Essays Tagged: "cinema"

Romeo + Juliet

E TICKET RIDEThe new release of Romeo and Juliet is fun, fast and exciting to watch. It is a slick cinematic rendition of Shakespeare's work brought to the screen for contemporary movie-goers. There ... are you've ever ridden.' This movie supports the notion that the stage is an actor's medium and the cinema is the director's. Romeo and Juliet is a feast for the eyes and does a great job of engaging ...

(3 pages) 70 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Spirits of the night

e your doors unlocked and your car in the driveway withoutworry. You could drop the kids off at the cinema downtown and not think a thing of it. Orstroll through the park on a Saturday evening without ...

(5 pages) 64 0 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

"Quentin Tarantino"

was 2, they moved to South Los Angeles, which is where Quentin grew up. His mother took him to the cinema from an early age, he saw 'Carnal Knowledge' at the age of 8 and Deliverance' at the age of 9 ... of 8 and Deliverance' at the age of 9. From this early introduction Tarantino fell in love with the cinema and went at every opportunity.At the age of 22, he got a job in Video Archives, a video store ...

(3 pages) 117 0 3.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

In this Research paper titled "Jean-Luc Godard" I wrote about Godards life making artsy movies in France.

, forming part of a group of passionate young film-makers devoted to exploring new possibilities in cinema.They were the leading lights of Cahiers du Cinéma, where they published their radical ... Cahiers du Cinéma, where they published their radical views on film. Godard's obsession with cinema beyond all else led to alienation from his family who cut off his allowance. Like the small t ...

(3 pages) 61 0 3.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Romeo and Juliet - Key Film Techniques, Analysing and a how I Would Carry out a Modern Version

People take films for granted; they go to the cinema and pay a few pounds to see the movie of their choice. Then they go again the next week. They ...

(15 pages) 91 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Videogames: The new Goliath of entertainment why are videogames such a success? *-escape *-challenge *-community *-emulation

scilloscope would end up as a multibillion dollar industry on its way to generate more profits than cinema and television.? And this is just a start. The number of videogame users keeps growing expone ...

(3 pages) 60 0 4.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Early Japanese Films.

Cinema was first introduced to Japan in 1896 when the Kinetoscope, invented by Thomas Edison three y ... er. This was soon followed by showings in Osaka, Tokyo and the rest of Japan. In February 1897, the Cinematographe, invented by the Lumiere brothers, was imported to Kobe. Due to technical difficultie ... th the theater was full of people eager to see the new invention.During the first two decades after cinema was introduced to Japan, it was considered to be an object of curiosity and was billed as a r ...

(7 pages) 71 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

How Succesful was Hitlers Propaganda from 1933-39.

a."The Nazis understood human psychology. It was Goebbels' simple realisation that, for instance in cinematic propaganda, there was a need for the viewer to be entertained. Otherwise, there would be n ... n success be gauged? Maybe by considering the theories and practices of propaganda such as with the cinema - but how can one know how much propaganda was reaching people? - Therefore how successful it ...

(15 pages) 151 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Effects of teenage on media.

f the world. Screen violence is a term given to violence seen in television programmers, videos and cinema; basically any violence viewed on a screen. What causes a problem when debating screen violen ...

(9 pages) 191 1 3.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Analysis of the Psycho-Thriller genre with particular reference to Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction and Single White Female

2), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Single White Female (1992).Genre goes back to the earliest forms of cinema and was seen as a way of organising films according to type. It wasn't until the 1960's that ... ents. Narrative refers to the codes and conventions, which includes the mise-en-scene. Narrative in cinema tends to follow a fairly standard set of rules.The distinctive properties of a genre can be s ...

(8 pages) 121 1 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

My favourite book is written by Erich Maria Remarque is "A time to live and a time to die"

tions. But I'm certain, that books are still popular, becouse it's a cheaper way, than to go to the cinema and also you can keep a book forever and read it many time.My favourite book is written by ...

(2 pages) 44 0 2.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Analyzing non- fiction films.

It is through difference that similarity is discovered. In genre analysis, films of a cinematic genre are analyzed with relation to how they conform to, or stray from, the conventions of ... e time moving as far from it as possible, certain filmmakers test the limits of a genre. Nonfiction cinema has long been upheld as providing an objective, truthful presentation of reality. It is preci ... iding an objective, truthful presentation of reality. It is precisely this conception of nonfiction cinema that the following filmmakers question: the work of Frederick Wiseman challenges the possibil ...

(13 pages) 200 1 4.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

How brand is conceived in the marketing process of cinematografich companies.

the importance of the branding in the marketing of all the firms. Subsequently I wanted to link the cinema as a phenomenon of branding and, speaking of marketing, as a set in the market, with all the ... er the reasons for which people buy a particular garment and the motives for which people go to the cinema.ContentAbstract 2Introduction 5Part One: BrandWhat is a Brand!? 6Characteristics & Specif ...

(24 pages) 191 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Representation of teenagers in films

films. One of the most commonly used ones is a trailer. Trailers can be seen on T.V, videos, in the cinema and now even on the internet. They give a brief idea to the audience on what the film is abou ... le want to see the whole film. Another way to sell a film is by using posters. They can be found in cinemas, magazines and on billboards. You can't really tell what's going to happen in the film but y ...

(9 pages) 69 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Baz luhrman film study: red curtain cinema

in trilogy'. These three films are Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, and Moulin Rouge. Red curtain cinema is a term made up by Luhrman. It is about breaking cinematic rules and boundaries. It is a re ... g the story, whether it be dance, iambic pentameter or characters bursting out in song. Red curtain cinema is a technique of theatrical conventions that put new heart into film.Strictly Ballroom is th ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

My Last Day At School

d a photogrph; she told me she wanted the class to remember me.I went out with my friends to the cinema, and had a meal at Mc Donalds. After our meals we went to the sea where we swam and then roam ...

(1 pages) 143 7 1.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

An analysis of Dziga Vertov's 1929 experimental movie; 'Man with a movie camera'. Noticing links between the movie's content and society and culture at that time.

"Man with a Movie Camera" (Dziga Vertov, 1929), is a self confessed cinematic experiment. It is a film without actors or plot, its intention is to attempt to create a " ... actors or plot, its intention is to attempt to create a "truly international, absolute language of cinema based on its total separation from the language of theater and literature." Vertov creates a ... s been changed permanently and as far as I can see will never return to the way it was pre-internet.Cinema is a form of art, and a byproduct of technology and of culture. The moviemaker uses technolog ...

(4 pages) 85 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Art of Storytelling: The Birth of a Nation

Griffith's film, "The Birth of a Nation," set the bar for what a narrative storyline should be in cinema, for his time period and today as well. During an era of short, silent films, which often onl ... t spanned over many years and covered several events. While at the same time he showed the power of cinema as a propaganda tool and media for personal interest and ideology. However, above all his ela ...

(2 pages) 41 0 3.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

An essay about the science fiction film genre.

OverviewThe science fiction film genre has been around almost as long as movies have, but like the cinema it is still a fairly young art form. This genre came into existence shortly after the inventi ... le the history and evolution, and explore its relation to technology. This is in general and in the cinema.When discussing the science fiction film genre a problem occurs. The distinction between scie ...

(7 pages) 207 2 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

How do television show portray homosexual men and women?

evision, and representations of sexuality have been severely restricted and largely confined to the cinema.The portrayal of homosexual characters on television is complex in the gayness is, essentiall ... ram to a mainstream, heterosexual audience, leaving portrayals of homosexuality largely confined to cinema and specialist program. As discussed, the development of stereotypical characters and plot co ...

(4 pages) 68 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media