Cinema Film Essays and Term Papers
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Analyse the Relationship Between African American Cinema and Hollywood Exploring the Effect on Ethnic Representation in 2 Key Films
Analyse the relationship between African American Cinema and Hollywood exploring the effect on ethnic representation in 2 key films Today on the surface at least it is possible to say that black actors have reached stardom comparable to and in some instances well beyond their white counterparts. Will Smith is the current favourite for the blockbuster action movie moving away from his ethnic buddy movies such as Men in Black and Wild Wild West. There
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Thoughts on Tania Modleski's “cinema and the Dark Continent: Race and Gender in Popular Film”
Tania Modleski’s “Cinema and the Dark Continent: Race and Gender in Popular Film,” discusses how popular film perpetuates stereotypes of black women. Some controlling images of black women include: the mammy, the jezebel, and the sapphire. While Modelski doesn’t analyze the sapphire stereotype, she does use Whoppi Goldberg’s past film roles as examples of the nurturing and maternal mammy and the over- sexualized jezebel. While I could clearly see Modelski’s comparison of Goldberg’s roles and
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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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Cinema Paradiso
Take Home Questions: Cinema Paradiso 1. At the point of the films conclusion, one can really see how this one instrumental good can change the lives for Salvatore, Alfredo and for the entire community of Giancaldo. The fact that Salvatore had such respect for Alfredo really made it emotional at the end of the movie. Ever since Salvatore left his home to pursue his dream, it was clear that there was still something missing in
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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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Third Cinema Theories and the Nollywood Experience
Introduction The term, �Third Cinema’ was coined in an interview with the Argentine Cine Liberacion group, published in the journal Cine Cubano (March 1969), and was then more fully developed in the manifesto “Towards a Third Cinema: Notes and Experiences for the Development of a cinema in the Third World,” written by Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino, members of that group. Femi Shaka describes it as “a tool for creating a revolutionary consciousness for the
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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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Cinema of Attraction
When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions, the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters, car chases, and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning, a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention, inciting visual
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