Rocky is a multi genre film directed by John G. Avildson. Within this film Avildson and his colleagues collaborated to create a remarkable film that won numerous awards. The directors use of mise-en-scène techniques including, lighting, costumes, dialogue, set design, and sounds successful enhanced the film. In addition, the impeccable use of cinematographic techniques enhances the film and aids to reveal the underlying character development and theme. In order to properly analyze this film, an evaluation of the narrative structure, time, space, and sound must be done. Each of these areas assist to reveal the underlying meaning to the cinematography techniques used throughout the film.
Before the movie started, I was introduced to the infamous Rocky
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The lighting in this final scene is very different to the fight that began the movie. Unlike the dim top lighting technique used previously, the final fight is brighter due to a three-point lighting technique. This technique makes it easier to see the emotions of each fighter which aids to develop the tone of the scene. The development of the scene is also enhanced with diegetic sounds of the commentators and the whistling and chanting from the crowd. As Apollo and Rocky fight many camera positions are used including eye level, above, long, and close up shots, which showed the use of special effects makeup. The use of blood and fake skin to imitate the appearance of swollen eyes was very gory but realistic. Each moment a close up shot of the fighters was captured the makeup aided to visualize the intensity of the fight. The director also used the editing of fading during the fight to show the elapse of time. During the final round, the crowd begins to chant ‘ROCKY.’ As Rocky repeatedly strikes Apollo the bell is rung and the fight is over. A long shot captures the ring and the crowd of the people climbing onto it joining the
The sound used in this scene are all diegetic, the sounds of gunfire and explosions show that the characters in this scene are in very real danger of being shot or blown up, this helps the viewer develop a more personal connection with the characters since the scene is towards the end of the film, the viewer has developed a personal connection with the characters and do not want them to die. The diegetic sounds of military personnel can be heard, this is used to show the urgency that the military personnel have to get The Sapphires and Dave out of the dangerous situation. This scene is used to emphasise the danger that Dave and The Sapphires are in very real and very lethal danger, the mixture of sinister camera angles to emphasise the visual danger that the characters are in to the inhospitable sounds portrayed by the scene to highlight the explosive danger that the characters are in. The lighting used features the darkness and the difficulty to see due to the night sky.
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.
I am writing a film review on the 1976, classic movie Rocky. In this review I will explore the main character Rocky, along with secondary characters Adrian, Pauley, and Mick. I will compare Rocky’s self-concept and self-esteem to the secondary characters. Identify whether the characters are nourishing or noxious individuals. Finally, we will describe how the main character is perceived by other characters.
Aside from its acting, the other major influence which Mean Streets had upon American film-makers was through it's use of a rock n' roll soundtrack (almost perfectly integrated with the images), and in its depiction of a new kind of screen violence. Unexpected, volatile, explosive and wholly senseless, yet, for all that, undeniably cinematic violence. The way in which Scorsese blends these two - the rock and roll and the violence - shows that he understood instinctively, better than anyone else until then, that cinema (or at least this kind of cinema, the kinetic, visceral kind) and rock n' roll are both expressions of revolutionary instincts, and that they are as inherently destructive as they are creative. This simple device - brutal outbreaks of violence combined with an upbeat soundtrack - has been taken up by both the mainstream cinema at large and by many individual `auteurs', all of whom are in Scorsese's debt - Stone and Tarantino coming at once to mind.
...successful collaboration of sound, colour, camera positioning and lighting are instrumental in portraying these themes. The techniques used heighten the suspense, drama and mood of each scene and enhance the film in order to convey to the spectator the intended messages.
Think about your favorite movie. When watching that movie, was there anything about the style of the movie that makes it your favorite? Have you ever thought about why that movie is just so darn good? The answer is because of the the Auteur. An Auteur is the artists behind the movie. They have and individual style and control over all elements of production, which make their movies exclusively unique. If you could put a finger on who the director of a movie is without even seeing the whole film, then the person that made the movie is most likely an auteur director. They have a unique stamp on each of their movies. This essay will be covering Martin Scorsese, you will soon find out that he is one of the best auteur directors in the film industry. This paper will include, but is not limited to two of his movies, Good Fellas, and The Wolf of Wall Street. We will also cover the details on what makes Martin Scorsese's movies unique, such as the common themes, recurring motifs, and filming practices found in their work. Then on
Then the question is posed to Mr. Lockwood, "How did it all begin?" The answering of this question is what my paper will explain. I will attempt to break down the opening scene and show how it all started. By using tools of film such as sound, editing, mise en scene, and cinematography, this paper will show how the scene was made as well. Mise en scene played an important role in this movie as with any other movie.
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.
Due to the film’s quality and interest it became an award winning film. The film had excellent sound effects such as the battle scenes. The image quality was also outstanding; it used many different angles to depict the actor to make you feel involved in the scenes. In the action scenes the most common viewpoint used was a close up shot which allows the audience to see and feel the intensity of the scene. The second viewpoint mostly used was a tracking shot due to the actors c...
As the audience’s cheers come closer, the camera pans to certain shots of the concert.
The two master fighters went head-to-head 15 rounds once again, but in the last round, Apollo makes an unfortunate mistake. He would have been the clear winner of the fight if they both would have lasted all the rounds. Apollo did not want to win by no decision again, so he went for the knockout. As he did, Rocky, being a South paw, slugs the champ multiple times in the gut and lands a final blow with a left uppercut to his face. The fight is over and Rocky is the new heavyweight champion.
The battle sequence itself does an exceptional job at capturing the chaos of battle by constantly changing the angles and shot it takes as it follows Maximus. Switching from medium shot to close up shots to capture surprise and fear incorporated with shots where time slows down to capture the immense of death as an axe is swung. The interplay between the non diegetic background music and the diegetic sound of men screaming out in triumph and pain come
“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.
Chapter 16 discusses the importance of music in cult films and the different genres of movies that use the soundtrack as an additional facet of the film. Cult rock movies according to the author are a perfect example of this. Films such as The Wall, The Song Remains the Same and Quadrophenia rely on the music to make the movie. The story in these films is secondary to the music which severely limits the audience who may find the movie interesting. The target audiences for rock movies are the fans of the band or music, any additional viewers that are picked up along the way is a bonus. The musical genre of cult films found itself as part of a strange niche. The Rocky Horror Picture Show known for its spontaneity and audience participation according
Sound is important in film and how it is used to drive a narrative progression. I will analyse how and why in this essay. Covering the history of sound in films and the essential component it plays in the film industry.