Essays Tagged: "Film industry"

Casablanca

'Casablanca:' A New PerspectiveThroughout history, the film industry has seen many directing styles and techniques. The early part of the 20th century saw ... een many directing styles and techniques. The early part of the 20th century saw a factory style of film production, but as the years went by, director's began to employ new and untried techniques in ... s a new approach to the use of the camera and camera angles. 'Casablanca,' an Academy Award winning film of 1942 saw director Michael Curtiz manipulate the camera in ways others had not. He uses the c ...

(2 pages) 137 1 3.8 Nov/1996

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

Lucas: king of film

essay on George Lucas noneDavis 1 Lucas: King of Film Whether it be through his epic Star Wars saga, or through the exalted special effects cr ... nymous with famous directors/producers in the world. His impacts reach out in more fields than just film. He has created companies that produce award winning video games, toy companies produce action ... figures designed after characters from his movies, many books by many authors based on his original film stories, and countless other wings of Lucas' reign exist in today's world. Since his youth, Geo ...

(5 pages) 95 0 3.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

The more faithful, the better adaptation?

ul original screenplay is not an easy task. That's why there are so many adapted screenplays in the film industry and so as among those highly creditable ones. Years before, famous Chinese kung-fu sta ... e. This showed the insufficiency of good original screenplay in Hong Kong, a place renowned for its film industry worldwide.Among the countless adaptations in the industry, a simple classification is ...

(10 pages) 139 1 4.3 May/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Camouflaged Existence of the Living Prejudice in The Night of the Living Dead

this is a film critique of the vintage movie, the night of the living dead.Being a victim of discrimination is ... that does not stop people from pursuing their backward beliefs openly, including the people in the film industry. In the classic horror film, The Night of the Living Dead, there are a couple prejudic ... rt to point out all of the hidden clues and foreshadowing tools that were given and used during the film. I can vividly recall my thoughts and doubts about certain scenes or lines as they occurred. I ...

(4 pages) 56 1 3.0 May/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Stereotypes in "A Time To Kill".

Stereotypes Found in the Film "A Time To Kill"In the Film industry many directors like to produce movies that contain racial ... lm industry many directors like to produce movies that contain racial and stereotypical issues. The film "A Time To Kill," is one of these examples based on racial tension and capital punishment. The ... l," is one of these examples based on racial tension and capital punishment. The characters in this film play roles that resemble the racial problems faced in the south. Viewers can relate to the ster ...

(3 pages) 64 0 5.0 May/2003

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

Cuban Film and the mythical place called CUBA

Latin American films have always been about more than just the film. Often you get a feeling that the artist who cr ... ry scene, every moment, every camera shot. Cuban cinema is no different, ever since the first Cuban film was created in 1897, Cuban cinema has captured the imagination of countless Cubans and non-Cuba ... countless Cubans and non-Cubans. During the Republican period more than eighty fiction movies were filmed. But this would not be the classic period; this would be later, after the revolution when the ...

(8 pages) 40 0 2.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Why did the U.S get involved in Vietnam in the 1950's and 1960's ?

hunts' in which there was an up roar of accusations that Communists were in the government and the film industry. There was also the 'cold war' in which the U.S were involved in a arms race with the ...

(2 pages) 50 0 3.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Representation of teenagers in films

THE FILM INDUSTRYDid you know that 6 out of to movies loose money? The companies need to ensure audience ... hen advertise in ways that would attract that group. There are loads of different ways of marketing films. One of the most commonly used ones is a trailer. Trailers can be seen on T.V, videos, in the ... eos, in the cinema and now even on the internet. They give a brief idea to the audience on what the film is about. Some of the best parts are shown in here to make people want to see the whole film. A ...

(9 pages) 69 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Alfred Hitchcock: What made him so great?

enre. His started his directing career in1925 with "The Pleasure Garden" and ended in 1976 with the film "Family Plot", and set a standard for all other directors in the film industry. Many techniques ... echniques used by Hitchcock, along with some of the storylines have become common standards for the films of today. Most Americans know Hitchcock from several of his famous movies such as "Psycho" and ...

(6 pages) 88 0 2.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Is there any reason to believe that British cinema became more 'permissive' in the period from Darling to The Long Good Friday?

that it is an inevitably more permissive path that British cinema has followed throughout history. Film has progressively become a far more accessible, and daring, medium as technological advances ha ... ible, and daring, medium as technological advances have allowed increased distribution channels for film and with a greater use of more fantastic special effects this has released the imaginations of ...

(12 pages) 46 0 4.0 Mar/2004

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

Comparism of 2 film industry of 2 different countries

KOREA Film Industry:For more than ten years Korea has been producing distinctive and original movies in gr ... 980s led to great new opportunities for creative expression, including an extraordinary independent film movement. The arrival of directors such as Hong Sang Soo, Jang Sun Woo, Kim Young Bin and Park ... make Korea's place among the world's great national cinemas difficult to deny.The first Korean made film was exhibited in 1919. A commercial film industry existed throughout the rest of the silent era ...

(6 pages) 88 1 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Do you feel that Computer generated imagery (CGI) should be the way forward for the film industry? Base your argument on at least two theoretical frameworks.

oughout this essay I aim to consider the use of animation and CGI, in particular, in feature length films and argue whether animation should be the way forward for the film industry. I will also consi ... hould be the way forward for the film industry. I will also consider the views of some of the major film theorists and relate these views to the world of CGI. Theorists I will examine include Sergei E ...

(13 pages) 83 0 3.7 Mar/2004

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

Comparing and contrasting the use of digital technology in 'The Matrix' and 'Toy Story'

y has revoulutionised the face of cinema on many an occasion. The introduction of recorded audio to films in 1927 added another dimension to the cinematic experience as did the introduction of colour ... ng the mid 20th century. However no technology has made as much of an impact to every aspect of the film industry as the advent of the use digital technology. Since Star wars was released in 1977 the ...

(8 pages) 101 0 4.6 Apr/2004

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

Pixar's use of Information Technology

eginnings with productions of "Mickey Mouse" and "Felix the Cat" in the early 1920's, the animation film industry has exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to flourish as direct ... ike never before. The primary focus of the industry has evolved from simple cartoon drawings put to film for entertainment to elaborate computer generated images that not only produce animated films b ...

(14 pages) 310 1 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Orsen Welles

Orson Welles was an actor, producer, director, writer, and columnist who revolutionized the film industry by directing movies that depicted men and woman as real human beings. Throughout his w ... he movie, although not as popular when it was released as it is in modern days, was a revolutionary film. Welles coscripted, starred in, and directed this psychological study of an American newspaper ...

(5 pages) 37 0 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Martain Scorsese's Film Career

en Spielberg. Scorsese is associated with this class of artists because his movies have changed the film industry of America.The impact of Scorsese can be shown in a number of ways. His style of direc ... style of directing, the films that he has made, and also the relationships that he has made in the film industry. The first is his directorial skills, which are second to none. Scorsese doesn't just ...

(6 pages) 75 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

South African Directors and a history of South African film

ctors, it is necessary to consider the socio-political climate that has influenced the evolution of film in our country. The acknowledged directorial masters: Manie van Rensberg, Jans Rautenbach, Ross ... we examine their careers and works, let us conduct a brief overview of the history of South African film.The story of the South African film industry begins some 108 years ago at the conclusion of the ...

(8 pages) 69 0 3.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

George Lucas And His Influence

nymous with famous directors/producers in the world. His impacts reach out in more fields than just film. He has created companies that produce award winning video games, toy companies produce action ... figures designed after characters from his movies, many books by many authors based on his original film stories, and countless other wings of Lucas' reign exist in today's world. Since his youth, Geo ...

(5 pages) 55 1 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

The is a film review of Robert Altman's black comedy "The Player"

n by Michael Tolkin as an adaptation of his novel of the same name and premiered April 3, 1992. The film portrays Hollywood producer Griffin Mill, played by Tim Robbins, as a man that we love to hate. ... Tim Robbins, as a man that we love to hate. The story however has so critical of Hollywood and the film industry in general that it is a wonder how this film was ever made. The Player is filled with ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

An analytical essay critiquing Latino images in West Side Story

Film. It's a medium that showcases art to its highest potential. It creates emotion and storytelling ... lling by using pictures in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement. Some critics herald film as marvelous due to its innovativeness whereas others view film as propagating class difference ... s differences by solely marketing it's product to a core target audience: Caucasians. Minorities in film have seldom been realistically portrayed thus creating outside groups to form opinions of the s ...

(6 pages) 102 2 4.2 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies