Grease Grease was introduced to the world in 1978, and has been a huge piece of American film history ever since. From it's catchy tunes to it's fun choreography, the movie has captured our hearts, and won’t let go. People continue to watch the lives of Danny and Sandy, and even though it's not a realistic story about two young people in love while in high school, it still pulls them in. Randal Kleiser, the director of the movie, and Paramount Pictures, the production company, had a huge success
The Australian Film Industry has produced some remarkable films, starting from the earliest date of 1906. Some of these films are considered to be the best films of all time within the filming industry of the world. They are also known to be produced during the time of the Australian New Wave, my chosen film movement. Throughout this essay, I will discuss in detail how the Australian New Wave was formed and what made Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Crocodile Dundee, to an extent, a representative
George Orson Welles. He was noted for having a very interesting personal life, perhaps just as good as the movie itself. In 1998, the American Film Institute named Citizen Kane at the top of its 100 best films. It was because of the many unconventional techniques which were innovated or reintroduced by Welles during that time period. According to history this movie came close to not being released at all because of a bitter rivalry between Welles and William Randolph Heart.
walk across. The film shows the many challenges that Petit faced, and how he overcame them. Realist aesthetics is a slippery concept, but John Grierson helped bring a better understanding to the table. He basically said that realist aesthetics is describing something that is real, in an English sense. He created “the creative treatment of actuality”. There are four main aspects to the “creative treatment” which consist of mise-en-scene and montage, creative use of sound, narrative structure, and re-creating
The film noir movement was a brief period of post-WWII disillusionment where film style changed dramatically to take on the unstable, lost feeling of people at the time. By examining films of the period, such as Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945) and Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944), the distinct, dark and dramatic visual style of film noir can be observed. These films not only exemplify the standard conventions of film noir, but Mildred Pierce also deviates enough from the narrative elements
faded from popularity. Film Noir, horror and fantasy, Tim Burton, Alex Proyas and of course, Alfred Hitchcock. The heavy use of mise-en-scene throughout films like Waxworks (Paul Leni), The Treasure (G.W. Pabst) and the infamous The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary (Robert Wiene) defined the movement. Blending the actors and narrative into the background of the scene is what created visually creative art form. The lighting created shadows and emphasized the fantastical sense of the films and portrayed emotion
Hollywood narrative is one of simplicity, linear continuity, and comprehensive storytelling, something typical American audiences were used to for most of films history. Quentin Tarantino, however, is not one to abide by the rules of cinema. The arguably auteur director reconfigures this narrative style with his 1994 classic Pulp Fiction. This film not only presented itself as a completely new and innovative take on what a film could be, but also created a foundation for which many films since have
family’s wickedness. Get Out is a film that provides insight to the views of African-Americans in society and how they feel as the victim in more ways than the White-Americans because they are expected to behave in ways that are not true to their character, beast like, and subordinate. The idea that African Americans are the victim rather than the oppressor is a new take on a drawn-out tale. Through the use of non-diegetic music,
How can a narrative film be different from a video art work? A narrative film includes a story or an event in which the needed character system substantially helps to convince the audience. Video art is to create an artwork focusing on moving visual pictures and audio data. It is not a film production. For example, Reflecting Pool by Bill Viola in 1977 is a well-known narrative film, and the recent Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives (Uncle Boonmee) by Apichatpong Weerasethakul in 2010 is
explore the varying effects of racism and the individual in hostile environments. Both authors explore these themes by setting their texts in society which are divided along several lines: colour, race and tongue. Where Parker rewrites and manipulates history to expose the nature of a segregated society, Courtenay contrastingly explores the idea of the power of one within the individual. To engage the reader’s response towards these societies, both authors explore particular experiences and emotions of