Modern Film And Modern Films

Films are a large part of our lives here in America where we depend on them to do when we’re bored with nothing to do, or when the snow or rain is falling. We all use movies as a common way to go on dates and be with friends. However, there has become an abundance amount of movies that we can all enjoy throughout our lives. Although not all movies are interesting to all viewers depending on their personality and what they like to watch. I can say for myself that a film that I really enjoy would be “Mean Girls”. In the two thousand four film “Mean Girls” there is a sense of entertainment that helps in combining all the aspects found in a classical film. Classical films having a entertaining and dramatic plot, and a excellent cast.

Film is my passion. I thoroughly enjoy watching and analyzing movies - finding the pros and cons. In film there are many different pieces that have to go together in order to make a movie work including: cinematography, the actual image and how it is displayed; sound, the score, sound effects and overall how clear it is to understand what actors are saying; the editing, how all the individual clips are put together; and dialogue and story, what the actors are saying and what the movie is about. A bad movie probably has done most of these poorly. A good movie may be lacking in one of these departments. A great movie has all bases covered, however, there are exceptions on this depending on personal preference. Some movies might end up being controversial. Some may love it. Same may hate it. But one must still appreciate a movie for all the hard work and effort that has been poured into it. My favourite example of a polarizing movie is Jared Hess’ 2004 movie Napoleon Dynamite.

In David Cook’s, “A History of Narrative Film," it is said that “the prevailing mode of postwar French cinema was literary adaption, which caused French films to become increasingly verbal and theatrical. It was against this tendency- identified as ‘the tradition of quality’ by Francois Truffaut and the other critics writing in Cashiers du Cinema, that the New Wave reacted in the late 1950’s and 1960’s.”

What were Edwin S. Porter's significant contributions to the development of early narrative film? In what sense did Porter build upon the innovations of contemporaneous filmmakers, and for what purposes?

It has been observed that many movies have gained or lost its reputation over the years. The values, attitudes and actions of people have changed as years have gone by, which is reflected in their changing opinions and expressions; the changing society behavior is responsible for the gain or loss of reputation of a particular movie over a period of time.

“The biggest mistake we have made is to consider that films are primarily a form of entertainment. The film is the greatest medium since the invention of movable type for exchanging ideas and information, and it is no more at its best in light entertainment than literature is at its best in the light novel.” - Orson Welles

Films should be both entertainment and should also tackle challenging ideas. It’s good to have varieties of films, because we watch film depending on what we are in the mood for. Sometimes we watch to learn about history we never knew about and

Hollywood has become synonymous to great cinema, be it American or an international equivalent, it always comes back to a Hollywood comparison. Classical Hollywood style exhibits clarity, unity, goal-orientated characters, and closure, while most other elements are set aside to further progress the cumulative buildup of narrative. Often referred to as the “invisible style,” because it relies on this “unobtrusive craftsmanship,” classic Hollywood practices ensure viewers will be completely immersed in a film without focusing on the literal separation between the screen and the audience. However, with as much importance creativity is placed upon the film industry, profit is also a huge factor in the filmmaking practice. There are certain genres

better. For example, I watched the “romantic” film ‘Remember me’ with my cousins. The main character was the twilight heartthrob, and it bothered them and they said the movie sucked the first 5 minutes. The ending was unexpected, the main character died on the tragedy 9/11. They said comments like “How can they use that for their ending?” and were confused. But I understood why that scene was the ending. The point of the movie was to show the life of New Yorkers because they show both upper and middle class living and jobs. They show the troubles they go through on daily basis from killings to neglections. But unfortunately most viewers just focus on the “romance” and therefore find the ending odd. But like I told my cousins, ‘Remember me’ simply tried to show the life of a New Yorker and how they lived their regular lives and how one day New York became one no matter what your status was. This shows that what I learned, I am applying in my

The universe of movies and film has created the some of the most outstanding things over the years. Film is an amazing topic. It is outstanding how much it has evolved over the years. It started in black and white, and with no sound. Now we have things like 3D.

    Film and literature are two media forms that are so closely related, that we often forget there is a distinction between them. We often just view the movie as an extension of the book because most movies are based on novels or short stories. Because we are accustomed to this sequence of production, first the novel, then the motion picture, we often find ourselves making value judgments about a movie, based upon our feelings on the novel. It is this overlapping of the creative processes that prevents us from seeing movies as distinct and separate art forms from the novels they are based on.

What makes for a classic Hollywood film? Increasingly, films have evolved to the point where the standard by which one calls a “classic Hollywood film” has evolved over time. What one calls a classic film by yesterday’s standards is not the same as that of today’s standards. The film Casablanca is no exception to this. Although David Bordwell’s article, “Classical Hollywood Cinema” defines what the classical Hollywood film does, the film Casablanca does not exactly conform to the very definition that Bordwell provides the audience with in his article. It is true that the film capers closely to Bordwell’s definition, but in more ways than not, the film diverges from Bordwell’s definition of the typical Hollywood film.

It is often argued that adaptions do not fare with the worth of an original work of writing. Specifically, film remakes of classic pieces of literature are rarely received with accepting minds. Why is that? As connoisseurs of English, we tend to feel remakes or a creative spin on a classic could never live up to the original. In some respects this is very true, but remakes are important in keeping works of art and literature current and adaptable for any time period; especially in today’s growing millennial age. Take for instance film adaptions of books, poetry, and plays. Film breathes life into the complacent and one-dimensional words on page. It opens the floodgates of imagery and gives viewers visual substance. While writing will always be the standard for story and communication, filmmaking is a true visual art. Bashing remakes of treasured pieces of literature is no different than scoffing at Shakespeare’s plays for the aged language. Film adaptions have added dimension to the world of English, as well as disseminate the morals and motifs of these stories for our digital age in a relevant way.

The release of Gordon Hollingshead and Alan Crosland’s The Jazz Singer in 1927 marked the new age of synchronised sound in cinema. The feature film was a huge success at the box office and it ushered in the era David Bordwell describes as ‘Classical Hollywood Cinema’; Bordwell and two other film theorists (Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson) conducted a formalist analysis of 100 randomly selected Hollywood films from the years 1917 to 1960 in order to fully define this movement. Their results yielded that most Hollywood made films during that era were centred on, or followed, specific blueprints that formed the finished product. Through this analysis of Hollywood films the theorists were able to establish stylised conventions and modes of

Film Industry has been expansively affected by the changes in technology. The mechanical and digital innovations give cause to the influence of equipment, distribution and the way in which films are made and consumed. New trends shape directors and filmmakers to expand creatively towards telling stories in motions. The film industry has developed to one of the most important tools of communication, it's cause so powerful affecting the way individuals and societies think, act and behave. Among the new Era approaching film, and seeing celluloid film fade is that of the Digital Era and a camera that saw celluloid films passing hastened.