Essays on Cinematography Page 117

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,…

 “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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

King’s brief but spirited essay on the notion of just what makes horror such an appealing  brand of popular entertainment for millions of readers owes most of its observations and theoretical ideas not to King’s own considerable experience as a novelist, but  as a reader, who, himself, loves the horror genre. King’s contention that the…

            Violation of labor laws, such as workplace intimidation, women discrimination, and sexual harassment, is quite difficult to present in a movie. This is because these issues are so dependent on context and specific labor jurisprudence that their informal discussions may result in overacting and overwriting. However, one such noticeable exemption is the 2005 movie…

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…

TGV Cinemas which is formerly known as Tanjong Golden Village has revolutionised the movie-going experience by being the first to introduce the multiplex concept. TGV Cinemas currently uses 100% digital projection, offering Malaysians a wide array of movies within one location. TGV is the second largest cinema chain in Malaysia. TGV Mines is very popular…