When I see the trailer of the movie Oddball I knew that the theatre will be flooded with excited children and their parents to see the cute penguins that are in Australia. The film was about a sheepdog named Oddball protecting one of the most important things of the Warrnambool-The Fairy Penguins; they are endangered after the foxes have massacred them. This Australian film based on a true story, at Warrnambool, Victoria. Directed by Stuart McDonald and the Cast are Sarah Snook, Shane Jacobson, and Coco Jack Gillies. On the Warrnambool Middle Island, a special mission had been given to a Maremma sheepdog. To keep the bloodthirsty fox out, and to save the adorable Fairy Penguins from extinction. Emily Marsh (Sarah Snook/Steve Jobs) is a warden on the Middle Island who tries to save the penguins, but it seems that it is impossible as the penguin population each day goes lower. So her father Swampy the local chicken farmer (Shane …show more content…
Furthermore, when he sees the police car, he says “beautiful lights” which is really funny to me. And he even stands on the top of the car arguing with the police! My favourite scene is when Olivia sneaks into the dog pounds, but the guard discovered her, so she jumps on the guard and holds on to him, then she went under the guard and kicks his butt and the guard fell over, it is so hilarious. Another important element of this film is that the camera shots also include slow-motion and high over shots plus the beautiful coastline of Warrnambool which is really attracting. Also, the background music also reflects the mood of the character, when the character is sad the music either stops or turns into a sad music. The movie also gives us loads of scenes, for example, Dog is man’s best friend, Nature will always take its
Braff himself has a warm, easy-to-watch screen presence. He can say nothing during the lull in a conversation, while the camera remains focused on his face, and it feels right. Portman and Sarsgaard are also genuine, each wonderfully relaxed in their roles. Production design is superb: details in every scene are arranged well, and the photography, by Lawrence Sher, is - like the story and the acting – unpretentious, never distracting, tricky or cute. This film never seems to manipulate us; instead it engages us, arouses our curiosity and amusement, bids us gently to care about Andrew and Sam and even Mark, leaving us entertained in the best sense. This movie is as confident, as secure in itself, as comforting, as a well worn pair of house slippers or your favorite reading chair. A splendid film. Grade: A- (09/04)
music to analyse—in fact, the music runs almost constantly throughout the film without very little
Another of the main characters is Bigwig, he is strong larger rabbit that was previously a part of the group owsla.
Musical theatre has been around for quite a while. But where exactly did it come from? The book Anything Goes, written by Ethan Mordden looks to explore just that. From operas to musical comedies, Mordden covers the basic history of musical theatre and why it’s important for the world to know.
Enhancing the sustained fright of this film are an excellent cast, from which the director coaxes extraordinary performances, and Bernard Herrmann's chilling score. Especially effective is the composer's so-called "murder music," high-pitched screeching sounds that flash across the viewer's consciousness as quickly as the killer's deadly knife. Bernard Herrmann achieved this effect by having a group of violinists frantically saw the same notes over and over again.
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.
use of the camera the sound and the mise en scene. I will analyze the
Movies such as Mary Poppins, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Happy Feet, Surf’s Up, and Madagascar have portrayed penguins as lovable, comical creatures with intelligent minds and adorable faces. Simply put: humans have idealized the penguin. Indeed, it is a well-known fact that most species of penguin form loyal monogamous bonds, also known as mating for life. However, there are other penguin facts which are largely unknown. For example, few individuals know that penguins have a body temperature between “100 and 102 degrees” Fahrenheit (Lynch, 1997, p. 35). When we remember that humans have a...
After watching March of the Penguins I was browsing the internet while I was trying to figure out which direction to take the essay in, because there were too many possibilities for the topic. Soon I found myself watching Monty Python, when the perfect sketch to start this paper on comes on. A newspaper reporter comes on saying "Penguins, yes penguins what relevance do penguins have with the furtherance of medical science? Well strangely enough quite a lot" He moves into a joke about research not being accidental. Then he picks up of the penguins "Nevertheless scientists believe that these penguins, these comic flightless web-footed little b@$#ards are un-wittingly helping man to fathom the uncharted depths of the human mind." The news cast flips to the scientist who introduces himself then states "...having been working on the theory postulated by the late Dr. Kramer that the penguin in intrinsically more intelligent than the human being." From there a multitude of science spoofs lead to the confirmation of this theory of penguins being smarter, even though it is clearly pointed out that the penguin's brain is smaller than of a human being. This causes the penguins to rise up and take over the roles of humans. After careful consideration I decided to discuss this clip as there really is no better way to introduce how animals are used in film as entertainment. Whether it is a crazy Monty Python sketch or the heartwarming love story that is March of the Penguins both were created for many reasons, but the most influential was the desire to earn money. For now just keep Monty Python on the back burner it will have significance later, lets shift to dealing with the questions being posed about March of the Penguins. How did March o...
The film does not have a clear plot, and its artistic merit is also doubtful, as a film critic Peter Biskind said, ¡§It had little background or historical development of characters, a lack of typical heroes, uneven pacing, jump cuts and flash-forward transitions between scenes, an improvisational style and mood of acting and dialogue, background rock 'n' roll music to complement the narrative, and the equation of motorbikes with freedom on the road rather than with delinquent behaviors.¡¨
Another technique used throughout The Rabbit Proof Fence, is the use of music. Music can create many different moods, atmospheres and can set the scene for any type of movie. This movie had a variety of different songs and sound in it: many were traditional Aboriginal songs. Some of the music is a bit unsettling but since it is combined with other sounds it becomes less noticeable. There isn’t a very obvious tune to the music that was played. Instead it’s more of a sequence of synthesised sounds that don’t really have a climax. In my opinion most of the Aboriginal music sound a bit supernatural, like ancestral voices. The repetition of the dideridoo is present in most of the sounds. The most powerful song used was titled “Long Walk Home” by
Baz Luhrmann has done this film in a unique and brilliant way, with help of the above, and of course a great loved story as a base.
The music suited the movie very nicely. By the type of music playing, you could determine what sort of scene was coming up, either fast and light...
His animations has a lot of feelings. It can make you amused, cry, happy and even angry. His movies are spectacular, and it's got an ability to communicate its concepts very well, which live action movies and other means of storytelling simply cannot. There is a pattern in his working style. All his works are about 'accepting difference'. It's an universal truth, that we all look for acceptance and love. Also that we are all different and unique from each other. Also, his films have a shared sense of national identity. That is I think because he was born in Australia and resided for a long time in Melbourne.
...movie that I fell in love with. But most of all I love how the story line is a great overlap into the cinematically engaging movie. There is a great use of camera, timing, shots and story line that are portrayed in this movie without being too overwhelming. This allows the audience to relax during the movie and just take in the scenes as a story from reality. To this day, and even still doing this paper I still come to find different aspects of the movie that I missed the previous times I have watched it.