In the short film "Feeling Through", director Doug Roland dives into the lens of non-verbal communication to explore heartfelt themes of empathy and human connection. Through this cinematic piece, Roland effectively highlights the universal nature of human emotions. The exploration of "feeling through" surpasses the constraints of verbal communication by delving deeply into empathy and interpersonal relationships. Doug Roland, the director, adeptly tackles the nuances of communication, highlighting the importance of emotional depth and non-verbal cues. The short film revolves around a chance meeting between a homeless youth and a deaf-blind individual, illustrating the commonality of human emotions and the capacity to forge profound connections. …show more content…
"Feeling Through" employs a meticulous blend of lighting, sound, and cinematography to create a truly immersive experience that resonates deeply with viewers. Director Doug Roland skillfully employs lighting techniques and a carefully chosen color palette to weave a tapestry of emotions, evoking a sense of warmth and intimacy that draws the audience into the characters' world. Moreover, the deliberate restraint in dialogue enhances the authenticity of the character interactions, allowing the audience to become fully absorbed in the narrative. By incorporating natural sounds and subtle cues that add layers of emotional depth, the sound design of the film further enhances the storytelling, elevating its impact on the audience. "Feeling Through" delivers a profound cinematic experience by skillfully capturing emotions and captivating viewers through meticulous attention to detail, enabling a profound connection with the characters and themes …show more content…
Director Doug Roland crafts visually captivating scenes that resonate with viewers through his innovative use of camera angles, framing, and editing methods. Close-up shots and point-of-view perspectives are utilized to express the characters' viewpoints and emotions, creating an intimate and empathetic atmosphere that draws viewers into the narrative. Moreover, the film's utilization of outdoor settings and natural lighting enhances the authenticity of the story by establishing the urban backdrop and highlighting the contrasts between the characters' lifestyles. This short film utilizes thematic elements to construct a cinematic experience that transcends the confines of the screen, prompting viewers to contemplate the overarching themes of empathy, communication, and human interaction. The film stands as a poignant testament to the profound impact of empathy and understanding. Through a well-developed narrative and skillful application of cinematic techniques, director Doug Roland creates a poignant film that encourages audiences to see beyond physical disparities and embrace the common humanity that binds us
The film starts off showing the only sincere moments that viewers will watch with cuts to beautiful fields and artistic shots of headlights coming down a road. Director Jack Riccobono is quick to come away from these scenes as he delves straight into the bitter world Rob and Kevin are divulged in. Their story is told through first person accounts of the films Rob and Kevin, showing viewers their life stories through their own words and actions. The director uses techniques commonly found in documentaries, such as having titles and narration, to fully engage viewers into the lives of the subjects.
Throughout the film, the filmmaker follows the three victims around in their everyday lives by using somber music and backgrounds of depressing colors. The documentary starts off with colorful images of the scenery
Before we look at whether James Moloney effectively uses characterisation to convey Aboriginal issues we must look at the issues themselves. In Dougy, the issue of black and white prejudice is strongly present in the plot. The stereotyping of Aborigines and white Europeans play an important role in the events and the outcome of the story, as is individuality and the breaking of the stereotypes. The book also touches on the old Aboriginal superstitions that are still believed in by some today, though one of such superstitions plays an important role in creating the mood of the resolution. These issues impact most heavily on the character Gracey.
The action of pulling people over because of their race can have negative effects on people like it did on certain characters in “Crash”. There are also times in everyday life when somebody may endure a troubling incident and then pass judgment on people because of their race. It was interesting to see how the characters in the film either knowingly or unknowingly affected one another. In everyday life, individuals’ are affected by the actions of others, that is how the world. The characters in the film truly capture the struggles of everyday city life.... ...
The film Wendy and Lucy, directed by Kelly Reichardt, presents a sparse narrative. The film has been criticised for its lack of background story, and as a short film, much of the story is left to the viewer to infer from what is presented in the plot. However, Wendy and Lucy is able to depict the intimate relationship between Wendy and her dog as well as reflecting more broadly on the everyday, and commenting on the current economic state of the film’s setting in America. This essay will examine how film form contributes to the viewer’s awareness of the story in Wendy and Lucy and allows a deeper understanding of the themes presented. The aspects of mise-en-scene, shot and editing and sound in the film will be explored.
Distinctively visual language and cinematic techniques highlight to the responder the particular literal and metaphorical experiences characters are faced with, within a text. Peter Goldsworthy’s novel Maestro, Don McLean’s song ‘Vincent’ and the intriguing film Australia by Baz Luhrrman, explore the ways in which the human experiences of an individual’s connection to landscape is fundamental in shaping one’s sense of identity, personal growth and development. Composers further explore the realisation that our lives can be enriched by an understanding and appreciation of art as well as a deeper understanding of the importance of love and lust. The depiction of characters is conveyed through distinctively visual images to highlight the subsequent development of courage and resilience leads responders to a deeper understanding of how human experiences can create a sense of individuality.
For this assignment, I decided to watch “Crash”, a movie set in the streets of Los Angeles California and that shows the lives of various individuals with different cultural backgrounds. The movie starts with the scene of a car crash between an Asian woman and a couple of detectives near the sight of a murder, as the African American detective Graham Waters walks around the scene he stops because he saw something that shocked him, and from there a flashback begins. The first relevant scene shows, Anthony and Peter, two African Americans individuals walking down the street talking about racial discrimination. As they talk a couple passes by them and the two decide to steal their car. This causes a chain of events affecting the lives of many
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As an audience we are manipulated from the moment a film begins. In this essay I wish to explore how The Conversation’s use of sound design has directly controlled our perceptions and emotional responses as well as how it can change the meaning of the image. I would also like to discover how the soundtrack guides the audience’s attention with the use of diegetic and nondiegetic sounds.
able to touch your heart. In every second of this film, you can feel it’s
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Since the creation of films, their main goal was to appeal to mass audiences. However, once, the viewer looks past the appearance of films, the viewer realizes that the all-important purpose of films is to serve as a bridge connecting countries, cultures, and languages. This is because if you compare any two films that are from a foreign country or spoken in another language, there is the possibility of a connection between the two because of the fact that they have a universal understanding or interpretation. This is true for the French New Wave films Contempt and Breathless directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and contemporary Indian films Earth and Water directed by Deepa Mehta. All four films portray an individual’s role in society, using sound and editing.
“Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine, some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything’s okay. I don’t make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything’s not okay.” - David Fincher. David Fincher is the director that I am choosing to homage for a number of reasons. I personally find his movies to be some of the deepest, most well made, and beautiful films in recent memory. However it is Fincher’s take on story telling and filmmaking in general that causes me to admire his films so much. This quote exemplifies that, and is something that I whole-heartedly agree with. I am and have always been extremely opinionated and open about my views on the world and I believe that artists have a responsibility to do what they can with their art to help improve the culture that they are helping to create. In this paper I will try to outline exactly how Fincher creates the masterpieces that he does and what I can take from that and apply to my films.
Touch is one of our five main senses and important sense to be able to perceive reality. The way we as individuals touch things gives us a sense of connection whether it the thing we are touching is a hand of a friend or the prickly spines of a cactus. In the video Touch. it explores the different natures of touch in different movie clips the video provides. This video would attract viewers who are interested in the emotional atmosphere in films or for those who want to understand a deeper meaning of the term touch. Touch. communicates to the audience how touch can be perceived as a positive emotion, negative emotion or neutral emotion through the reactions of the actors and actresses in the movies. Note that this analysis will cover most clips
“We fight each other for territory; we kill each other over race, pride, and respect. We fight for what is ours. They think they’re winning by jumping me now, but soon they’re all going down, war has been declared.” Abuse, Pain, Violence, Racism and Hate fill the streets of Long Beach, California. Asians, Blacks, Whites and Hispanics filled Wilson High School; these students from different ethnic backgrounds faced gang problems from day to night. This movie contains five messages: people shouldn’t be judgmental because being open-minded allows people to know others, having compassion for a person can help people change their views in life, being a racist can only create hate, having the power of the human will/goodness to benefit humanity will cause a person to succeed at any cost and becoming educated helps bring out the intelligence of people.