Essays on Cinematography

Finding Forrester is one of the best movies to come out during its time. It was focused on the story of boy who is looking for a role model and finding it in the most unexpected place and the most unexpected person. The movie tells about the journey not just of Jamal Wallace but also…

A mother’s love for her children is supposed to be something that never dies. The problem is, this “love” can be expressed in many ways. Sometimes, the love is shown in such a way that there is no doubt that this woman would do anything for her offspring. Sometime, this love can be viewed, as…

My favorite actor is Johnny Depp. Personally, I haven’t watched too many of his movies but I’ve watched enough to know what an astonishing actor he is. From playing a man with scissors instead of hands, to being a rowdy pirate, to owning a chocolate factory, I believe he’s one of the greatest actors in…

When we start confabulating about the entertainment industry, the foremost thing is the title. If the title is nondescript, the first impression falls dull itself, of targeted populations while captivating titles attract the audience by patently generating an appealing impression in mind. Thus, a title has substantial prominence in the entertainment industry in general and…

In this chapter, we discussed the cinematography. Cinematography is the part focus more on the tome, motion, movement, angles, shots, and cinematic point of view. It helps audiences understand a film better by using different fixed-frame movements or different angle shots. Through these ways, the director gets to introduce the part he/she wants to emphasis…

How does Martin Scorsese create anxiously and uncertainty by using sound and cinematography in the opening scene of Shutter Island? The sequence that I have chosen (opening scene) is the build up of the expedition to the mental asylum that the two marshals are going to locate a missing person. From the start of the…

Statement Of Intent My intent for this project is to create a live action, horror-influenced film. However, I am going to try and create more of a gloomy drama with horror features as opposed to a ‘true’ horror film. In order to do this, I am going to have a plot that relies more on…

Although Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Psycho” was only created in the early 1960s, his ability to express the psychological battle between good and evil in cinema makes this masterpiece one of the greatest films of all time. With very precise costume design and suspenseful sound, Hitchcock is able to show his audience how the mind can…

Sam out of focus in the foreground whilst ‘Sis is in focus in background, medium shot – Dietetic Music begins to play from piano with high fidelity – Dietetic sound continues from conversation – Attached shadows evident on both Sam and ‘Sis Cut to shot 3 Duration: 9 seconds Shot 3 – ‘Sis is centered,…

Putting together a movie requires a lot of pre-planning to create the final creation. Many decisions must be made to organize and plan the overall visual design. This requires collaboration from multiple key players such as the director, producers, cinematographer and production teams to demonstrate their expertise as unit to manifest the overall idea into…