My Favorite Movies

In “A Century of Cinema”, Susan Sontag explains how cinema was cherished by those who enjoyed what cinema offered. Cinema was unlike anything else, it was entertainment that had the audience feeling apart of the film. However, as the years went by, the special feeling regarding cinema went away as those who admired cinema wanted to help expand the experience.

With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.

Movies have the ability to transport people to different times and places and distract them from ordinary everyday reality. They allow for a range of emotions to be experienced. At their core, movies examine the human condition. There are plenty of deeper truths woven into screenplays and plenty of lessons to be learned, even when an individual is solely seeking entertainment.

I never gave much thought into what it takes to shoot, direct, edit, and complete a motion picture. Sure, it may sound fun, but after this assignment, it felt like a lot of work. There are quite a few specialized groups that put together the films that we enjoy in our movie theatres. No wonder why it takes months and even years to edit a film, these folks are making sure things are done and synced correctly! The following essay will identify information pertaining to film and importance for their audience so the person or persons watching can have an understanding of what it is they are viewing. A story that has no meaning or becomes very confusing in the details that are presented does not make a good film.

Hollywood cinema also produces its own realities on the big screen. As Cecil B. De Mille. Goldfish and Samuel Goldfish claimed during the production of the first motion picture, “when real life doesn’t fit a preconceived image, create another reality” (xi). Since that 1913 statement, Hollywood has fostered this type of reality-making that results into an escape for its audiences. Aside from the physical escape of traveling to the movies or Blockbuster in order to view these films, audiences are also invested in the characters they view on screen. However, Webb informs the public that “what appears on the screen is a stylized version of real life (or a plausible vision of imaginary worlds) that is made possible by the prolonged collaborative effort of hundreds, working in support of a celebrated few” (3). The “reality” of the cinema lies in producers, directors, actors, back-lots, etc. involved in its creation rather

“I’m going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again” Edward James Muggeridge. True to his words he succeeded in making a name for himself and he created the first movie or “motion picture”. Movies are a rollercoaster ride that transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror, drama, and science fiction. The movie business allows people to break through the burden of everyday life. Considering today’s way of life, people would be lying if they did not admit that movies are an influential entity in our culture. Movies have been successful in ingraining values and elements into society. Movies exaggerate, sensationalize and at

I wanted not only to watch films, but to learn about them. I wanted to surround myself with film, I wanted to read about it, write about it, hear about it. I had this craving to apply these onscreen visions to my everyday life, and slowing I began to do so. I began to read magazines like Variety and Entertainment Weekly where I tried to understand their views on cinema and what made a movie a hit or miss. Soon I found myself critiquing everyone movie I sat down and watched. I traveled back in time and transported myself to the world of Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, in hopes that their movies would show the foundation of cinema that seemed to be hidden by all the glitz and glam of today's Hollywood. I opened up to different genres of film and found some of my favorite movies to be of the foreign film category. I based many school projects on the history of cinema such as Hollywood’s Effect on The Great Depression, or the importance of Cult Classic films. Pretty quickly I realized my archive of film knowledge surpassed anything Blockbuster ever would have been capable

Artist, textile designer, poet and novelist, William Morris, whose literary works helped to develop the genre of fantasy, once stated: “I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.” In other words, art cannot exist in a vacuum. It is imperative to the success of an artist to be able to express and share their work with others. What is the purpose of creating a motion picture if not to present it in front of as many eyes and brains as possible? Despite film students learning both the theory and practical methods of creating narrative films in the ASU curriculum, the biggest screen most students can ever hope to see their work on is a Mac screen. This is a nail in the coffin regarding future careers, because students never learn how to create with the intent of presenting their product on the big screen. A minor error on a computer screen may increase ten-fold when stretched to forty feet of 16:9 glory. Professional writer/director David Lynch (best known for Elephant Man (1980)) once commented that people who watch films on small screens “will never in a trillion years experience the film...you'll be cheated” (Douglas). ASU’s film curriculum is cheating students out of experiencing their work in a way

The film industry has continuously changed since its inception due to rapid technology advancements. Camera technology has been a key factor that has influenced the growth of filmmaking. The first motion picture in the world was produced in the early 1880s, and the first public screening occurred ten years later. It didn’t take long for the quality of films to improve as new filmmaking equipment emerged. Ever since the first movie was produced, the film industry has been continuously changing in response to emerging filmmaking technology. Introduction of digital photography and digital data storage along with the development of internet significantly influenced the film industry (Barsam, 2015). These technologies contributed

In this essay I will be discussing five key points throughout Post Production history between the 1900s-1960s. Post Production is seen as a vital component in the cinematic industry as it essentially finalises the final products. Techniques that have been developed over the years are incredibly important, but they all have an origin. Although these techniques started out without overwhelming effect, they are now unbelievably crucial to how films are constructed. The five points I wish to discuss go as follows: The Great Train Robbery and Edwin Porter himself, D.W. Griffith and his overwhelming influence on editing, The Jazz Singer, the Kuleshov Effect and finally, 2001: A Space Odyssey. As well as discussing these key factors, this essay will take into consideration secondary material.

Every so often a movie is released with such tense anticipation and glamorous visual art that the public is drawn to this dramatic rendition of life in the theatre. For even just two hours or so, you are put into a different lifestyle. Action, drama or comedy it may be. We are thrust into a different way of thinking. We are forced to learn the characters thoughts and feelings. The hard work and artistic skill that goes into these magnificent films is not an easy thing to mimic. Out of the thousands of movies released worldwide each year only a handful are truly worthy of the label film art. Most of the great movies are either produced by a multi million dollar

While Arnheim’s views on the future of film and the idea of a complete film can be somewhat insightful, I disagree with his conclusion that the introduction of sound and color diminishes the creative quality and originality of movies. He states his belief that eventually film will develop to the point where we “we have nothing to look forward to” (Arnheim , 184).

It's like every other night in california, going out with your friends to 7- eleven or just doing stupid stuff as 10 year old like seeing who can go down the sewer the farthest or who the fastest on a bike, I won of course. As it was fun to your friends again, there was something more important and way cooler. Baseball was tomorrow and my team has been having a great season so far, we were 8 to nothing and we were only in the double A, for kids we should be in the Majors. While that was cool my mom introduced me to a movie i've never seen before called the Sandlot. This movie was so amazing it was like a golden apple and taking your first bite. The movie was about how a kid who moved to a small town was in the middle of summer and wanted to learn how to play baseball and did and got really good at it, the only thing in his way was a beast dog named dug. This dog had the eyes of a evil demon with fur thicker than a bear and its jaw was big enough to fit a human head. As the kids were scared of the dog there's was something more appealing to them. The pickle. This a play where your on third base and is in the middle of the catcher and the third baseman, your goal is to get home. Well in the movie the kids made it seem easy. Well I thought it was cool and my goal was to do it the next day, but I forgot, My name is Myles McNeill who is charismatic with locals and is extremely weird, but that's why people like me.

As I was browsing Netflix for an exciting sci-fi thriller movie, I came across a movie for one of my most favorite actors, Nicolas Cage. As known, Nicolas Cage is famous for being an adaptable actor in which he appears differently in each role he plays. His wide variety of experiences in acting have also given an impression to his viewers in which he could be perceived as an unpredictable actor in each role he plays, and that is one of the reasons why I like him.

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.