Essays on Cinematography Page 116

Drumline is a 2002 film written by Shawn Schepps and directed by Charles Stone III. This inspiring comedy/musical/drama film, starring Nick Cannon, Leonard Roberts, and Orlando Jones, teaches how discipline and determination lead to success. It also gives an outlook on college life. Devon Miles (Nick Cannon) is drummer who gets a full scholarship to…

S.E. Hinton’s coming-of-age book “The Outsiders” addresses socioeconomic class, loyalty, and identity issues. The conflict between two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, centers on Oklahoma in the 1960s. Johnny Cade is one of the book’s most memorable characters because of his nuanced personality and profound influence on the story. This article explores Johnny’s complex…

Hollywood stars are always trying new diets, from the Low Carb to the Zone Diet. Kirstie Alley is a spokesperson for Jenny Craig, and Jennifer Hudson raves about Weight Watchers at every opportunity. There is a new diet trend in Hollywood called “The Blood Type Diet. ” Celebrities such as, Demi Moore, Cheryl Cole, and…

This poem by Derek Mahon is about Bruce Ismay’s troubled life after he survived the sinking of the Titanic. The poem shows that Bruce Ismay may have survived in a physical sense. But he became mentally and emotionally unwell and died a broken man as a result. The inquiry that followed the sinking of the…

Overview             During the early 1900s, J. Bruce Ismay, who was the President of the White Star Line, and Lord Pirrie, Chairman of Harland & Wolff Shipbuilders, longed to build luxury ocean liners as the company’s means of competing in the transatlantic passenger market. White Star Line had three ships lined-up for construction—the Olympic, Titanic,…

The movie Alien One, directed by Ridley Scott in the late seventies, is set in deep space after the year 2000. It is a revered science fiction film with classic status and a dedicated cult following. The meticulous cinematography plays a major role in its lasting appeal, as it has been meticulously planned and executed…

 “Sweet Charity” is originally a “Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, opened on 1966 at the Palace Theatre” in midtown Manhattan (Furia and Lasser 287). Just like most of the classical theatrical plays, Sweet Charity is later adapted or translated to the screen. To make an adaptation from theater to film is somehow…

Over the past term I read Mario Puzo’sThe Godfather. The book itself is an action packed offense novel that revolves around the Corleone offense household. The chief character in this book is Michael Corleone. the Godfather’s boy. Michael was introduced in the novel as a immature adult male in his mid-twentiess who did non desire…

Introduction In order to capture the audience’s market, trailers and other ad campaigns were created by movie producers to highlight the best scenes of the film and make the anticipation of its excellence. The glimpse on the movie can only last for around one or two minutes but since it was meant to display the…

Satire Satire is a term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It has significant functions in social and political criticism. Satirical literature exposes foolishness in all its forms, such as vanity, hypocrisy, sentimentality etc. It also attempts to effect reform through such exposure. Satirists, therefore, design a work of…