Blaxploitation Films Essays and Term Papers
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Nosferatu - 1922 Silent Film
Horror films of today employ several film techniques to invoke responses from the viewer. However, early silent films relied more on these techniques because without a script, the viewer needs another way to interpret the film. The 1922 silent film Nosferatu directed by F.W. Murnau is one of the first of it's kind to apply what most would consider to be more modern film techniques. Montage plays a key role in this film, as does
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Effects of Propaganda Films on Wwii
The effetcs of film on WWII propaganda Without the advent of the medium of film to wage a war of propaganda both the Axis and the Allies of World War II would have found it difficult to gather as much support for their causes as they did. Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle, forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged
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Sixth Finger Film Analysis
The future for mankind is fraught with uncertainty both sociologically and physiologically given respectfully an enormous population growth and the potential for genetic engineering in the light of the mapping of the entire human genome. 1) What assumptions does the short film “The Sixth Finger” make about the direction that human evolution will take in the next ten thousand to one million years? The film gives the assumption that human genome will evolve into smart,
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Film Realism
Response Paper: The Complete Film The introduction of sound films in the late 1920’s was a divisive issue among those involved and interested in the emerging motion picture industry. Even though it wasn’t the sudden breakthrough it is often perceived to be, the addition of sound and voice to mainstream cinema revolutionized movie making and led to conflicting viewpoints as to whether or not this innovation was a positive progression for film as an art
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Sci-Fi Films - the Matrix” and Bicentennial Man
In this essay I am going to discuss about the topic: “Science fiction often plays off the real against the artificial, either in the form of humans versus non-human (androids, cyborgs, synthetics), or the world versus the non-world (cyberspace, inner-space, intentional space)”. I have chosen the films “The Matrix” and “Bicentennial Man” An explosion in information access and exchange is fueling the Information Superhighway that was created as a result of the computer revolution. If
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Ethical Issues in Film
Racial profiling is a term society has become familiar with in the past few years; however, it is not a new phenomenon. Racial profiling according to Fredrickson, "occurs when law enforcement officials rely on race, skin color, and/or ethnicity as an indication of criminality, reasonable suspicion, or probable cause, except when it is part of the description of a particular suspect" (1). There are many opposing views on racial profiling; some believe it to be
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Importand Films of the Early 1900’s
If there are two films that have truly endured the every changing diversity of entertainment in this country from the time of their creation all the way to present day, they would have to be King Kong (1933) and The Wizard of Oz (1939). Both films are landmarks in our countries history of motion pictures. They have been highly influential to the movie industry and they deserve recognition for what they have given us. King
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 Film Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho utilizes some innovative editing techniques, especially for its time. Particularly, the scene where Marion Crane drives her newly purchased 1957 Ford contains many edits that help drive the story. The approximately three-minute scene is comprised of 36 shots; however, there are only two distinctive shots throughout the entire sequence. As Marion drives, her mind begins to drift as she starts thinking about how her boss and others back home may
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Shrek Appeals to a Wide Range of Audiences. How Have the Makers of the Film Enabled This to Happen?
‘Shrek’ is very cleverly written and made, it took three years and it took nearly three hundred artists and technicians to make along with Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson who directed it. The voice of Shrek is Mike Myers, Donkey is Eddie Murphy, Fiona is Cameron Diaz, and Lord Farquaad is John Lithgow. Shrek and Donkey go on a quest set by Lord Farquaad in order for Sherk to get his swap back. The
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Situational Ethics in the Film “windtalkers”
Situational Ethics in the film “Windtalkers” The film “Windtalkers”, starring Nicholas Cage, is a movie about World War II and Navajo Americans who played a big role in the American victory. Out on the battlefield, important messages and coordinates of where to bomb the enemy were sent out over the radio. The enemy could hear the radio transmissions being sent out by the Americans. The American soldiers would try to talk in a code to
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Film Sound
Sound design is as essential as any other film techniques. Unfortunately, more often than not, sound may go unnoticeable in cinema due to the fact that we are visually more stimulated by the moving images. Albeit, without the use of sound it's almost near impossible to fully understand the meaning of a film. Without sound, a scene might be too ambiguous and thus very likely to lose its significance. Sound has the power to influence
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Film Critique on the Deer Hunter
Since 1968, there have been at least 25 films made that portray the events of the Vietnam War. Historians have to ask themselves when watching these films, “Did the fictional character represent historical figures accurately? Is this how a soldier would react in this situation?” The point of view of the director of the film can change with simple alterations in camera angles. For example, a view from the ground of a battle seen can
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Lochness Film Essay
Feature films position viewers to see another perspective on life through the language of films. The film Loch Ness directed by John Henderson (1995) will “open your heart… open your mind… then open your eyes…as the legend is about to surface”. The film enlightens a mystery of the Loch Ness monster. The main character, Jonathon Dempsey (played by Ted Danson) is a scientist who is sent to the town in Scotland where the Loch Ness
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The Film Trekking
The film Trekking on Tradition examined life in Nepal according to the Nepalese and the trekkers who visit. The Nepalese live a very simple basic life. One thing that attracts many people is the town of Tatopani, where the population is 300, but people go there because of the hot springs. Some trekkers say they go for the personal experience and to learn about other cultures. This area is developing more but it is for
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Fight Club: Analysis of Novel and Film
Fight Club: Analysis of Novel and film Fight Club is a potent, diabolically sharp, and nerve chafing satire that was beautifully written by Chuck Palahniuk and adapted to the silver screen by David Fincher. A story masterfully brought together by mischief, mayhem, and ironically, soap. Fight Club is the definition of a cult classic because the issues dealt within the novel touched so close to home to the generation this novel was intended for, generation
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Kodak at a Crossroad: The Transition from Film-Based to Digital Photography
Kodak at a Crossroad: The Transition from Film-Based to Digital Photography Traci Dawson-Butcher 1. What are the standout features of the photography equipment industry? How do economic characteristics differ between the film-based and digital segments? The digital photography industry is fast-paced and crowded, offering razor thin profit margins. The photofinishing and retail camera industry includes about 8,000 locations with combined annual revenue of $7 billion. Ritz Camera Centers operates over 1,300 stores. The industry is
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The Quest on a Film
INTRODUCTION “The best education in film is to make one.” - Stanley Kubrick Aristotle never said it, but it seems that man is a storyteller by nature. From ancient times to the present, mankind has had a hunger for great stories. Novels, poems, stage plays, films - spanning the whole spectrum from comedy to tragedy - all give evidence of, and serve to satisfy, this hunger. Something powerful indeed must exist in these forms of
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Film and Tv Narative: Manhunter
For this essay I am going to be looking at Michael Mann's 1986 film Manhunter. Manhunter is considered a cult film primarily known for containing the first cinematic incarnation of the character Hannibal Lecter. The film was not very successful on release and in addition to poor box office the film received a lukewarm critical response. Now, Manhunter is generally well regarded and considered by some as better than the much more successful Silence of
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Hitchcock’s North by Northwest: The Birth of The Modern Action Film
1959 was an exciting year in the history of filmmaking. An extraordinary conjunction of talent throughout the globe existed. In France, Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette, and Resnais all directed their first films, thus establishing the French New Wave. In Italy, Fellini created the elegant La Dolce Vita, and Antonioni gave us L’avventura. Most importantly, though, in America, famed British director Alfred Hitchcock gave us the classic thriller North by Northwest, the father of the
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Rabbit-Proof Fence: A Short Film Report.
Rabbit-Proof Fence is an Australian-produced drama movie and semi-documentary, being based on a book and true story told by Doris Pilkington Garimara. Her book is called Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, and by watching the movie we can easily see why it bears that name. The story takes place in 1931, a time quite different from ours, when the indigenous Aborigines were suppressed by the relatively newly arrived white Europeans. The Aborigines were reduced to “lower-caste”
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Critique of a Film Script
Critique of a Film Script Star Wars: A New Hope In this critique, I will be discussing how Star Wars: A New Hope, can be said to repeat or fit in with traditional film patterns. First of all, the film has a linear narrative, in that it goes from beginning to end in chronological order. In regard to a traditional three act structure, this script can be said to follow it in two different respects.
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Dames, Coppers, and Crooks: A Look at Film Noir
Dames, Coppers, and Crooks: A Look At Film Noir Film noir is a style of black and white American films that first evolved in the 1940s, became prominent in the post-war era, and lasted in a classic “Golden Age” period until about 1960. Frank Nino, a French film critic, first coined the label film noir, which literally means black film or cinema, in 1946. Nino noticed the trend of how “dark” and black the looks
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The Wall - the Musical Film
Is there Anybody in There? In the musical film, The Wall, Roger Waters and Pink Floyd portray the protagonist, Pink, as a man who is delving into the realm of insanity. Over the course of the movie, Pink slowly spirals downward and becomes more paranoid and schizophrenic. His hallucinations increase in both quantity and horror. However, Pink’s fall into total insanity is mirrored by that of Chief Bromden in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the
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The Films Unprecedented
The films Unprecedented: the 2000 Presidential Election, Uprooted, Tragedy in the Holy Land and Bowling for Columbina are the video that we have been watched in the class. These four films are all somewhat relate to our discussion about Human Rights. The first film Unprecedented is the riveting story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in AmericaThe. Second film uprooted is about three stories of immigrants who left
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Stephen King’s Why We Crave Horror Films
As I was lying in bed recalling the event happened an hour before I was thinking to myself that I will never look at lightning the same way again. Thunder and lightning was still present in the night sky as I lay there in bed thanking God I was alive and well. Each flash of lightning lit the entire room and each clap of thunder rattled the windows of my hotel room. Lightning can seem
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