Essays on Cinematography Page 11

“On Golden Pond” In our contemporary world, it is almost universally the case that men are valued more than women. Customs as well as social institutions subordinate women to men. The imposition of patriarchal power, which has come to dominate political, social, economic, and even family life, the male species all over the world have…

As a director, it is very important when making a movie to stay true to what he believes in order to truly allow his audience to relate what they are seeing. In order to make this happen, the filmmaker has to make certain decisions during the post-production, mainly during the editing process. For example: choosing…

Movie Synopsis             In  Remember the Titans, T.C. Williams High School is the scene of integration and community racial tensions. African-American coach Herman Boone is given the job of head football coach, displacing former white coach Bill Yoast. Boone faces numerous challenges from the community and from the players in trying to bring the team…

As Good as it Gets and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Running head: AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND OCD As Good as it Gets and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Melvin Udall lives a very unhappy, isolated life as a writer. He spends most days indoors with the exception of his daily trip to his local restaurant, where he methodically…

The Outsiders Alienation The Outsiders is a story that has motley of alienation. Alienation isn’t being taken by aliens. Alienation is uniqueness and someone that is different from another person or group of people. But through the whole story of the Outsiders there is alienation. One symbol of alienation in this story is money between…

Donnie Darko, released in 2001, is a fantasy film that incorporates comedy and drama. Despite being initially overlooked, the film gained popularity over time and served as inspiration for aspiring directors. It explores various themes such as time travel through wormholes, parallel universes in quantum physics, religion, mental illness, predestination, and the conflict between good…

Every year when light hits my window a little bit earlier than regular and the smell of dew on grass is fresh every morning the birds from hell wake me up at five o’ clock. The stupid little critters got to chirp their way into my dreams and bother me. Every year I put with…

Does your IQ have anything to do with your number of friends? This is a key question explored in Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys, as Charlie, the main character, investigates his relationships between friends and family. The characters and their reactions are a very important part of this tragic, brilliant, and heart warming novel…

“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…

Biography- Ellen DeGeneres Birth: “For me it’s that I contributed… That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That to me is the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all negative stuff in life. ” This was written by Ellen Lee…