Examples of the different angles used in Citizen Kane were high and low angle shots. Throughout the movie, Orson Welles wanted to depict William Hearst as a powerful and demanding man, and Orson used low angle shots to do so. Low angle shots are used to make the audience feel like they are “looking up” to someone and overpowered. They also use high angle shots to show how powerless Susan Kane was with Charles Kane. These angles were constantly used throughout the movie to give more insight on the different characters and portray the dominance of Charles Kane and innocence of Susan Kane.
Act 1 Scene 5 – Romeo and Juliet How does Shakespeare make Act 1 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet so exciting? Act 1 Scene 5 is one of the most important parts of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ because this is the scene when Romeo and Juliet first meet and it is love at first sight. Shakespeare has made this an enjoyable scene because he has used lots of emotions to make it more exciting and dramatic. Shakespeare makes the start of Act1 Scene 5 quite exciting because the serving men are preparing for some sort of party; this makes the atmosphere from the stage go into the audience because everyone is ready for what is going to happen next. Shakespeare also makes people know how rich Capulate is by the serving man saying “save me a piece of marchpane” marchpane was very expensive.
Grave of the Fireflies is based on a true life story during World War II, and it stimulates a deep thought to the audience successfully with flashback, top quality and realistic, symbolism, and the meaning and message behind it. The director uses the ending to catch audiences’ attention, and he also uses the flashback to dramatize the movie. In the first scene of the film, depressed and death are found from Seita’s eyes. The atmosphere is staggering. Room is freezing, and swelling and pimples are found on the skin.
How is suspense created through the narrative in the Band of Brothers clip? Band of Brothers is a television series written by Steven Spielberg. This television series is based on the happenings and events of WW2. It intensely portrays the problems and the negativity of WW2, which for some war veterans hasn’t gone down so well, as they believe that a remembrance piece of work should almost salute the soldiers for being terrible brave, however this television series is very negative towards the whole war. In this analysis I will be looking in depth at the clip we viewed in class, which I believe is the first of the 10 series remembrance drama.
There is an expression of freedom through this way of celebrating life and as viewed, dancing erased all boundaries between classes. An example of mixing the social classes in the film is depicted by Gil, an average man, dancing with such famous people. The New Woman is also really well shown in this theme of the 1920’s. an example would be, Adriana, who is not traditional woman but rather a product of her age. 2.
Characters are also created throughout the chapter. The frivolous nature of the community is suggested by Austen in chapter 3. For instance, Sir William is said to have thought Mr Bingley to be ‘young, wonderfully handsome ... and meant to be at the next assembly with a large party’. Lady Lucas recounts this to some of the more eager Bennet daughters; and then the narrator comments that ‘to be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love’. On stating that dancing is a ‘certain step to falling in love’, the narrator can clearly be seen to satirize, and take on the persona of characters who would anticipate ‘the next assembly’ – namely Sir William, Lady Lucas, Mrs Bennett, Lydia and Catherine.
However, throughout this story we understand that we truly care about these characters even though they are convicts. These movies characters of Andy and Red, their story are based on one of friendship, with hope and redemption. In the last dialogue between Red and Andy before he escapes, Andy says even though he did not pull the trigger, he drove her away and he killed her. He then goes on to say how he has done some bad things in his life and he has paid his dues for them and that he has had enough of the
They began to mimic their owners in the pompous manners they used to dance and added kicks among other things as they did it. This became so popular that many plantations began to have competitions showing one group of slaves dance against another. The winner usually was awarded with a cake and these dances became known as the cakewalk. Eventually these dances reached
In Welles’ Citizen Kane the narrative structure shapes the viewers understanding of the film with the camera angles, framing, and lighting. Welles carefully chooses each aspect of the film to show the audience what to feel. The narrative structure in Citizen Kane “shows how our lives, after we are gone, survive only in the memories of others, and those memories butt up against the walls we erect and the roles we play.” (Ebert) By having Thomson interrogate Kane’s life through other people, the audience gets to know Kane through the opinions of others. By seeing different opinions of Kane through the eyes of others, the audience is able to better understand Kane’s motivation and drive. Also, Kane’s last word “Rosebud”, the centerpiece of the story, suggests Charles Kane lived an unfulfilling life, never fully developing a relationship with emotion.
Film Genre can also be defined by how a spectator identifies with a film. Richard Jameson (cited in Altman, 2004) states “Movies belong to genres much the way people belong to families or ethnic groups”. In considering the most simplistic of genres, such as comedy or western, a movie spectator can develop a mental image of what to expect from a film, be it visual or conceptual. Film genre can also be considered an extension of literary genre; many theories and criticisms are in fact borrowed from literary genre. Like literary critics, film genre theorists and critics will also quote the likes of Aristotle or Marx.