The director of the music in the film is James Horner who wrote the score for the film. He has composed music for such movies as Aliens, Apollo 13, Titanic, and Avatar. As his recent scores have created for 3D movies, his recent scores have utilized the technological sound designs common in superhero movies as Spider-Man. The scores of The Amazing Spider-Man have never been heard before in the franchise but feature elements of traditional scoring; powerful and brassy scores provide the epic backdrop needed for a character, Spider-Man. Horner finds fresh 3-D dimensions in a score as the film is being shot in 3D film.
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.
Matthew Sievers Mrs. Kluthe Sociology 4/26/2015 Sociology in Aladdin Have you ever wondered what sociology or hidden messages are in the movies your children are watching? In this paper I am going to examine the sociology aspects of the movie Aladdin. Aladdin is a 1992 Disney kid’s film that because of the timing of its release created some controversy. At the time it was released the United States had just ended war with that part of the world and to say the movie ruffled some feathers by some of the lyrics and the undertones would be an understatement. This is a movie where the main character Aladdin falls in love with a princess and her father the king has the job of picking a suitable person for her to marry.
WHO SHOULD BE IN THE ROBOT HALL OF FAME? The article “Who should be I the robot hall of fame” is about a new hall of fame dedicated to the greatest robots that there have existed, fictional and non-fictional. In the Robots hall of fame robots from movies such as “Star wars”,” Wall-e”, and “Short Circuit”, just to name 3 and real developed androids as well, no robot is left out as Rosie from “The jetsons” is also in the contest. The current 7 nominees for the robot hall of fame are “Robonaut”, an android developed by NASA, “Packbot”, a robot which is mainly used for bomb disposal in the military, Johnny 5, the star of the movie “Short Circuit” (1986), “PR2”, a robot by willow garage which can grasp and manipulate things and navigate in a human environment, “Nao”, ad 22-inch humanoid robot used for educational purposes, “Rosie”, from the classic animated tv sitcom “The jetsons”, she is the robot maid of the jetson house, and last but not least “Wall-E”, the star of the 2008 pixar film, a mere cleaning bot who becomes a hero. Almost all 7 of these bots are well known and loved, some by adults who admired them as children, some by children, and some by students who use them to seek knowledge.
Wali Ghafar July 9, 2012 English 1D Movie Critique Jurassic Park (Movie Critique) For most critics and audiences, Jurassic Park has been considered one the most groundbreaking films of our lifetime. This is due to the fact that the special effects surpassed the expectations of movie goers and movie critics, as well as holding a more realistic plot that seems believable to the audience. Most films portray a fantasy storyline that is completely unrealistic, such as the Terminator or Event Horizon. But, then again, they are meant for entertainment. Jurassic Park holds a plot that is more representative of reality and still engages the audience through suspense and terror.
Compare and contrast the book to the film. Why do you think the film director gave the movie a different look to the character descriptions in the book? What has been left out of film that was in the book, why? Which did you prefer and why? 'Tomorrow When the War Began' was written and directed by Stuart Beattie in 2010 which provided a much different view on the teenage fiction novel written by John Marsden in 1993.
George Lucas was considered a genius of his time, taking Science Fiction movies into a whole new direction with the usage of computer effects and taking his whole movie up into space. However, his true genius exists in adapting current world issues and milestones in a subliminal manner incorporated in his film. His hit movie, Star Wars may have been engendered as an inspiration of the space race and also to fill the emptiness that followed a ephemeral triumph, but it is clear that the underlying message of the movie pertains to the Cold War and all the feuds and struggle between the United States (represented by Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance) and the Soviet Union (represented by Darth Vader and the Imperial Army). The symbolisms of the struggles between two most powerful countries are portrayed not only though props and costume but also through the sounds in the film as well as camera angles used to make the film. Though the United States at the time of the Cold War were not a group of unorganized forces, like the Rebel Alliance, George Lucas uses the rag-tag band of misfits, the Rebel Alliance, to create a twist in the current power dynamics of the cold war, because in fact the United States was equal to, if not greater in strength to the Soviet Union.
[1] In 1953, Norman McLaren's "Neighbours" won the Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The award is somewhat considered a mistake, but the fact that it was not only indicated into that category, but also won, shows that, somehow, the animated images spoke to the judges almost like a documentary. Of Stars and Men, a 1964 animated feature by John Hubley which tells of humankind's quest to find its place in the universe, won an award in the documentary category at the San Francisco Film Festival. [1] The 2007 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam featured a programme based around "documentaries that partly or completely consist of animation". [2] In the article written to accompany the event, Kees Driessen talked about the "least controversial" form of the genre; the "illustrated radio documentary", citing Aardman Animation's 1987 film Lip Synch: Going Equipped (directed by Peter Lord) as an example.
Though it’s not all going to be serious, as Daniel Craig has hinted there is a lot of humor in Skyfall, which I’m sure will be make this movie more balanced and enjoyable than Quantum of Solace for example. Barbara Broccoli recalled the wise words of her father, Albert R. Broccoli (who brought Dr. No, the very first Bond movie, to screen). “Whenever your get stuck, go back to Fleming. Capture the essence of Ian Fleming.” The adage had worked before — 2006′s Casino Royale was the first Bond movie in twenty years to be adapted from one of Fleming’s source material and, with the help of star Daniel Craig, breathed new life into the franchise. While Skyfall isn’t based directly on one of Fleming’s novels, Broccoli, director Sam Mendes and the rest of the cast all agree the books have attitude, and the key to a great Bond is staying faithful to that tone.
“Mary Poppins is a film rich in detail, but its universal appeal is due to the fact that it blends so many elements together.”3 This movie “became an instant, blockbuster hit, with thirteen Academy Award nominations.”4 Such awards were Best Actress Oscar, Best Film Editing Oscar, Best Music Scoring Oscar, Best Song Oscar, and Best Special Visual Effects Oscar. This movie is now over fifty years old and many agree that the history of cinema would not be the same without it. Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins is still a masterpiece today due to the extraordinary hard work of Walt Disney, the wonderful storyline implemented with the use of live action with interludes of animation, and the impeccable acting skills of Julie Andrews. As a young boy, Walt Disney absolutely adored drawing and did so, practically every chance he could. “Walt’s drawings sometimes got him in trouble in school, he would rather doodle than complete his school work.