File form is the ways that the filmmakers use to show the story scenes and express the concepts that they want to tell. Filmmakers make use of various shots and filming angles to present different film content. For example, when a particular scene’s action has broken down into many shots, the filmmaker can utilize this fragmentation to precisely control what audience see, when they see it, how they see it, how long they see it, and in what order they see it. The film form directly influence the perspectives and points of view of the audiences since the audiences have to follow filmmakers’ shots and angles to watch the movies and understand the stories. And that’s why film form can shape an audience’s experience.
As a result, the author creates a realistic conversational story. The use of fragments makes the story personal because the author uses them to call attention to Geraldo and details around him. By calling attention to the details the author is able to humanize the character which makes the story of his death personal foe the reader. Hence, Cisneros expert use of simple colloquial diction and short direct sentences makes the story personal and realistic to the
He also appealed to pathos through visual elements, audio track, personal anecdote, and through humor. From the beginning, I strongly got the impression that Al Gore was a rich and important person. The visual elements, the audio track, and through written text, he constantly appealed through ethos, suggesting his power and trustworthiness. This was a very important part of the movie, because ethos eliminates any skepticism from the audience as to whether the argument is credible or not. Al Gore proves himself trustworthy by informing the audience about his trips to the North Pole and South Pole.
Angela Bankhead Cinematography: Art & Technique Phil Katzman December 17, 2011 Cinematography in Spike Lee’s “ Do the Right Thing” Lee’s films explore issues of race, poverty, political issues and the role of the media in contemporary black life. He uses these elements to dictate how he visual expresses stories, through the use of cinematography in his work. Lee has worked with the same cinematographer, Ernest Dickerson, throughout most of his career. Dickerson’s exploratory style with the camera, allows him to play with unique camera angles and framing shots in film. His use of versatility through slow panning shots, floating camera effects and color treatment of the film, can be seen throughout his work.
Tim Burton is an amazing story writer and director who brings real life actions to his films. He really lets you see the beautiful things in something so dark and creepy. Burton’s actions like bullying and judging people for what they look like on the outside and also what they are able to do. He reveals in his film that judging people and bullying can really hurt someone utilizing close ups and lighting to really show expressions on people’s faces when they meet Edward those two cinematic techniques also show what people feel when something happens in Edward Scissorhands.Tim Burton is an amazing story writer and director who brings real life actions to his films. He really lets you see the beautiful things in something so dark and creepy.
Hitchcock was very ingenious with these techniques. In conclusion formalist film maker uses techniques of camera angles, camera lenses, lighting, color or not, music, and editing to set a mood or to help convey an idea or message while also telling the story. Some directors like Alfred Hitchcock and Sergio Leone were masters at using all or some of these
The title “The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” creates a foreboding at the start of the story. This leads the reader to believe that the main character Tom Benecke will die, which turns out to be a red herring. The reader then experiences a sense of suspense when Tom’s paper flies out the window, and lands on an “ornamental ledge a lard below the window.” The reader already knows what this paper means to Tom, and therefore they know that Tom will go out onto the ledge to retrieve this paper. When Tom eventually goes out onto the ledge he finds it is only about the width the length of his shoe, and there is only a small space about half inch deep for his fingers to grip onto. He has to press himself against the wall to ensure that he won’t fall.
It seems as if his dad was an alcoholic and cheating of his wife with another woman. These set the tone of sadness and depression in the poem. Imagery is used so much in explaining and providing evidence to the text. "The baby did not scream, but I remember that sigh/ when I reached inside for his tiny lungs and shook them out in the air for the flies. The relatives/ cheered.
The theme of violence is depicted by the menacing introduction to the poem as we open at the funeral of a murderous gangster. This is shown by “the clouds piled up, dragged their rain through the cemetery”. This creates a bleak and sinister atmosphere which echoes the events taking place. By using personification, it’s as if the clouds are alive and manifesting this sombre mood. Immediately this sets the tone for the violence later in the poem.
As I have worked on different projects in my communications courses, and studied different types of films, I have come to realize how important and useful a general knowledge of history is. The more I have learned in my history courses, the more informed my other work is. A general knowledge of history is essential in understanding current events and the current world situation. My goal as a photojournalist would be to collect information by taking photographs that tell a newsworthy story. This job would provide good opportunities to travel and experience other cultures.