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    Central Station Film Analysis In the film Central Station (Central do Brasil), Walter Salles presents the characters as on a journey to self-discovery. It is a film about identity. Central Station is a melodrama of transformation based on an anomalous-duo comprising of Dora, a jaded retired schoolteacher, and Josué, a nine year-old boy, who embark on a cross-country journey in search of the boy’s father upon the unfortunate death of his mother. The film presents its analysts with many possible interpretations

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    Film Analysis-Discipline

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    Film Analysis: Discipline The concept for my film comes out of the real struggle to be self-disciplined while taking online classes. There are so many distractions that can pull one away from the work that needs to be done. Career, family, hobbies and downtime are all part of what makes a whole person. Academic work, in a form that is unconventional, requires precise time management. Paramount self-discipline is necessary and often without the support of a traditional classroom setting. In order

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    cinematography. The ‘act of’ or carrying out a variety of components to produce a larger than life scale-film. By carrying out an objective to influencing viewers, whether subconsciously or to wittingly challenge an individual’s rationality; cinematography can submit an artistic impression. Without doubt, director Nicolas Winding Refn, circumferences his own signature style within his many films. His attempt to execute a major motion picture of exceptional value is without falter. Specifically, the

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    Psycho Film Analysis

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    “Film Art” defines traditional classical Hollywood cinema as “fictional filmmaking . . . dominated by a single tradition of narrative form” (Bordwell, Thompson, “Film Art”, 100). Psycho set the bar for suspense films with its spine-tingling twists and turns that kept the viewer guessing. The film took traditional elements of classical Hollywood cinema to a higher degree. Camera shots, use of space on and off camera, and character’s characteristics all led the viewer on a wild cinematic ride unheard

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    The film “Rockstar” was a major success in the early 2000s. The film was released in 2001 hitting number 4 opening day. “Rockstar” was written as a fiction film with a few real life events thrown into the mix. Many people don’t view a dramatic comedy to have an emotional effect on them the way this movie did. The movie touched many young aspiring musicians like myself to go above and beyond to achieve your dreams. I have never once watched a film and said “I’m going to do that” or “That is going

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    Bridegroom Film Analysis

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    There are many movies directed towards the LGBT population. Many movies are based on documentaries to educate the public about the LGBT population; other movies are based on comedies that feed into the incorrect stereotypes of the population. After watching some movies based on the population, common reoccurring themes were acceptance, rejection, exploration, stereotypes, discrimination, and depression. For example, in the movie Bridegroom, Tom and Shane are a gay couple who were in a serious committed

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    Hollywood Film Analysis

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    misogynistic view of sex and gender. The Hollywood film rose rapidly as one of the highest earning industries in America in the early twentieth century. As a result of the traditional patriarchal society of the era it was the men who owned the studios, the men who wrote the scripts, the men who worked behind the scenes, and the men who held the leading roles that dominated the industry. In this paper, I will discuss in brief my experience in viewing the short film by Tracy Moffatt (2003). Second, examine the

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    Keith Film Analysis

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    inclination to cry or to feel angry or even extremely happy at moments. Cinematic films in popular culture are an epitome of emotions-the craft at which a film follows dialogue, cinematic scenes, and characters invokes a range of sensational emotions; where at times the genre of a film could be a soul-bearing drama, cult horror, or even a feel-good film. Cinematic composition is an essential element in what makes a film worthwhile for example; the characters and settings of a plot determines how the

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    Redefining Film Analysis

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    and what he talks about in the film. The speaker in the film is the main part of the video. He discusses the history of the deaf society and how it has changed. He also discusses peoples views of the deaf culture over time. When the film is directed on the speaker the camera is angled directly at him, the lighting is a bit dim, and when the screen changes the words shown are often in black bold so they can be pointed out which helps develop the context of the film and the context of the particular

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    Congratulating The Graduate Mike Nichols’s 1967 film, The Graduate, which is based on Charles Webb’s 1963 novel of the same name, focuses on the conflicts, both internally and externally, of a young college graduate who seems to have no clear purpose in life. The struggles this young protagonist faces in the film and how he deals with them, reflect a time when there was great change in the minds of the younger generation, which was of course, the sixties. During this era, these young individuals

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