Essays Tagged: "John G. Avildsen"

How genre is important in understanding film texts.

patriotic themes and the realism of war. One of the first true World War II films was Wake Island (John Farrow 1942, US) which dramatized the devastating defeat of a marine contingent. The film was a ... film. We know from past experience that films can be successful without having a major star.Rocky (John Avildsen 1976, US), was shot on a budget of around one million dollars which was very little, e ...

(8 pages) 30 0 0.0 Mar/2007

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

Movie: The Power of One - Visual and Verbal technique's used in the film

The director John G. Avildsen has made the concert scene memorable from the film "The Power of One" which was set ... strong and moving film and many memorable and important scenes like the concert scene. The Director John G. Avildsen has attempted to recreate what apartheid was like in Africa and I strongly believe ...

(2 pages) 45 1 3.8 Oct/2007

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

The Power of One film techniques

The Power of One.John G. Avildsen uses many different techniques in the film The Power of One. For example the struct ...

(3 pages) 4 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies