Essays on Cinematography Page 37

My review is on the movie August Rush. It is one of my favorite movie. It stars Kerri Russell and Robin Williams in it. It even has that little boy (Freddie Highmore) who plays from the Spiderwick Chronicles and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This movie is full of heart and soul. There is beautiful…

Greece is a piece of land where every inch deserves a few acres of history. Geographically speaking, it is doted with thousands of islands; historically, it produced a civilization that is by far the most fertile and most long lasting by any standards of human civilization. To enlist the achievements of Greek civilization is simply…

Coming from the theatre, the term mise-en-scene refers to literally everything the audience gets to see when watching a film. It is the mixture of props, lighting conditions, the cast and the medium they develop their action in. It is all about creating a specific visual display the stories are going to take place in….

The Movie Jindabyne, directed by Ray Lawrence is to say the least an intriguing text, based on Stewart Kane, an irishmen living in the Australian town in NSW of Jindabyne, who goes on a fishing trip in an isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a dead young indigenous…

It imposed several significant alternations to the original plot of the book, especially in the realm of the new characters introduction, and the insignificant ones that do not influence the storyline. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, and casting copious starts, the film became a real hit back in 2007. Among the most famous actors to act…

            The film Clash of the Titans (2010), directed by Louis Leterrier, is a serious battle for power between men and kings, and kings and gods. However, the battle of gods themselves could devastate the world. Perseus (Sam Worthinfton), a demigod brought up as a man, is powerless to put away his family from Hades…

            Many consider that the predecessor of the modern day comic strip originated in an Egyptian wall embellishment approximately 2000 B.C ago. Eventually, when Thomas Edison developed the projector and motion camera, the first reasonable convenient means of creating animation was finally obtainable. In 1906 Stuart Blackton presented a short film entitled “Humorous Phases of…

There are different ways to communicate messages to an audience, including poems, written stories, and movies. Although these methods can convey similar messages, one method is considered more effective. This can be seen in the ongoing debate about whether books or movies are superior. Popular novels like Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games have…

Building a sense of Nationalism Through Third Cinema It is more than just merely plausible that Third cinema can be used as a vehicle to build a sense of nationalism for Barbadians and the wider Caribbean. Fed on a steady diet of commercial cinema from the developed world, former colonies have acquired the taste for…

The story of Cleopatra, a remarkable ruler often compared to Elizabeth Taylor who portrayed her in the 1963 film “Cleopatra,” has lasted for more than two millennia. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton, the movie recounts the decline of Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty with Cleopatra’s own downfall….