Independence Day: 1996 Science-Fiction/Disaster Film Co-Directed By Roland Emmerich

Almost every piece of cinema seeks to give the viewer an understanding by intricately assembling shots in a coherent, and a sometimes muddled, manner; the techniques used in editing places various shots in purposeful sequences, to emphasize certain relationships between shots. The shots can be arranged smoothly and logically, or shift abruptly from shot to shot; different methods of the aforementioned arrangement of shots are utilized in either discontinuous or continuous editing. Sherlock Jr. and The War on Drug’s music video “Holding On”, are two motion pictures that offer spatial relations, by applying techniques of both continuous and discontinuous editing.

Starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, the 2001 film Training Day focuses on the portrayal of two Los Angeles Police Department officers.The story begins with Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, a rookie narcotics detective on his first day of assignment. Jake is in a 24 hour period of field evaluation under the reins of a fellow respected and decorated narcotics officer Alonzo Harris, who is portrayed by Denzel Washington. Jake Hoyt is the ideal “white knight of justice”, an individual who is morally incorruptible, and a person who seeks to defend what is morally correct and to eliminate injustice through proper practices set under federal and state laws and standards. On the other side is Alonzo Harris, a ruthless, selfish, and corrupt narcotics cop who will do whatever it takes to complete the task, whether it violates the procedures and policies. Through the entirety of the film, the concepts of moral ambiguity in situational ethics towards institutional justice and the ethical dilemma of power and corruption amongst enforcement agencies are throughly stressed, analyzed, and reflected. The film illustrates and advances the implicit message of the misrepresentation of the criminal justice system, deception of the effectiveness of institutional justice, and corruption of crime enforcement agencies through the observation, analysis, and deconstruction of numerous examples in normalization to ideologies, and formal elements as suggested through the duration of the film.

Editing is a true art form. The editor strives to impart visual variety to the picture by skillful shot selection, arrangement and timing. He recreates rather than reproduces the photographic event to achieve a cumulative effort often greater than all the actions in individual scenes put together. A motion picture is a custom-made jigsaw puzzle in which filmmakers fashion the individual pieces. Each piece requires special attention so that it will merge harmoniously with pieces surrounding it. Many editors prefer to make their cuts on movements so that the actual switch from one shot to another is masked by the action. The editing in Steel Magnolias uses wipes and fades to transition from one scene to the other. The editor uses

Early movies were shot and viewed as slide shows. With narrations like The Life Of An American Fireman, where instead of cutting we would see full clips linked together. When the filmmakers brought us from one action to the next they, repeated actions instead of cutting and letting

In society, social problems are often brought to the public’s attention through popular culture and media. The compelling film, Fruitvale Station, directed by Ryan Coogler is a nod to many social problems found in the United States of America today. The film portrays social problems like poverty among minorities, racial profiling and especially police brutality through the last 24 hours of Oscar Julius Grant III’s life. The star-studded film not only pays homage to Grant but also to the ideas of poverty and police brutality. The film all but shouts at the audience that the minorities, especially African Americans, suffer from many economic and social disadvantages that needs attention. At the 2013 Sundance Movie Festival by means of great

This previous phenomenon is because the need of fluent transition in movies. There are some other similar

The beginning of the film also used a shot that had a variety of newspaper headings with someone flipping through the newspapers in order for the audience to see all the headings. This has been repeated in many movies since, but now it is done digitally with fancy effects like the papers spinning.

The Declaration of Independence was definitely a day to remember. The events leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence played a key role in it. “Resolved, that these United Colonies, are and of right to be free and independent states.”(Declaration of Independence). That quote, coming from the Declaration of Independence, pretty much sums up the reason for the writing of the Declaration of Independence, becoming independent from the rule of Great Britain, or the British. An examination of primary and secondary sources will reveal the significance of this key event in American history.

There are five techniques of editing that are used in the film that allowed the film to be the way it is shown to the viewers. The techniques that are used are Shot-Reverse shot, Axis of action, Dissolve editing, Match on Action, and Eyeline match. Shot-reverse shot is two or more shots that alternate characters (Lecture Notes). Shot-reverse shots is often used in conversations between characters. An example of a shot-reverse shot being used is when Nola invites Jamie, Greer, and Mars to a Thanksgiving feast.

This technique might be associated with Peralta’s authorship, but I have not seen enough of his films to determine that. I also noticed the sped up interview sections in this film as well. I believe that the fancy editing and animations are to meant to keep the viewer interested by presenting the message in a visually compelling way to hold the audience’s attention. In order for the filmmakers to understand how each group worked on a very personal level, they had to immerse themselves in the scenes directly. Before beginning production, Peralta spent months hanging in these neighborhoods WITHOUT a camera, trying to establish relationships and gain peoples trust, as well as looking for interviewees.

In Francis Ford Coppola’s, Apocalypse Now (1979), you follow the journey of Captain Benjamin L. Willard, as he makes his way up the Nung River on a US Navy patrol boat in Vietnam to assassinate Colonel Walter Kurtz. Coppola’s film reflects the Vietnam war and all the horrors –seen and unseen— associated with it. Specifically, the dissent into madness and the dehumanizing effects of war. Coppola uses the river to symbolize this dissent into madness. The further up the river the crew got, the more dehumanized they became. Even Coppola’s choice of title Apocalypse Now screams what this movie is about. This symbolism accompanied by perfectly paired music and camera angles that often cast shadows strongly show the madness of war.

The narrators of the documentary suggest that wars, the mentality to conquer will continue to cause famine and most likely death and more global deaths. It is also suggested and demanded that Americans and people globally need to questions why we have systems in place that serve the rich. How can we reform is one question that is asked. Currently these systems serve the interest of a select few. The film stated that Tim Berners-Lee (Links to an external site.)created the World Wide Web and in doing so he inadvertently supplied all of the major financial institution more power to grow because information was available more quickly on new conquest. This paper will explore what the film calls the four horsemen and how they are wreaking

By using this type of editing to include slow motion, the editing expanded chronological time. By expanding chronological time the events of the scene are dragged out so the viewer can see every element and detail of the scene. The way the film maker edited this film allowed the film to display battle scenes and excellent scenery that completed the appearance of the film. Through the use of editing of a film, the filmmaker is able to incorporate special effects, slow motion and expand chronological time in order to give the correct film effect on the audience.

Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster thriller film, directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film follows a group of professional deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to eliminate an enormous asteroid before it collides with earth and threatens human existence. Early in the film, it presented a series of events, beginning with a massive meteor shower that ultimately destroys the orbiting space shuttle Atlantis. Later NASA reveals the sad news that planet earth will make contact with this asteroid in eighteen days to the point it will cause an extinction event and even destroy the smallest particles including bacteria. This calls for extremes measures to prevent such collision and save the human race. Armageddon (1998) is a great example of how films can help viewers understand the world of work and of organization function. Armageddon (1998) covered different I/O-related constructs for example personnel selection, teams, leadership, individual differences, and performance. In this paper, I will evaluate, analyze and present my own personal opinion over how Armageddon (1998) presented I/O constructs effectively.

Intertitles are placed within the shots to represent characters’ dialogue where they enhance the narrative most. For example, the intertitle displaying “Now is your chance to escape!” is placed in the instant the Tramp is pointing and urging the Gamin to run away.