Cinematography Essay Examples and Topics. Page 11

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Film Analysis on Masculinity: Let Me In

The scene is quite cruel and realistic as it discloses typical relations between children under the age of twelve where each one wants to prove he is the leader and that he is much stronger [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1458

Genre Analysis: Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl's innovative representation of technology as a character, via the faceless narration of the blogger, Gossip Girl herself, and the literal aural depiction of gossip as it goes viral via personal mobile devices in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1503

“Ladybird Ladybird” a Film by Ken Loach

True to this observation, Maggie is lost in the family life cycle as she tries to secure custody for her children and a husband to love and cherish her, together with her many children.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 577

Beyond the Nuclear Family

Such issues as the definition of family, family structures and roles, influential factors for changing families, and the family of the future are discussed in Beyond the Nuclear Family directed by Suzi Taylor.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

“Slumdog Millionaire” Analysis

To the people who live in the West, the movie might seem as foreign and inapplicable to life in the United States or Europe.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

Historical Evaluation: Schindler’s List (1993)

The film Schindler's List tells the story of a famous German entrepreneur Oskar Schindler who saved the lives of many Polish Jews during the Holocaust. This is one of the main points that can be [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

No One Is Perfect

Bertie is a prince of one of the most powerful states in the world, while Logue has a humble background. Bertie is under pressure from his father, King George V to satisfy the high expectations [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

Understanding Media: Reality TV Shows—The Jersey Shore

In the Jersey Shore, storytelling is typified by the show participants through the use of common communication language and engaging in habitual things that are common and relevant to the world today like going to [...]
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1641

There Will Be Blood

This essay analyzes the perspectives presented in the title of the film and how they help in understanding the concept' There Will Be Blood.' Daniel Plainview is a complicated character in the film who is [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1177

Rhetorical Criticism of the Titanic

Jack and Rose develop a friendship They walk round the ship and explore all the hidden areas The people of the high class treat and see the employees and people from the lower societies There [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1436

Film Analysis-Danton

Despite the fact that the armies crossed the borders, the fierce battles of the revolution took place in Paris and its environs.
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 871

The Grizzly Man

He believes that the turmoil in that landscape was synonymous with the turmoil in the lead character's soul. The author wanted to contrast the illusions that were perceived by Treadwell and the reality that existed [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

“The Wild Bunch” (1969) by Sam Peckinpah

The movie is a 1969 movie directed by director Sam Peckinapah centered around a group of outlaws, an outlaw gang, on the border of two states that of Texas and the state of Mexico.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1072

Feminism in Roger and Dodger Film

The plot of the movie tends towards portraying women as inferior to men given majority of the women in the movie fall into traps set by men very easily.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1135

“28 Days” by Betty Thomas

All other inmates assisted her to realize herself as she tries to come back to her senses and deal with her alcoholism, at the end, she tries on giving up the alcoholism. She ended up [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1146

Film and Multiculturalism: Zack Snyder’s “300”

Apparently, the cultural uniqueness, on the part of White people, does not solely refer to their talent in baby-making, as it is usually the case with people in Third World countries, but to their acute [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1444

Advertising and the End of the World (1998) by Sut Jhally

Advertising and the End of the World is one of the most exciting works about advertising and its influence on people and people's future, created by Sut Jhally, a university professor of Communication and a [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 628

Ted: Not Really a Kid’s Movie

In Ted movie, there is throwing in of some excellent action scenes and all the characters in the film have this laid back technique which makes the movie to feel a bit more natural.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1687

The history of Dubbing in France

Attitude has also played a crucial role in French movie industry in the sense that most citizens' views dubbing as a way of preserving their culture and nationalism, as opposed to those shown in foreign [...]
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

Dubbing in France: 1920’s To Date

The film Europe policy of 1920's allowed importation of films into the French market, thereby increasing the number of films coming in from other European countries especially Germany at the expense of the local industry.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 979

The Cove Documentary

In spite of awareness, there has been sufficient evidence that hunting of dolphins is increasing by the day. From the film, it is evident that a small proportion of dolphin is consumed locally while the [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 617

Principles of Management / Film Review

On the other hand, Commodus who is now the defunct heir to the throne throws a fit after learning from his father that he will not become Emperor to the kingdom. Lucilla and Maximus had [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2172

Rio Bravo: A Western With Deep Relationship Insight

Wood calls that relationship a family relationship, where Chance is "Father", "the master of the "home" but with the freedom to move outside"; Stumpy is "Mother", who almost never leaves "the home/jail"; Dude and Colorado [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1131

Psychology in the Episode of Dr. Phil’s Show

Based on the various theories and interpretations of human behavior and mental health, each psychological perspective would handle the symptoms and issues of the main character in a different way.
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 385

The “Gnomeo and Juliet” Film by Kelly Asbury

While the plot of the cartoon is comparatively loosely associated with the events of the original, some of the most iconic scenes and messages still carry through.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 321

“They Call Us Monsters” by Ben Lear

The main argument that full-fledged punishments for childhood crimes should not be part of the judicial practice is the stories of the main characters, which demonstrate the horrors of the early years experienced by teenagers.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 541

History of Comedy Genre in Cinematography

These movies allow the viewer to analyze the main characteristics of comedy and deviations of the subgenre throughout the decades. The first characteristic of the romantic comedy subgenre is the characters who tend to be [...]
  • Subjects: Comedy
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1203

Review of the “Triumph of the Nerds” Video

The video documentary, The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires recounts the early years of the computer tech industry, and the rise of the personal computer.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 862

Requiem for a Dream: Analysis of Film

The film talks about the four individuals who were affected by the addiction to drugs, and it played a critical role in affecting their emotional and physical states.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 395

Overused Jump Scares in Horror Movies

Despite the ability to cause relatively intense emotional responses, jump scares can also induce the feeling of predictability and the scantiness of means of expression in viewers.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 792

The Act of Killing: Film Analysis

The shot and personal focus of the video lens forces the viewers to stand and spectator the elation at a quite uncomfortable and proximal distance a characteristic of camera verite and direct cinema.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1191

“Schindler’s List” by Steven Spielberg

The film was shot in the actual places where Oskar Schindler resided and where the factory was situated. The candles fade away at the beginning of the film and give out smoke to the world.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

“Clockwork Orange” by Stanley Kubrick

The filmmaker organized the story to offer the audience a simple and continuous sequence in the narrative. The author of the film depicts the theme of the inherent evil will of government.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1203

“The Great Gatsby” by Baz Luhrmann

The filmmakers never stop depicting Gatsby’s wealth and his otherness. He throws money around and he is a topic of heated debates in the society.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 1081

Friendship in the Film “The Breakfast Club”

The main themes which can be identified in the storyline are crisis as a cause and catalyst of friendship, friendship and belonging, and disclosure and intimacy in friendship.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 973

“Awaara” (1951): A Response to the Film

For example, some of the more obvious denotative elements of the movie, such as the choice of the soundtrack that matches the characters' emotions, do not interfere with the ones that are concealed, such as [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 281

Double ABS-X Model and the Film “The Judge”

This theory is called the ABCX model; in this model, the family crisis is viewed as the result of the interaction of several factors affecting the family in a stressful situation.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2525

John Nash’s Drama in “A Beautiful Mind” Film

The filmmaker's show scenes depicting Nash's treatment in the hospital to make a significant impact on the viewers and to demonstrate how serious the illness is and how painful the methods of treatment are.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 549

Development of Narrative Film in the Early 20th Century

Acting in the ancient times was only done in the form of dramatization of the characters to a live audience in the streets or in the theatre. The people, during this time, could use the [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2896

“The End of Poverty” by Phillipe Diaz

In the film End of Poverty, the filmmaker tries to unravel the mystery behind poverty in the world. The film is arranged in such a way that the author has persuasively argued his case that [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 858

“Jerry Maguire” by Crowe

The concept of communicating senior management commitment is visible in the movie when Jerry executed his philosophy of personal connection to his clients.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2240

“The Aviator” and “Citizen Kane”

This historical drama re-tells the story of a character with great emphasis to the location and plot in regards to his struggles and denials of the presence of his disorder.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1934

‘Road to Perdition’ (2002) by Sam Mendes

The tense plot of the movie incorporates features of bloodshed shooting and many other defiant scenes so as to describe the way the violence is shown in terms of genre uniqueness.
  • Subjects: Action Films
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2216

“Yojimbo” and “Sanjuro” Films by Akira Kurosawa

The ronin, in a time when the middle-class has filled the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Togukawa dynasty, is an anachronism even to himself. The departure of the ronin in Sanjuro is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1664

“Smoke Signals” a Film by Chris Eyre

The nature of Arnold's father, an abusive and alcoholic is a demonstration of the Native American's way of life. The statement has is an affirmation of indianess and indigeneity.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

The Simpsons: Visual Analysis

However, the satiric qualities of the show may be seen as stretching the family very far as depicted in the subtle reversion of the family towards the conventional sitcom family mode.
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1514

Analysis of the Aesthetic Styles in Movies

Picturing a young boy rejected by the whole society, the author compares his fate to his one and draws the comparison between the image of the ocean in the film and the personality of Andre [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1087

Interpersonal Communication in the Zwick’s “Last Samurai”

Thesis: This paper analyzes the film "The Last Samurai" in the context of interpersonal communication and examines how the film expands on the meaning of the terms "high context versus low context communication styles", "ethnocentrism" [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2751

Enron in “The Smartest Guys in the Room” Film

The events of the current world economic situation can be perceived through the Enron debacle described in the movie "The Smartest Guys in the Room"."The Smartest Guys in the Room" is considered to be a [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 787

American History in “Across the Universe” Musical

This is the era, which has brought us: the Vietnam War, the Civil rights movement, hippies, the Beatles, the assassination of John Fritz Gerald Kennedy, The Space Shuttle Program, the assassination of Martin Luther King, [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1358

Survivor Reality Show from Sociological Perspective

The perspective also view social systems as unjust and often cruel upon the "have-nots" of the social order as the systems are repeatedly used by the "powerful" in society to promote their views and defend [...]
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1004

“First Person Plural” by Lynn Hershman

The uniqueness of the documentary is that it records and regulates the rationality of the male and patriarchy. This documentary produces a reference to socio-symbolic discourse and the social imaginary through which culture, by means [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1177

The Client by Joel Schumacher Review

Mark sneaked up and crawled on his stomach to reach and pull the hose from the exhaust to stop the man in the car from dying.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2262

“Patton” (1970): The World at War

He wants to land his troops at Palermo, a city on the Northwest corner of the island then drive to Messina, the gateway to Italy located at the Northeast of Sicily while British Field Marshal [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 756

Telemundo Company in Latin Media History

The growing popularity of the programs aired by this free-to-air television network, especially the Telenovelas, made it necessary for the company to consider translating some of the programs into other languages. The move was necessitated [...]
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3639

“Malcolm X” (1992) by Spike Lee

The movie tells the story of Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X, - the Afro-American spiritual leader and a fighter for human rights who lived in the USA in the 1960s. Washington's talent is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 299

“Race” Biographical Movie: Jesse Owens’ Motif

Therefore, the main motif of the movie is the internal and external struggle of the African-American male with the existing biases. The first scene in the movie immediately introduces the motif of struggle to the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1200

Barrios and Barriers: The Tucson Civil Rights Era

Although the second decade of the 21st century seems to be far away from the events described in the film racial issues continue to be one of the most heated topics not only in Arizona [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 662

Films Studies: The Spirit of the Beehive and Cinema Paradiso

The Spirit of the Beehive and Cinema Paradiso, shot by V ctor Erice and Giuseppe Tornatore respectively, refer to the representation of the impact of cinema on children and the perception of the world through [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2476

Western Films Influence on Youth

However, there is a concern that its contents may have negative implications on teenagers in the developing countries because of the fundamental differences between the environment presented in the films and what they have in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2224

“10 Things I Hate About You” by Gil Junger

This is a great lesson to her and any other youth who may fall in the trap of such destructive boys. Joey is a bad boy and would not treat her with the dignity she [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 711

The Documentary “Life and Debt”

The film aims to analyze the relation of the IMF to the process of globalization. The process of globalization and the cooperation of the countries with the IMF are affecting the countries of the third [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 484

Stereotypes in Disney’s “Aladdin” Movie

We all know that Germany produces quality products, and that everything made in China is prone to breaking, that democracy is good and communism is bad, that Europeans are cowards and the Middle East is [...]
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1479

Hercules (1958) by Pietro Francisci

The 1958 film Hercules is an adaptation of the original Greek myth that portrays Hercules as the main character of one of the myths while following the story of it in some aspects.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 779

“Forrest Gump” Movie by Robert Zemeckis

The main focus of the movie is the life of Forrest Gump, a simple man with low IQ and good intentions who goes through many significant events of the second half of the twentieth century.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 323

The Film “World Trade Center”

The main actor of the film works at the Port Authority, where he's working day began when the initial attack on the World Trade Center buildings referred to us as the Twin Tower building, started.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 821

“12 Angry Men” by Sidney Lumet Film Analysis

Referring to the topic of the juror system in the USA, Lumet discusses such problems as the personal responsibility, fair trial, justice, and reasonable doubt; and the director emphasizes the importance and controversy of the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1665

Documentary Movie Analysis: “Jesus Camp”

Through the roles played by Tory, Rachael and Levi, the audience is in a position to understand events in the camp, the learning process and purported gifts that children can use to draw America back [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 610

“Babel” and “Super Size Me”: Documentaries Analysis

It becomes evident that Susan has to be taken to a hospital, but chaos is created due to the miscommunications between the different parties such as the fellow passengers, the villagers, the local authorities, and [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2286

“Breaking Bad” and “Prison Break”: Films Comparison

One of the reasons why the television series Breaking bad and Prison break were able to attain much popularity with the viewing audiences, is that the themes and motifs, contained in them, do resonate with [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1402

“The Goddess” by Wu Yonggang Film Analysis

The main actress is Ruan Ling-yu and because her young life was also filled with poverty and struggles, she does a great job showing the suffering and pain of a mother and a victim of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1107

“Joint Security Area” by Park Chan-wook

The film starts by introducing stories that demonstrate the tension that exists between the North and the South. The Lawyer, under the script name Lee Young Ae, is half Korean, and according to her investigations, [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

X-Men: Days of the Future Past

One of the characters, Pryde, decides to help the mutants run away from the sentinels' wrath using his ability to return the consciousness of the people around him back in time.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Super Size Me Film Analysis

The food sold in fast food shops are not of the required standard and thus they have led to negative health impacts on the victims. The movie was intended to check the effects of taking [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1349

Horror Film Studies: “The Ring”

Television is used as a metaphysical channel that links the worlds of the dead and the living. Rachel leaves her job to take care of her son and in the process breaks the curse.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

“Fall of the Romanov Dynasty” by Esther Shub

The film of Esther Shub Fall of the Romanov Dynasty is one of the exemplary compilation films where archival footage is used in a specific manner. The film dwells upon the last years of the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 569

Film Studies: “Class Action” by Michael Apted

Strategic management refers to the high-level of management that is involved in the decision-making process, implementation of goals and objectives, and in the allocation of resources in the organization.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 614

Film Studies: “La Strada” by Federico Fellini

This uncertainty in the definition of the character's social origin can be attributed to the fact that Fellini aimed at attacking Fascism and, therefore, portraying his attitude towards the exploitation of people's emotions and beliefs, [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

“Lifted” by Lexi Alexander

Going to the competition alone as his grandfather does not approve this music and the mother is too drunk to realize what happens, a boy receives the support of his father who has returned from [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

Late Spring: A Unique Phenomenon

The relationship between the father and the daughter living in the old Japanese city is the central theme of the film.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 586

Little Buddha: The Path of the Enlightenment

Eventually, the movie unwraps the secret of the Fourth Truth, which is the path to the cessation of dukkha, as the leading character fights his personal demons to become the Enlightened One.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1779

The Hours (2002) directed by Stephen Daldry

The question of suicide is one of the most controversial in philosophy and ethics. Moreover, according to the theory, people should preserve their lives, and the act of suicide is immoral.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 646