The film the Corpse Bride is a must see movie. In this movie you will see so many different cinematic techniques used by the director Tim Burton. Victor (played by Johnny Depp) is the main Charter in this movie. Victor was introduced to us using a close-up, establishing shot. For example when the movie starts we see a close up of a had drawing a butterfly, soon the hand is zoomed out to a face of a skinny dark haired young a man who we will soon find out is
“Rule #17: Don’t be a hero” says Columbus in the film Zombieland. But little does he know how wrong about this he is, as he will be the one to break his own rule. Not just this rule but many more during the course of this movie, like “Beware of Bathrooms” and “Seatbelts”. These, and many more, are all keys to survival, but what Columbus discovers is that there’s no use in living without something to live for.
Analysis of the Opening Sequences of John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) and Wes Craven’s Scream (1996)
The director is using many images to do with the horror genre as he as
Movies come in different genres which are horror, romantic, comedy and even surreal genres. However, only a few directors were only working for films that were based on surrealism. Surreal films are the kind of films in which you found it strange and you will also think that this kind of films exists. Below is the list of the most surreal films.
Dreyer frequently shows actions by shadows cast by the characters we already know. This fits with the film's style of indirection with plot by inference rather than by direct narrative. The film is filled with memorable images: a skull turning to watch; a shadow walking over to join its subject sitting in repose; point-of-view filming from inside a glass-topped coffin as the lid is nailed down and then carried out to the churchyard for burial.
The background space tended to be left open and free of other individuals. The frame mainly consisted of only who was speaking at the moment. Furthermore, the actors were typically centered within the middle of the shot. This created a sense of importance and urgency. On another note, to emphasize Dracula’s powers of persuasion and hypnosis, the director performed a close-up of Dracula’s face. To further express this power, they cast shadows around his face, except for the eyes. The only object that seemed to carry any sort of significance was the cross, which was the sole object that frightened all vampires and those possessed by
When observing television shows and movies, many stereotypes of women commonly exist such as a mother, a dutiful wife or a sex object. Many of these movies and television shows display women as prize for men to compete for by generalizing their abilities and feelings. While it is typical for a woman to play a lead role in a romance film with some sort of fairy-tale ending, Bridesmaids defies the typical by portraying women as main characters in a comedy. Bridesmaids, the movie, focuses in on the struggling life of the maid of honor, Annie, who is competing with another bridesmaid, Helen, for attention from the soon to be bride, Lillian. Annie’s life happens to also be spiraling out of control after losing bother her jobs as a baker and a jewelry
Cinematography of Hitchcocks Psycho Alfred Hitchcock is renown as a master cinematographer (and editor), notwithstanding his overall brilliance in the craft of film. His choice of black and white film for 1960 was regarded within the film industry as unconventional since color was perhaps at least five years the new standard. But this worked tremendously well. After all, despite the typical filmgoer’s dislike for black and white film, Psycho is popularly heralded among film buffs as his finest cinematic achievement; so much so, that the man, a big
'Shawshank Redemption' directed by Frank Darabont is a compelling film about the life of one of its prisoners, Andy. many film techniques were used through out the film as a clever way of conveying main themes. This essay is going to examine how Darabont used camera angles and colour effectively in this film to portray the idea of power.
Spike Lee does many fascinating things from a directorial standpoint, which makes his film (dare I say, joint), Do the Right Thing so interesting to watch. Writer, director Lee makes much use of the high and low angle shots. He does this to draw clear contrasts between the two elders of the block, Da Mayor and Mother Sister and to make conflict more apparent.
With the different trips that Victor endures individually, it hints a sense of individuality as he seeks isolation from the world. He is also a very emotional man, who loves his family. As death of his family members occurs, he becomes emotionally unstable and seeks revenge against his creation. Ultimately trying to end the life he so vigorously wanted to create. This reflects both the passion and individualism theme from the Romantic
In Coppola's film, Dracula has a very active and visual role in almost every scene. It is quite understandable the temptation Coppola had of showing Dracula a...
In the film ‘Into the Wild’ directed by Sean Penn, there are some scenes in the movie and enable us to understand how it was developed. I found one important scene in the movie, this is the scene in which Chris’ feels that his journey was almost end, the director uses some camera shots, dialogues and some soundtracks for us to see and understand the scene in this movie.
For my second media critique, I chose to focus on the 2011 film Bridesmaids. Bridesmaids is a comedy written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, directed by Paul Feig. With grossing almost $300 million worldwide, 44 nominations, and 11 awards won, Bridesmaids has been a relevant film in popular culture over the last three years (“Bridesmaids”).
In his book, Horror and the Horror Film, author Bruce F. Kawin remarked “horror itself resists formulation and can be difficult and unpleasant to contemplate.” This year was a phenomenal year for both horror and contemplative movies. Two prime examples: Get Out and mother!. Despite being both horror films with subliminal messaging and allegories, they had drastically different reactions and box office performances. To understand why this happened, it is imperative to analyze marketing, storyline, climate, and audience interpretation.