Bordwell's Intensified Continuity: Film Analysis

Film exists in layers of physical existence and reality. You have the layer the audience views of the film’s world - setting, characters, and plot - and then you have the layer the film production workers view of the film’s world - actors, the set, and the story. Like photography, film is able to establish a physical existence. However, unlike photography, film uses two very unique and different techniques in order to establish its physical existence. According to Siegfried Kracauer, film establishes its physical existence through representation of reality as it evolves through time and with the help of techniques and devices exclusive to cinema cameras (Kracauer 187). All the world is a stage for film, however Kracauer lists specific techniques of film he refers to as cinematic due to how these techniques are read on the cinematic medium. Although Kracauer wrote his theory on Establishment of Physical Existence in 1960, the 2015 movie Tangerine contains a fair amount of content that can be serviced as examples in order to support Kracauer’s theory. Using the 2010’s movie Tangerine directed by Sean S. Baker, modern cinema examples from various scenes of the film can be provided for examples on Siegfried Kracauer’s theory of Establishment of Physical Existence through cinema’s recording functions of nascent motion, cinema’s revealing function of transients, and cinema’s revealing function of blind spots of the

Avatar required 10 years to complete and was a visually stunning. A film with visionary technology, graphics, and film techniques. Director James Cameron developed and pioneered many of these techniques while creating this film, and propelled motion capture technology and film to a new level. The characters were well written and the actors chosen fit their roles very well. One of the characters in this epic film was Mo’at the spiritual leader of the Omaticaya clan. (Khare, 2009)

Over the many years of filmmaking, there is no doubt that classical Hollywood has made an interesting name for itself. The classical Hollywood style has become quite predictable in relation to film narrative because of their unique filmmaking choices using devices like continuity editing, three-point lighting, centered framing, and musical scores. When we think of a classic Hollywood film, we usually imagine a story with a happy ending. A phenomenal film that performs all these functions

After watching and analyzing the action adventure film, Indiana Jones - “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008) and the Sci-Fi thriller, The Matrix (1999) many cinematic elements attracted my attention. With three very distinct and ingenious directors, (Spielberg and the Wachowskis siblings) these two films exemplified extraordinary uses of lighting, framing, editing and sound techniques unique to its own genre.

In the year 2009, James Cameron wrote and directed one of the most remarkable films I have ever seen ‘Avatar’. This science-fiction saga has a story line that is engaging and captivating for its audience. Avatar took place on a moon called Pandora. Humans discovered very valuable natural resources on Pandora and did whatever it took to obtain what they needed from Pandora. The people of Pandora are Na’vi’s, a 10 foot tall, blue-skinned humanoid alien group that lived in the rainforest or Pandora. The Humans found a way to interact with the Na’vi’s by artificial yet organic avatars that were controlled with a human mind and conscience. Jake Sully, a paraplegic marine who was given the task to manipulate the Na’vi’s into leaving their home. Sully entered

The aesthetics of realism in each film can be utilized in many diverse ways to offer certain truths about the world of the film to further express the film’s story. These theatrical elements emphasize what the film attempts to relay to the audience; moreover, it intensifies the authenticity of each aspect of the film. The use of real people, on-camera interviews, textual information, and of direct address to the camera displays the realism of each film.

In “Why I Hate 3-D(And You Should Too),” author Roger Ebert condemns the use of 3D in the Hollywood industry. Ebert states that this technology is a waste and it’s pointless

How Star Wars changed special effects in cinema Since the release of Star Wars in 1977, Star Wars has been a part of popular culture worldwide. Its effects on the world is still being discussed today from its effects on the movie industry to science itself. This paper will discuss how Star Wars changed how special effects are used in cinema by using practical effects, the creation of Industrial Lights and Magic, and pioneering SFX.. The movie became the stepping stones that current movies look at and take inspiration from when creating their special effects.

Katie Herrmann Dr. Heath Cinema Appreciation 24 November 2014 George Lucas When it comes to the filmmaking industry, there are many greats. Each one has stamped their unique methods onto the world of film that developed into the beloved art that is present today. Among one of those greats is George Lucas. George singlehandedly had one of the most significant impacts on the development of special effects and sound technology.

In “The myth of total cinema”, Bazin asserts that film produces reality with minimum human intervention, and as technology evolves, film will resemble reality with more fidelity and gives the example of sound addition. He talks about two types of films and filmmakers: the ones who believe in reality and the ones who believe in image.

Hollywood movies have made millions off of reenacting ancient Greek culture. The blood and gore of the wars between the people make modern day people swarm to theaters to watch the 3d action. The technology movie producers use is futuristic. Films are now able to animate real life oceans, blood, and landscapes that stretch for miles. These movies give us a small glimpse into the past of ancient culture.

When a movie goer enters a theatre, they understand they are leaving behind reality, entering a world writers, directors and actors have created. Even with films based on real events, there will always be a gap between the reality of the “real world” and that of the world of film.

James Cameron is a Canadian film director but also a philanthropist, and a deep-sea diver, He is very well known for the incredible movie Titanic starring Leonardo Di-Caprio and Kate Winslet. After he had finished Titanic he started a long 10 year quest to produce one of the most insanely gorgeous movies known to date. AVATAR is one of the MOST CGI based films ever created and Just about everyone knows that Avatar represents the absolute cutting edge CGI and 3D cinema technology, but there is simply so much going on with respect to the technology used in this movie that it is possible to overlook a lot of the neat facts about what actually went in to this fantastic film. In 2005 James was announced to be working on a project titled “Project 880”. While making

By making small but significant changes to the conventions of cinema, the artificiality of the

Pachner (2009) stated that the movie industry was increasingly becoming matured and declining, as a number of cinema attendants would prefer to wait for DVD releases, however this has changed with 3D technology. The recent success of the movie Avatar is a testament to the increased demand for new technologies such as CGI and 3D (Firn and