The Red Balloon By Albert Lamorise

Although cinema is now a priority, some feel as if cinema is no longer the cinema when it was first established. Movies no longer have that special feeling like viewers once had. Today, films are not only shared within a theater, if one pleases they could always have the same experience elsewhere. Moreover, with technology expanding, it takes away the importance cinema once had. “The

Although the best reasons for “going to the movies” are to be entertained and eat popcorn, understanding a film is actually quite complex. Movies are not only a reflection of life, they also have the capability of shaping our norms, values, attitudes, and perception of life. Through the media of film, one can find stories of practically anything imaginable and some things unimaginable. Movie-makers use their art to entertain, to promote political agendas, to educate, and to present life as it is, was, or could be. They can present truth, truth as they interpret it, or simply ignore truth altogether. A movie can be a work of fiction, non-fiction, or anything in-between. A film is an artist’s interpretation. What one takes away from a film depends upon how one interprets what has been seen and heard. Understanding film is indeed difficult.

Whenever books are adapted for film, changes inevitably have to be made. The medium of film offers several advantages and disadvantages over the book: it is not as adept at exploring the inner workings of people - it cannot explore their minds so easily; however, the added visual and audio capabilities of film open whole new areas of the imagination which, in the hands of a competent writer-director, can more than compensate.

“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

Author Louise Erdich is famous for composing short stories about Native Americans due to cultural and identity ties to the group. The story “The Red Convertible” depicts joyful and fond memories shared between two brothers, named Lyman and Henry. However, towards the end of the story, a devastating calamity befalls on one of the brothers. This story emphasizes how the two brothers went through difficulty stages and changes that challenged their coping mechanism. The red convertible had a positive influence on the two brothers. The red convertible united the two brothers since it was there means of travelling around the world together, forming a close bond and enjoying each other’s company. However, all the joyous moment came to an end with the impact of war on Henry’s mental health which caused him to commit suicide. The effect of war on Henry cut the connection between the two brothers, causing both of them to experience pain.

“The last thing you want is Hannibal Lecter inside your head.” It is a daunting task to effectively transfer textual tonality from page to screen. Balancing proper visual interpretations of the text with original insights is not an easy procedure, and not every filmmaker is equipped with the artistic skills necessary to complete such an undertaking. Alejandro Jodorowsky’s wildly unsuccessful attempt at adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune, for example, ended in bankruptcy for the studio and premature cancellation of the project due to the extensive runtime the film was to have in accordance with the length of the book. Many filmic adaptations fail in their inability to recapture and translate what originally gave a text literary merit. Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of the quintessential Thomas Harris novel Silence of the Lambs is so well

In other words, reading literature goes beyond just the words of the author. As readers, we become more aware of what the narrator and of what the characters might be feeling. There are feelings that form our underlying base of who we are and a lot of the times we avoid them because they’re a constant reminder of what’s real versus what we want to think is real. From time to time literature may make the readers thing of something personal that gives us a sense of reality. Through John Updike’s Rabbit Run, Vladimir Nabokov’s Pale Fire, Margaret Atwood’s Happy Endings, James Joyce’s Araby, Patrick White’s The Vivesector, and Jorge Luis Borges’ Pierre Menard, Author of the ‘Quixote’ readers come to find a sense of reality within the characters portrayed through these works.

The Red Balloon Albert Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon (1956) tells the story of a young boy named Pascal who finds friendship in an uncharacteristic object. This French 34 minute short film written, produced, and directed by Lamorisse utilizes a more neutral and earthy color scheme that can be seen throughout the streets of Paris with the exception of a bright red balloon. In addition, the use of minimal dialogue within this film causes us the audience to rely solely on his son’s use of expression and body language. Lamorisse illustrates examples of friendship, ostracism, and loyalty through the use of characters, setting, and allegory. In the first scene of the film we are introduced to the main character Pascal, who notices a bright red balloon tied to a lamp post.

In recent years, it has become popular for many of America's great literary masterpieces to be adapted into film versions. As easy a task as it may sound, there are many problems that can arise from trying to adapt a book into a movie, being that the written word is what makes the novel a literary work of art. Many times, it is hard to express the written word on camera because the words that express so much action and feeling can not always be expressed the same way through pictures and acting. One example of this can be found in the comparison of Ken Kesey's novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and the film version directed in 1975 by Milos Forman.

Film is not simply a conduit for narrative, but a multi-dimensional medium which is often designed to allow for the spectacle to be exhibited, and create a cinematically attractive

The developments within the motion picture industry comes down to the simple rule of supply and demand. The demand was created by the public and their need for better narrative movies, and the supply fulfilled by craftsmen (directors, cinematographers, “craft” services, etc.) working to enhance the quality of the movie experience. If moviegoers didn’t insist on better cinema quality, then perhaps the technology would have never advanced the way it has. Several factors led to a seamless narrative structure with accompanying exceptional technology such as the demand for high quality imagery, the ability to live within a story, and the evolution of cinema structure into an art form.

Cinematic points of view have four subsections, objective, subjective, indirective and directors interpretive. The different categories of cinematic points of view determine how the

The medium of film has garnered a wide variety of influences over its relatively short existence as an art form. However, as in all art traditions only a select few have made significant contributions and are hailed as influential figures. This concept is more difficult to define in film due to it being a collaborative process involving many people’s talent and hard work. Even so, the products that result can be tied to the director and the critical decisions they made regarding the film. In my opinion, the three directors I have chosen for their influence and significance are John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, and the Coen brothers.

“A Balloon for Ben” is an animated short film, directed by Yves Geleyne and created by Cineplex. The short film takes place in a world where movies are stored in balloons which you pop to let out the light of the movie into the sky to watch. The film shows the relationship between a boy named Ben and his father. It is about a father who is too busy working to watch a movie with his son and a son who keeps hoping for the time they will watch a movie together. The main message in this film is remembering what is really important, spending time with family and friends. There are many examples of this message in the film. Ben has four unpopped, deflated balloons in the box under his bed. As well, on top of the box is a picture of him holding

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.