Essays on Cinematography Page 30

            The Simpsons has been entertaining viewers with its adaptation of modern society for almost two decades. However, to claim that The Simpsons is a mirror of society and its values is to overstate the importance of this entertaining, yet skewed vision of creator, Matt Groening.  Ben McCorkle, in his essay, “The Simpsons: A Mirror…

Francis Ford Coppola s Gardens of Stone provides three different positions on the Vietnam War. There were immature work forces such as the character Jackie Willow who believed that it was their responsibility to function their state. This soldier wanted to function on the forepart lines because he believed that a soldier in the right…

Since the start of moving images, which was a revolutionary break through into the film industry with pioneers such as the Lumiere Brothers, Buster Keaton, Orson Welles and Billy Wilder the early 20th century looked promising for Hollywood. “the most popular and influential cinema ever invented” The invention of sound recording onto films started during…

Twentieth-century Italian Literature and Cinema Aesthetically Brought to Life Ideas Friederich Nietzsche defines history as being an organization of man’s memory in relation to the past, as seen in terms of a series of events. Nietzche’s approach toward history can be articulated in what he dubs his three modern forms of historical consciousness: monumental, antiquarian,…

Flag Wars is an independent film documentary that took four years to accomplish. The film is concerned with the political and societal phenomenon going on at Olde Towne East Community in Columbus, Ohio. This phenomenon is called Gentrification. Gentrification is the coming of wealthier people in an economically stagnant urban district, which is said to…

Nevertheless, it manages to capture the essence of how much of modern computing came to be: the cluelessness of Xerox about hat its own computer scientists were doing; Steve Jobs’ artistic vision at Apple; and Bill Gates’ ruthless business practices at Microsoft. This is a must see picture as it shows how Bill Gates “borrowed”…

            The concept of mise-en-scene is a French term which literally means “put in the scene.” It is originally a theater term but when applied to film, it covers a broader meaning, and refers to everything used to complete a scene or a shot. It is basically concerned with composition, for example, framing, movement of…

Apollo 13 Introduction:             Modern business culture, to a great extent, are not made for teams as they are mostly based on individualism and diversity of interests. Still, teamwork is vital to an organization’s path to growth and development since it encourages an environment of trust and cooperation among its constituents, which affects the output…

The 1985 movie “The Goonies” in my opinion shows a hero’s journey. This is where it all starts. Brandon is left in charge of the kids when the dad is at work and the mom is out for groceries this clearly means nothing but trouble. While the mom is away the kids always get into…

It seems that today cinematography holds a firm place as perhaps the most widespread form of popular art at least in the Western societies. However, there is more to cinema than only its entertaining effects that people seek in numerous blockbusters. In fact, the artistic genre of film has an enormous potential for the expression…