilder, a movie director, with the help of Raymond Chandler, a screenwriter, took the book and adapted to the big screen while keeping the original title. Eventually, the movie became very popular and nowadays, “Double Indemnity”, widely regarded as a classic, is often cited as paradigmatic film noir and as having set the standard for the films that followed in that genre. The movie adaptation is…