Give evidence from the film to support your views. - Explain how the use of binary opposites (Richard and Frank) challenges dominant ideology about winners and losers. (Use evidence from the film to support your ideas) Explain the use of the referential code in the film. (Give evidence from the film and focus on what each of the cultural references tells us about the character). - Explain the use
I will begin with a short history of the DDR and some clarifications. I will then talk about the two films, there plot, main characters and elements of the DDR that can be seen in both of them. I will then evaluate, from viewing these two films, just how important the DDR was for those who lived in it and how it has effected and still effects there lives today. History of the German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic, also known as the GDR or East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990. The GDR was created after the Second World War, .after discussions were held about what to do about territory in Germany.
The events may be arranged chronologically or nonchronologically and may be factual, fictional, or a blend of the two. (262) Together with narrative, form is another technique often used to narrate so as to attract audiences’ attention. Just as William H. Phillips says: Structure, which some scholars and theorists call form, refers to the parts of a text and their arrangement. In a fictional film, the selection and order of events help viewers comprehend the story and strongly influence how they respond…Fictional structure (characters, goals, and conflicts); some functions of beginnings, middles, endings; combination of different brief stories (plotlines) into a larger, more complex story. (264) Classical narrative form is commonly known as linear narrative which refers to stories told in a single line with logical order and ends with an assured conclusion, usually seen in traditional Hollywood films.
Austin uses the genre of a novel with literary techniques to present a satirical and sometimes humorous view of her 19thC world. While Heckerling uses the genre of film with primarily film and visual techniques to present a similar message in a modern world. Parallels in character are probably the most obvious. Heckerlings characters may use language of the 1990’s and have modern day interests and occupations, but they depict similar types of people with the same traits as Austin’s characters. Heckering exploits the contemporary genre of film to create, if you will, an Emma of our time.
While their methods of acting differed widely, they both worked towards enhancing the actor-audience relationship. Brecht’s method of acting centered on two major ideas: Epic Theater and the Alienation Effect. Brecht wanted to transform acting into a more narrative, non-representational experience. He believed that acting was supposed to be figurative of reality, not depict reality. In order to achieve this, Brecht used the Alienation Effect that was prominent in Chinese theater.
Short story to Film Compare and Contrast The Killers vs. It had to be Murder Short story to Film A film adaptation consists of a derivative work such as a novel or play that is then integrated and turned into a screenplay for a short or major motion picture film. In a novel characters can be build up upon incidents and dramatizations that can be familiarized and spoken to the readers. In order for a film to capture the character arches on screen, dialogue, a sense of the character, and the actions that take place must be used in order for the audience to receive the same feeling and message that the novel pushed across. Two world renown short stories, “The Killers,” by Ernest Hemingway and “It had to be Murder,” by Cornell Woolrich, are original novels that were later then adapted into major motion pictures.
For this purpose I have chosen to analyse ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). The central concern of the synopsis will be to investigate in which ways the film differs from the original novella by the same name. The main focus of this investigation will be on the main character, Holly Golightly, and the differences between her representation in the novella and in the film, as well as the nature of the relationship she has with the main male character / narrator. I have chosen this particular film and novella since I believe that the changes done for the screen adapted version demonstrate how the features of the dominant image and general representation of women in the film at the time may have influenced the plot. 1.1: Problem definition: What are the central differences between the screen adapted version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the original novella when it comes to the representation of the female protagonist, Holly Golightly and how are they significant regarding the subject of female representation in the 1960s mainstream films?
Jeunet is influenced from the ‘cinéma du look’ and the ‘French New Wave’ film conventions to the more recent, ‘cinéma de banlieue’ which are able to be brought to light because of the theme of memory and its distortion. Jeunet amalgamates three heterogeneous areas of memory in ‘A Very Long Engagement’ (Jeunet 2004) to establish and evaluate the power and frailty of memory “Memory plays a complex role in Jeunet’s film, which enacts both its repression and its return” (Ezra 15). Firstly to be discussed is artistic memory, memories and emotions of the spectator are rendered because of an association with another memory from other sources, e.g. film and art. Secondly to be evaluated is personal memory which is autobiographical memory and finally, historical memory, memories that are considered facts in history.
Text Analysis – Psycho Chosen Question: “How effectively does Hitchcock manipulate the audience in the film ‘Psycho’? What techniques does he use and are they successful? Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’, adapted from the Robert Bloch Novel by Joseph Stefano, has been described as the mother of the modern horror film. In the film, Alfred Hitchcock forces the audience into becoming a subjective character to intensify the film’s psychological effects. “The point is to draw the audience right inside the situation instead of leaving them to watch it from outside, from a distance.
Postmodernist perspective can be applied to a vast variety of cultural fields, as broad as to include literature, art, architecture, sociology, music, cinema, and much more. The film Being John Malkovich can be seen as a paradigmatic example of postmodernism, and I am going to study the ways in which postmodern elements are incorporated into the film in the following paragraphs. One of the main themes of the film is the indefinite identity. After the characters experience fifteen minutes in another person’s body by entering John Malkovich’s portal, their identities waver to the foundation. Recognition of their own sexuality, power relations, and even morality go through major reestablishments.