Cinematography Essay Examples and Topics. Page 6

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“Market Basket” Documentary Analysis

Following the example of his grandfather, Arthur T ensured that most of the earned profits were reinvested into the business and continued paying the workers well and offering low prices to the customers.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1426

Semiotic Analysis of Marvel Studios’ Avengers

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a semiotic analysis of Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War trailer, focusing on the use of visuals, language, and audio to convey explicit and implicit messages.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1292

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

“The Third Man” Movie Analysis

The events of the film take place in the post-war environment of Vienna, which, similarly to Berlin, was then divided into two parts by the Allies of the USSR, the United States, France, and Great [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1543

The Television Impact on the Music Industry

Some bands, such as the Monkees, the American response to the Beatles, were created with the purpose of television performance as their acting and on-camera comfort as a group were initially prioritized over music.
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 402

‘1917’ by Sam Mendes: Analysis of Film

The purpose of the film '1917' is to show the bravery demonstrated by the two soldiers, Blake and Schofield. The purpose of this film is to show the role of bravery and resilience in mission [...]
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  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

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

Internet Movies: Review and Analysis

Viewing movies through the Internet, albeit needing the user to acquire computer skills and harboring piracy concerns, has the potential to become the preferred mode of entertainment once high-speed Internet connectivity becomes widespread and the [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1489

The Film Review “Still Alice”

The director shows us the heroine's and her family's feelings and how important it is to provide worthy help caring for the patient.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

“The Internship” by Shawn Levy

Internship is a film about two watch sales men Nick Campbell and Bill McMahon played by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 1710

Film as a Vehicle of Ideology

Film has been a prominent contributor to the process of spreading ideology, as seen by the prevalence of propaganda and advocacy films that were created over the years.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1944

David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook”

Second, Pat copes with bipolar disorder with the help of the social support of his parents and Tiffany who is also recovering from a breakdown inspired by the death of her husband.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 393

“The Babadook” by Jennifer Kent

Interestingly, the movie uses the signature figure of The Babadook not just as a simple monster, but as a way to promote emotional growth to resolve the problems that continue to the family.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1147

“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

It is not enough to say that it is a dystopian society in which people are ready "to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history".
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 593

Media Analysis: Gideon’s Trumpet

As it has been mentioned above, the purpose of the movie was to show that even a criminal has the right to have someone to represent him in the courtroom.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 843

Analysis of “Sholay” by Ramesh Sippy

The idealized cooperation between a police officer and two thieves to resist attack and their further relations are not common in the real world, but it helps to appeal to the ideas of brotherhood and [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 295

Your Destiny Is in Your Hands

We will overview the film 'Far and Away' and the book 'The Kite Runner' to analyze the symbolic features in both.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1123

Mise-En-Scene of “Monsoon Wedding” Indian Film

Generally, judging from the movie's extract provided for the analysis, it can be said that the designer aspects of the film such as costumes, hair-dressing and makeup are accomplished in a manner creating an atmosphere [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1104

Movie ‘Habitual Sadness’ Analysis

The documentary, therefore, gives evidence of the strength of Korean women; they survived the oppression. This art shows the rest of the world the pain and humiliation they experienced.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

“Hocus Pocus” by Kenny Ortega

The people from the village come to save the girl and her brother but it is too late. The cinematography of the film is quite good for 1993 and even now it is presentable enough [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1148

“Osaka Elegy”, a Japanese Drama Film

In the thirties of the twentieth century, Japan saw the reevaluation of material and moral values as the country was under the influence of modernity.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

“Copycat” by Jon Amiel

The firm's task is to introduce the viewer to the unknown world of a film, to make the film's events and worries penetrate into the person's subconsciousness, and to leave the imprint there.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1474

The Italian Film Bread and Tulips

In the beginning of the film Rosalba is content with her life, with her family and her place in her home.
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1546

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: 10
  • Words: 2751

“Dirty Dancing” the Film by Emile Ardolino

So, let us consider the film "Dirty Dancing" in all its aspects through the prism of arts, including plot, screening techniques, the cast of the actors that played in it, and the influence it had [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1063

Casablanca as a Classic Hollywood Film

There is a classic love triangle complicated by the serious problem of war and the danger that the heroine's husband is in from the enemy.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 448

Effect of Movies on Society and Individuals

Movies heavily influence the beliefs of the people and a classic example of the same is the movie "The Passion of the Christ", this movie made the people's belief stronger in god and Christ; this [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 672

“The Breakfast Club“ by John Hughes Review

The point is that at the very beginning of the movie, it seems to them that they will hardly talk to each other when their detention is, however, it happens to be just the opposite [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 747

Saul Bass Poster for Hitchcock’s Vertigo Analysis

The fundamental focus of any advertisement, particularly a movie poster, is to communicate with the audience and reveal the properties of the product in an interesting and creative manner.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

Social Problems in The Freedom Writers Diary

However, we cannot say that the peculiarities and the problems of public education, especially in the context of racism, were so often explored in the movies.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 729

Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Book vs. Film

By investigating shifts in story, tone, and characters between the book and the film, it can be discovered that the film significantly changes the themes of the original written version.
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2826

Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

Shot in Lagos, Nigeria, at the peak of Kuti's career, the film contains a series of heartfelt, sincere, and courageous interviews with the pioneer of the Afrobeat genre.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1393

“Saving Private Ryan” Film Overview

For twenty-five minutes, the scene of the introductory battle continues with the enemy dug in at the coastal height, and this episode contributes most to addressing the theme of the film.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1420

“Thin Blue Line” by Errol Morris

In "Thin Blue Line," Morris turns his attention to the wrongful conviction of Texan Randall Adams, who was arrested and prosecuted for the murder of a police officer instead of the actual murderer.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 1127

The Documentary Film “Flow: For Love of Water”

First, the issue in question is in direct relation to the welfare of the entire planet's population, and the film makes a convincing case that there are reasons to worry. In the end, I believe [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 638

Themes in “I Am” Documentary by Tom Shadyac

Shadyac wanted to tell everyone what he had come to know: that the world was a lie, and the activities which he had always considered to be improving it were, in fact, destroying it. I [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 876

Scientific Racism: the Eugenics of Social Darwinism

I think that the development of Scientific Racism and further Eugenics became the result of people's attempts to justify their unethical behavior toward other individuals and to support their material goals to develop slavery, and [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 575

“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

Theater of Corruption in “Syriana” by Stephen Gaghan

The aim of this paper is to explore the overlapping of oil and politics in the context of the movie. In scene 20 when discussing the negotiations of the prince's brother with American lawyers, Woodman [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2024

Schindler’s List Film Analysis Essay

There is even more to the film in this regard along with exposing the unsightly aspects of how the Nazis proceeded to implement the 'final solution' of the 'Jewish problem' during the WW2, Schindler's List [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 855

“Christmas in August” a Movie by Hur Jin-Ho

However, the heavy-handed emotional and dramatic elements in the genre create a sort of stereotype around the films and the expectations that the audiences have.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 511

The Documentary “Inequality for All?”

As competition continues to become fierce in the global market, more companies will be expected to engage in different malpractices thus threatening the lives of more people. Experts also believe that this problem will continue [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

Discourse in the “Prison Break” TV Series

Moreover, seeking to bring back the success of the past, Fox, the channel that used host Prison Break, decided to revive the show in the form of a short sequel.
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1667

The Documentary “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes”

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a documentary movie that helps not only to understand the nature of hip hop but to connect a single style of music with the necessity of such crucial issues [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 593

Documentary Films Concept and Definition

The definition of documentary films addresses such features as the level of control, the institutional base, the structure of texts, and the attitude towards viewers.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1356

Opening Scene in “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Film

The scene under analysis is one of the opening scenes of The Grand Budapest Hotel. The scene reveals the way the protagonist, Gustave, works with guests, and meets one of the main characters.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

“The Lion King” by Disney

Almost immediately after the ceremony, the main villain and the key antagonist of the lead character, Uncle Scar, the brother of King Mufasa and the uncle of the newborn lion, Simba, was revealed.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

“The Hundred Foot Journey”

The foundation of the media and concept theory generated from his unending research and argument on the importance and significance of the theory in communication.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1456

Lighting in the “Captain Phillips” Film

The scenes of the film mainly represent the situations on Maersk Alabama ship, and they are focused on the interaction between Captain Phillips and the Somali pirates; thus, the light is used extensively to reflect [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1344

“The Fall” a Film by Tarsem Singh

The film was directed by Tarsem Singh, and the actors Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru were in the lead roles. One of the major features of the film that sets it apart from others is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1154

The TV Series: “The Vampire Diaries”

The intended audience of the TV series is teenagers and young adults, especially females. Special effects of the TV series contribute to creation of the mystic world of the fictional haunted town.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

Film Studies: “The Godfather” by Francis Ford Coppola

Some of them, as listed and explained below, include; The business touch to every aspect as distinguished from a personal perspective, the difference in the worlds of men and women then, and the difference that [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1565

Leadership in the “Invictus” Movie

The movie's storyline is based on the book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation" by John Carlin.
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1401

“The Aimless Bullet” by Yu Hyun-Mok Film Analysis

The creators of "The Aimless Bullet" used the stories of their characters as symbolic demonstrations or the destinies of the whole generation of Korean people struggling with the harsh circumstances of the 1960s.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1690

Censorship of Films in the UAE

Censorship of films in the United Arab Emirates is a major ethical dilemma as reflected in the case study analysis because the practice contravenes the freedom of media.
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1222

The Cinderella Story Film Analysis

It is from this that all the other spin-offs ranging from the movies in the 50s to the 90s and most recently the Cinderella story was created.
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2324

English Film Director Danny Boyle Film Analysis

Perhaps the most talented and successful man in the filmmaking industry is the English filmmaker and film director, Danny Boyle. Much of the movies that Danny Boyle directed reveal his unique philosophies in the field [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1401

“Wall Street” (1987) by Oliver Stone

The movie Wall Street is basically the story of Bud Fox who wants to be in business with Gekko, but there is a difficult journey of achieving his mission that prompts him to look for [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1426

Movie “Please, Vote for Me” by Weijun Chen

On the one hand, the exercise, which was practiced in the Chinese school, is far from what democracy stands for; in fact, in many ways, the avenues that the students resorted to taking in order [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1387

Homosexuality Issues in the Film “Milk” by Van Sant

In its turn, this confirms the validity of the idea that, contrary to what the advocates of political correctness would like people to believe, the notion of gender is not merely a social construct.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2499

The Animation “Rango” Movie Analysis

Roadkill, an armadillo who is seeking for a mysterious spirit named "the spirit of the west" informs Rango that the only solution to the problems facing the animals of the desert is "enlightenment", which can [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1650

The Movie “City of God” by Fernando Meirelles

From this point, the rules of the city's planning in Rio de Janeiro are developed to divide the population into social classes and increase the stratification which affects the development of the social life in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1112

The Korean Film Studies: Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder is one of such movies; by making the ending unclear and the fates of the characters uncertain, the moviemaker managed to relate the content of the movie to the political situation that [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Nowhere in Africa. Movie Analysis

Nonetheless, she soon discovers that in a boarding school life is not the same and she has to take care of herself.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 904

“Monsters, Inc.” and the War on Terror

The problem of fear in the American society can be discussed as the multidimensional concept which is directly associated with the developed idea of the War on Terror because fear is the main force to [...]
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1402

Fashion and Cinema: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

According to Veblen, the aforementioned perspective as displayed in the fashion aspects of the movie indicates that the leisurely class uses dressing to express their way of life and social phenomenon.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3926

“Before Sunset”: Paris Is Still the City of Love

Some people may say that the city is an ordinary urban settlement which is no different from the rest of the cities in the world, but such film as Before Sunset proves that there is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1115

Red Sorghum (1987) by Yi-Mou Zhang

Instead, the focus is made on the way landscape, colors and music contribute to unveiling the themes and ideas of the movie. The dramatic effect of the scene is enhanced by the color of the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1075

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” Adaptation

The settings also remained quite similar to the ones in the book; both the underwater world and the kingdom look quite generic in the movie, allowing for placing the story in a typical European country; [...]
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 902

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

Glory (1989)

Colonel Shaw eventually started enlisting soldiers into the regiment thus leading to the emergence of the other actors depicted in the movie. The black soldiers also has the desire to secure the freedom of their [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 855

“Flight” Film Analysis

Towards the end of the movie, in the federal hearing scene chaired by NTSB, Whip who has been priory convinced by Hugh and Charlie to deny the fact that he was under the influence of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1652

Boys Don’t Cry

The theme of gender is also presented in the movie since Brandon is in search of identity; she wants to identify with the male gender.
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1087

Analysis of the mise en scène technique

The movement of the actors on the set is also included in the definition of mise en scene. Aspect ratio-The dimensions of the rectangular bounds that are used to present the image help define the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1628

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

Waiting for Superman

From the analysis of this film, appeal based on the character of the speaker has been manifested in the author's belief about teaching and education.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 682

Analyzing The Rhetorical Aspect In Dexter

The guilt conscience of the audience is washed away with the notion that Dexter is socially right in his actions and he is just doing what the police would be too scared to do.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1742

The Movie Troy by Warner Brothers

This sustains the meaning of the film that a man is his honor and pride because in years to come, people are led to believe that Achilles death was caused by one shot on his [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1122

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

A Beautiful Mind: A Mental Health Portrayal

He is the central character in the film and he ends up in conflict due to the struggles that he faces after being diagnosed with a mental disorder.
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 549

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