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understanding in different ways, and not entirely I found Hall’s second definition of Cultural Identity useful, the idea that they have origins but are under constant reconstruction, according to history, culture, and power” (Hall 236). During our second Zoom session with Berea college it interested me that some students stated their cherokee roots, but they were addressed as a fraction of their identity, not anything more. Furthermore some suggested that being ‘black’ was their cultural…

A New World Imagine what your life would be like if you didn’t have the capability to read or write. For me, life would be quite dull, and a harsh reality. Reading is my escape. Nothing compares yo the moment when I open a book. I get so involved into the story that I feel as if I am one of the characters getting to experience everything alongside them. And when I, or anyone for that matter writes, they have the opportunity to create a masterpiece in which their readers can too feel that…

Two characters rise, and two characters fall. After Jack, one of the main characters in Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King, achieves high status and fame through his deliberate offensive, arrogant opinions on a radio talk show, he accidentally provokes one of his avid callers to kill a group of wealthy people in a bar. After he realizes that this action was caused by him, Jack begins the ultimate downfall that his character must go through to achieve forgiveness from those around him and within…

Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee is an American film based in New York in the 1990’s, featuring the strong racial tensions that stood. The film is about an Italian pizzeria in a black neighborhood, exploring there racially diverse cultures. The scene “Fight the Power” begins when Buggin Out and Radio Raheem burst into Sal’s, with Raheem playing his boom-box as loud as he can. Spike Lee uses motif, sound, and cinematography in order to highlight the strong contrast between African Americans and…

Is power what everyone wants? The society we live in today has some form of order and has had form for a long time. whether it is a dictatorship or democratic society, there has always been forms of hierarchy. In a democratic society, the leader is elected in by the citizens of the area and the elected party takes charge of their area. A country run by dictatorship have no right to vote and the country or area is ruled by the superior party. This gives the dictator control and power over the…

There are many extraordinary classic films; however, Vertigo, by Alfred Hitchcock, tops the list. Alfred Hitchcock and James Stewart were household names in the 1950’s. Stewart had appeared in more than fifty films, and three of those fifty were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The two had previously worked together on the film Rope in 1948; the film Rear Window in 1954; as well as, The Man Who Knew to Much in 1956 (Spoto 569-576). Vertigo, released in 1958, is the fourth, and final, film…

accomplishments are director Steven Spielberg starting the blockbuster tradition, often showing shooting stars as well as using a mechanical shark that is not seen as often which makes the film scarier overall. He were frequently also used the “dolly zoom” in camera effect used to signify or evoke an important moment or a realization. A perfect example of such would be the scene in which Chief Brody witnessed the shark attack while sitting on the…

Some Sabotage Mistakes Which We Should avoid while Video Editing Video editing is an essential process of any project. It is not only about cutting out footage which you do not like, but is the process of manipulation and rearranging video shots to create a new video. As a result, new video editors are susceptible to making some common mistakes which should be avoided. We have listed down some of the common mistakes which every video editors should avoid during their edit sessions. 1. How to…

“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being gangster is better than being president of the United States.” It is the first voice over line from Henry in Goodfellas; and it also sets the tone of the whole film. Martin Scorsese builds an incredible but also cruel gangster world in 146 minutes. Scorsese tells us a story from the angle of the most basic and lowest level gangsters. It is also the same story-telling angle in Mean Street. We can feel the main…

shine through with his work. After Derek was disturbingly raped in the prison shower, his head is banged against the shower wall and falls to the floor overwhelmed with pain. The camera zooms out to show his body lying helpless on the floor and water flows around him, taking his blood with the current. It then zooms in on his "White Power" tattoo, and cuts to a wide shot, once again, of Derek lying on the ground. These angles show the truth about White Supremacy, as Derek was raped by those…