Essays on Cinematography Page 11

“American Beauty” is a DreamWorks production that was shot in 1999 and released in the United States in 2000. It was the big-screen debut for director Sam Mendes, as well as for writer Alan Ball. The film was produced by Alan Ball, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, and Stan Wlodkowski. It won five Oscars: Best Actor…

Banksy, widely recognized as a street artist, combines dark humor with graffiti using his unique stencil technique. His art, encompassing political and social commentary, can be found on streets, walls, and bridges in cities worldwide. Banksy’s artistic journey began within Bristol’s underground scene, characterized by collaborations between artists and musicians. One artist remarks that Banksy…

Summary: Donnie Darko, a film by Richard Kelly is about a schizophrenic teen who lives in the American suburb of Middlesex. When an unidentified giant plane engine crashes into his room, a chain of mysterious events are triggered. {draw:rect} Donnie Darko, a film by Richard Kelly is about a schizophrenic teen who lives in the…

The movie I chose was Remember the Titans. It is based on actual events from the year of 1971. Two schools in Alexandria Virginia integrate forming T. C. Williams High School. The movie is about a football team and the Caucasian head coach of the Titans is replaced by an African American coach. Tensions arise…

To begin with, baseball is my favorite sport. Laded baseball and softball for many years as a kid and as a young man. So any movie about baseball is Of some interest to me. Not all sports movies are normally very good, but this is one is of the best. This movie is not just…

When I was a kid, one of my favorite story books was “Where The Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. As a piece of my childhood, that simple story about Max and the “wild rumpus” meant a lot to me. So in the fall of 2009 when I saw the coming attraction for the full-length…

The Titanic’s hull plate was laid in 1909 and a little over two years later, Titanic’s 26,000 ton hull is launched at Harlan ND Wolfs shipyard. The ship reached a speed of Nell knots when it slid into the water before six anchor chains and two piles of cable drag chains weighing 80 ton’s each…

You must be the alteration you want to see in the universe “Despite the possible positive results. alteration is frequently resisted at both the person and the organizational level” ( Mullins. 99 ) It is in human nature to defy alteration. “We resist alteration. We choose to maintain our wonts. instead the comfort of our…

The Importance of Being Earnest’ was originally intended by Wilde to bear the subtitle ‘A Serious Comedy for Trivial People’. This oxymoronic insight into the flavour of the play could imply several different things. ‘Serious’ could be taken as in conveying an important message, which would ultimately make sense as Wilde’s views on marriage and…

Thirteen is the movie I chose for this assignment, and it immediately captivated me with the complex challenges faced by a thirteen-year-old girl. My theory is that people who regularly associate with deviant individuals tend to mimic their actions. In the context of this film, I believe that examining the issues and resolutions from a…