Frank Capra, a leading figure in the film industry, had created many remarkable masterpieces from the era of the Great Depression all the way through the Second Great War. Not only did he face the innovating changes of movie life, such as the change from silent to sound film-making, he had has made a great impact on the lives of Americans. Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897. Capra, was initially named Francesco Rosario Capra, changed it after he had immigrated to America with his family from Italy
Frank Capra is a leading figure in the world of cinema and filming. He has experimented with the shift from the silent age to sound. He has influenced many people with his artistic talent and has contributed his work to the film industry. As of today his films are monumental and include many aspects of life that people can relate towards. But his existence is essential in which his films have made major impacts on a wide range of people. With his popularity rising, Frank Capra utilized his movie
This was an extraordinary movie that showed the homely small-town moral values through glossy studio production. I really enjoyed this movie. It has very quickly become one of my favorite movies of all times. The characters were very good. I thought this movie to be beautifully told and acted, with Reed, Barrymore, and other ensemble members perfectly cast. The actors were very convincing. George Bailey was an ordinary guy. An example of this was went he was at the train station waiting for his brother
December 7, 1941 was a day that United States will never forget, or as President Roosevelt addressed, “a date which will live in infamy”. It was the day that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor, a navy base in Hawaii. Whether the US knew about the surprise attack or not, one thing that is certain is that the U.S. is prepared to declare war against Japan. FDR’s speech not only boosted people’s morale, but even claimed that they will gain the “inevitable triumph”. Unfortunately, the first six months of
After Watching Frank Capra’s Meet John Doe and Stanley Kramer’s Inherit the Wind it is very easy to see the directors view on topics such as capitalism and fascism. In Each movie they value some thing and throw down other ideas. I feel that both directors take more of a traditional liberal point. I thought that this was clearly shown in both movies when money hungry fat cats or religious leader whom hold more power than the ‘average Joe’ shot down the main protagonist. Although if you’re not paying
James Stewart "In a career of extraordinary range and depth, Jimmy Stewart has come to embody on screen the very image of the typical American.... His idealism, his determination, his vulnerability, and above all, his basic decency shine through every role he plays..."-- The American Film Institute. The Nature of Film and Acting When film was young, acting was overdone. Low quality cameras could only record large movements; posing and enunciation were overstated as a result of theater acting;
Bellevue: Inside Out directed by Maryann Deleo and City of the Sick directed by (unknown) both display the “realities” within a mental health institution (one more than the other). However, one of the documentaries display less of the realities in such way that it seems more of an advertisement rather than an informational video. The other documentary, on the other hand, explicitly shows the patients and their struggles within the mental health institution. However, both documentaries may provide
The oxford dictionary defines a documentary as ‘the use of pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject’ . That Sugar Film directed by Damon Gameau gives insight to the various problems sugar can cause and how companies are doing all they can to keep you from deterring from their products due to its sugar contents. Through the use of evidence, emotive language and appeal as well attacks and inclusive language, Gameau effectively uses
Assumption about documentaries being true, educational only, no imagination needed aren’t correct . There are several documentaries we watched in class that show that documentaries don’t all fall under the same assumptions. A common assumption about documentaries is that there is no imagination needed. “ In a time when the major media recycle the same stories on the same subjects over and over, when they risk little in formal innovation, when they remain beholden to powerful sponsors with their
Forest Woodward is well known as one of the adventures photographer and the filmmaker. As a young shooter, Woodward, shows unique techniques to direct few documentaries features films. Although, his contribution towards the photographer let him to a successful filmmaker and he able to manages good relationship between a photographer and a film director. Later on his life, filmmaker Woodward was able to discovers that he was a great influence by this dad, Doug Woodward, who walked into the wild and
A famous filmmaker and documentarian, Frederick Wiseman, once stated, “Of course there’s conscious manipulation! Everything about a movie is manipulation ... If you like it, it’s an interpretation. If you don’t like it, it’s a lie — but everything about these movies is a distortion.” There are many definitions for a documentary, but one thing is for sure: a documentary film is a representation of the world we already occupy. It stands for a particular view of the world, one we may never have encountered
Steve Jobs in his 2005 commencement address at Stanford University eloquently traced the imprint of a calligraphy class he had taken at Reed College years before to the creation of today’s worldwide standard in computer typography. Esteemed architect Frank Gehry can trace the imprint of his college job working in a museum to his current success, and moreover can trace the imprint of a different piece of art to each one of the buildings he has created. President Bill Clinton can trace the imprint of witnessing
Yusuke Ito 10/23/2014 In Bill Nichols’s “Introduction to Documentary”, he categorizes six different modes for documentary filmmaking. The poetic mode, expository mode, observational mode, participatory mode, reflexive mode, and performative mode. My paper is going to describe particular artists, often associated with the documentary filmmaking style, and how they used the “observational mode” as a way to explore their understanding of place through time. “11x14” ”(1977), by James Benning is
This term, we reviewed the history and process of documentary making. By viewing objective and subjective documentaries, the elements and operations of each were identified. The given task was to apply this knowledge by creating our own subjective or objective documentaries in groups. My group contained Ellen, Mia, Bonny, and Mercedes which I was satisfied with as we all shared a similar work ethic. In creating a documentary, I experienced first-hand the decisions and mechanisms of this procedure
“Documents are factual; documentaries are evidential. What constitutes evidence, and how do documentary filmmakers utilize it? Facts provide information but do not necessarily serve as evidence” [Page 97]. My points of focus for Nichols’s read, because I see facts as undeniable certainties such as ice melts and fish swims and evidence as the web that connects all the facts to form a theory, knowledge or a story. With that there is a heavy importance of gathering evidence even if the facts are known
True crime documentaries are a unique way to present information about real life criminal cases to audiences while at the same time educating and informing them about the implications of crime. That is what the average true crime genre fan might say. To this point, I call bullshit. True crime documentaries have nothing short of a biased, inaccurate reporting and presentation of facts in a way that reinforces the director’s personal agenda. “True crime” is a misnomer because popularized true crime
The medium of film is often a great place to depict many facets of American society. This fact is sometimes validated by the depiction of the criminal justice system. While scripted film are often examples of this, documentary films provide a realistic platform. In the 1998 film “The Farm: Angola, USA,” this is shown. Through the work of director/producers Liz Garbus, Wilbert Rideau, and Jonathan Stack, it shows an in-depth look into Americas largest maximum-security prison. I first discovered
3. Food, Inc (2008). Food, Inc reveals the truth about how corporate controlled food company are poisoning us with harmful chemicals that boosted agribusiness financially, but endangered human health generally. It shows in its two segments, the abusive treatment to animals in meat production and the danger that is prevalent in production of corn. Basically we are leaning heavily on GMO goods which are produced for quantity rather than quality. 4. Vegucated (2011). This follows three New Yorkers who
Observational documentary is the fourth form that Nicholls presents, however he argues that it presents a completely objective construction of reality, which is not true. The observational mode stresses the nonintervention of the filmmaker (Nichols, 1991, p38). Such films cede ‘control’ over the events that occur in front of the camera more than any other mode (Nichols, 1991, p38). Whilst the idea of observational documentaries is to be completely objective, it is still the directors’ decision on
According to the article “The Documentary Film and the New Media” states that a traditional classification of documentaries is related to the ratio in which the publishing material and cinematic substance of the film occur. (The Documentary Film and the New Media) Documentaries are usually shown as a one-way communication receptor to the audience, meaning that there is no interaction between what is being display and the audience. Documentary attempts to portray the impartial truth but instead