Film Techniques In Shattered Glass

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“It's true, journalism is hard work. Everybody's under pressure. Everybody grinds to get the issue out. Nobody's getting any sleep, but you are allowed to smile every once in awhile” (Stephen Glass).
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your career? Shattered Glass, the movie, is a true story of a young journalist that lost his job at the New Republic, when it was found that he had fabricated over half of his articles. For journalists like Glass, lies can be described as barriers where, there’s no way to get around them. These lies can become great obstacles and have the potential to ruin one's career. When analyzing the movie on this young writer’s story, one can clearly understand what lead to Stephen’s career demise. Through lying trends and holes in the editing process, Stephen Glass’s career quickly began and ended. …show more content…

These falsified stories helped him get ahead at his job, with other companies watching his “talent” closely. Unfortunately, Stephen Glass’ own ambition ended his career as a journalist and eventually prevented him from passing the bar exam. When watching this film, viewers can pick up on various lines that Stephen continuously repeats. In tense and nervous situations, Glass tends to blurt out “Are you mad at me?” In similar situations, when job offers from other magazines are brought up, Glass avoids the pending questions and replies, ¨Oh it’s probably nothing,” to his colleagues. Though seemingly unnoticeable to the New Republic, viewers of the film can easily read these

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