He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, renowned as England's best director, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939and became a U.S. citizen in 1955. Hitchcock’s Personal Style
I think he did this because, he wanted to get bigger roles in movies and not get small roles that know one noticed him. I think James Stewart became the most famous when he did movies with Alfred Hitchcock. I think his two best movies were Vertigo and Rear Window. I think he was a perfect fit for these two movies because, he just seemed like that type of guy in real life. He continued making films into the late 60’s until his hearing problems got to
De’Untre’ Griggs Griggs/1 Ms. Allen 9th Quest Lit/6 17 December 2012 Tim Burton Cinematic Techniques Essay (Embedded Assessment 2) Exotic, unique, fantastic, insane, brilliant, visionary, phenomenal, these are all words that come to mind when you see Tim Burton’s films. He has directed many movies like Alice in Wonderland, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many other amazing films. In his films he uses cinematic techniques to emphasize and convey emotions & feelings. For instance, Tim Burton in Corpse Bride and Edward Scissor hands uses lighting and sound to establish both dull and exciting moods in both films. Tim Burton uses light in a very special way in both Corpse Bride and Edward Scissor hands.
With technology advancing and finally a separate and synchronised soundtrack being introduced in 1927 by Warner with the ‘Jazz Singer’. The significance of this was huge and fundamentally changed films forever. The scene I will reference for the most part of this essay will be the opening credits to ‘Once Upon A Time in the West’. Which personally I think is some of the best sound design in film I have encountered. Although there is very little actual music in the opening credits (apart from the harmonica), there is a tremendous amount of work that been put into the sound design.
DOLBY SOUND: Invented by Ray Dolby, a recording system and reproduction system that revolutionized sound; Dolby’s most recent innovation is surround sound. Star Wars (1977) was the first film recorded almost entirely in
Ocean's 11 is a big-budget heist movie, the first in a trio, featuring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, directed by Steven Soderbergh. In Ocean's Eleven, meaning is created through the use of lighting, mise-en-scene, camera positioning and movement, non-diagetic and exaggerated diagetic sound. The opening sequence, as with many Hollywood films, involves the computer generated image of the iconic Warner Brothers logo with the camera fixed, demonstrating its large budget, and mainstream appeal. Off screen, diagetic sounds of metal can be heard, similar to that of large, heavy doors, or keys, whilst also, voices can be heard, but not distinctly. This raises enigma as to what the source of these noises are, suggesting that they may have some significance in the upcoming sequence.
“My path leads to the creation of a fresh perception of the world. I can thus decipher a world that you do not know.” – Dziga Vertov. The Man with the Movie Camera is viewed as a pinnacle reference of documentary film for individuals everywhere and is an example of where editing is extensively used to create meaning. The 1928 piece documents a day within a Soviet City and has become renowned as a political masterpiece that has influenced many filmmakers with its range of editing techniques and alternative stance in cinema. In the 1920s structured order meant filmmakers followed an unwritten set of rules that determined plots, protagonists and the genre of successful films.
This film has influenced nearly all of Nolan’s movies. He considers Blade Runner as benchmark of science fiction. The film’s production design and style were key to establishing the foundation of Nolan’s Batman universe. Nolan even casted Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer in Batman Begins. On Batman Begins, unlike The Dark Knight, Nolan and his crew found themselves having to build the streets of Gotham in large part.
Most of the time using a static camera, the audience can watch from a distance without participating in the action. The objective camera puts an emotional distance in between the camera and the subject, and does not interpret action but merely records it. This point of view is apparent in the opening scene of Moonrise Kingdom where the camera pans around the the rooms of the house, each shot acting like a window looking in on the family. This point of view allows the audience to pinpoint and see subtle but possibly significant details on our own. Too much of the objective point of view will bore the audience, so it is a common pattern in film to switch from the objective point of view to other points of view.
José Alejandro Méndez Blanch History and Culture of Other English–Speaking Countries II Academic year 2012–2013 * * * * * History and Politics of the United States through Citizen Kane, The Front Page, and Network With its unparalleled capacity for realism, cinema seems uniquely positioned to bring history to life for a mass audience. Whether retelling stories about past events or reflecting more contemporary issues, cinema has been arguably the primary source of historical knowledge for many people from its earliest years right up to the present day. The following written paper purports to explore a given number of key historical and political issues that happened in the United States of America and overseas during the 20th century. The task will be made through three noteworthy films: Citizen Kane, The Front Page, and Network. Although every film seems to be political and/or historical, inasmuch as they are determined by the ideology which produces it, the three abovementioned fiction movies have been selected by being reliable sources of historical knowledge related to the governments, public and private affairs, culture or ideology.