Film

John Grisham’s “The Rainmaker” is the sixth novel to film adaptation and is by far one of the more accomplished. Directed by Francis Ford Copolla, this intriguing courtroom drama reveals the ordeals of a young lawyer and associate entering the realm of unscrupulous money hungry company’s scams. “They were totally unqualified to try the case of a life time, but every underdog has his day”. To become a “Rainmaker” is Rudy Baylor’s (Matt Damon) ambition, to try the case of a lifetime and make the “big

Corner in Wheat Reflection Paper Corner in Wheat is a film created by D.W. Griffith in 1909. The film focuses on the three divisions of the wheat market, which was rare at the time because most films during the early twentieth century focused on people. The first division showcases the farmers who grow the wheat. The next division portrays the Wheat King, a wealthy businessman who controls the wheat market. The last division follows the bakery, the place that distributes the wheat, and the consumers

medium, especially in the film industry. Censorship is used to control the content in movies that will be released to the public. Starting with the earliest examples of motion pictures, a debate arose about whether the film industry was fit to control the content of its own products. In 1909, the People's Institute in New York City created "The New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship". The board gained a great deal of influence beyond New York City, and most of the major film producers eventually

stories symbolize the preservation and progression of society. Sharing a cultural history establishes bonds that, in a post-apocalyptic situation, could be the difference between life and death. In translating the narrative of this production into a film, it is imperative to retain these major themes. Manipulating mise-en-scene through setting, lighting, and costuming can effectively direct the audience’s attention in such a way as to communicate the consolidating impact of entertainment in society

In the film “The Talented Mr. Ripley” directed by Anthony Minghella. Four techniques that Minghella used to develop Peters Murder/ The final scene of the film were cinematography, editing, music and lighting were all used to show the importance that that scene had to the film. One important technique that was used in the scene of Peter's Death was cinematography, this was shown when the camera was close up on Tom face as he was telling Peter that Tom Ripley is a nobody. When the camera suddenly

Miss Representation was an overall good film in portraying how women are currently underrepresented in our current society. While some of the content in this film were not really new, it probably gave a good “heads-up” to people who may be ignorant of how women are being treated in our society. What most surprised me about the film was the fact that television shows and movies are made mostly toward male viewers. When I watch television shows on my free time, I generally do not even consider the

In the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom, director Baz Luhrmann utilizes different film technique to influence the depiction and the growth that certain character witness throughout the movie. Wardrobe and makeup also play an important role in the film as it shows the unfolds the persona of the character. However, camera angles and lighting help reveal different connections and theorize that the film tends to touch base on. One example out of many is that “Strictly Ballroom” is closely related to the

“The Joy that kills” is a 1984 television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by “Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathbone and Nancy Dyer” (encyclopedia). It was released in 1984 as a part of the PBS series American Playhouse. It’s a 56 min long movie. Film and literature are not always exactly compatible. There are many artistic components in the making of a film. The plot or the story behind the film is one the most important of these components

Lost Ark is an iconic adventure film of the 1980s. Written by, a man whom at the time was extremely popular for making the cult classic film, Star Wars. That man was George Lucas. The Lost Ark was an immediate success for the obvious reasons of, a great original story line and the ridiculously amazing amount of action, but most unknowledgable movie-goers missed some film and technical techniques that make the Lost Ark a cinematic beauty. The Lost Ark was uniformly praised for their special effects

The Soviets realized that through editing, two shots could provoke an emotion or idea that was not originally present in either of them. Eisenstein described it perfectly: “Everyone who has had in his hands a piece of film to be edited knows by experience how neutral it remains, even though a part of a planned sequence, until it is joined with another piece, when it suddenly acquires and conveys a sharper and quite different meaning than that planned for it at the time of filming” (Giannetti 163)