Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 drama film, directed by Todd Haynes. It is mainly about 1970s glam rock era, with the main protagonists, Brian Slade and Curt Wild, being loosely based on David Bowie and Iggy Pop/Lou Reed respectively. The music scene and overall atmosphere of the early 70s in revealed to the audience through a journalist, Arthur Stuart, who, ten years after the ‘death’ of glam rock is set to write an article on the fall of Brian Slade and his whereabouts, whilst constantly being reminded of his youth. The scene starts with Slade’s manager, Jerry Devine, smoking a cigar whilst on an elevation, showing his importance, wealth and drawing viewers’ attention to him. As a long shot, it establishes the current location, which is the headquarters …show more content…
The scene is followed by an unbalanced medium shot of Brian moving towards the camera. The lack of balance, which is even more emphasised by the lighting, connotes that he is clueless about the news Jerry has received. An over the shoulder shot shows Jerry looking at the assistants, despite talking to Brian, suggesting that a big part of his personality is an act, a mask. Parallels can be drawn between him and Brian, who is constantly changing and adapting his stage persona in order to be more commercial and is slowly losing himself in the process. The manager, who is asking Slade who would he like to meet in America, finally looks at Brian as he finishes speaking, putting an emphasis on the final word. So far, the only American character the viewers have been introduced to is Curt Wild, therefore they can already guess Brian’s answer. As the assistants are loudly discussing who’d they like to meet, the camera slowly moves towards Mandy, Brian’s wife, whose voice has been heard as the off-screen sound, enquiring about Brian’s answer. This accentuates the fact that she hadn’t been involved in the conversation – showing that she might think of herself as someone
of the Indian textiles, that the flow of the silver bullion is very conflicted because
The film “The Sapphires” directed by Wayne Blair, is based around and set in the era of the Vietnam war. Belonging whether it’s race or love is a big part of this film and constantly appears in different ways. One of the main characters, Dave Lovelace throughout the film is constantly rejected as he tries to belong and be a part of the group.
The movie Glory was a wonderful depiction of the group of men involved in the 54th Massachusetts colored regiment. The men of the 54th regiment were part of the first black regiment to serve in the U.S. military and were all volunteers. Lead by twenty-three year old Robert Gould Shaw these men were held a high amount of pride, enthusiasm, and bravery as they willingly fought against all of the racial harshness of the U.S. military system. The men of the 54th regiment put up with stereotypes and unacceptable training conditions - while being consistently being challenged to actually stay in the military and not desert. Glory depicts all of the issues that surrounded the 54th regiments black solders and white captions with amazing
Film industries have been critiqued over their portrayal of mental illness for as long as the field of Psychology has been around, and rightly so. Films often inaccurately portray mental illnesses for the sake of dramatic effect. They will stereotype characters, label them as ‘crazy’ and unstable, and in the case of Silver Linings Playbook, cast the therapist in an uncaring, trigger happy, and unprofessional role. Psychologists are just in their outrage, because the effect on public understanding of people with mental illness is damaging, to both normal people and those who have a mental illness. To explore these issues in Silver Linings Playbook, we need to first, introduce the psychological disorders that are in the film, examine the
As of late, Stone Mountain has been repeatedly mentioned on the news and social media concerning the NAACP’s request that the Confederate Memorial Carving and other Civil War symbols be removed as it pertains to the racial conflict that presided over the Civil War. Without a doubt, Stone Mountain proves itself to be an important historical site for America’s history with its origins dating back to the time of the Native Americans. Stone Mountain can be remembered by history has a location where the Creek Confederation and the Cherokee people met. As more land began to be opened for white settlement, an influx of white settlers began moving in and establishing a town at the foot of Stone Mountain. Atlanta, known as the railroad hub of the South, has many railroads going from Atlanta to different parts of Georgia with Stone Mountain being one. This later led to more business for the town of Stone Mountain as people from the city started to visit the great mass of granite. Granite was a needed rock
Prior to the Gold Rush of 1849, California was a meagerly populated, an irrelevant area of the United States for the most part possessed by the general population of Mexico. In any case, that all changed when on January 24, 1848; woodworker and little time sawmill administrator James W. Marshall found a gold piece in the American River that would always show signs of change the historical backdrop of California and America1. Not exclusively did the Gold Rush prompt California 's permission into the Union in 1850, it additionally revived the possibility of the American Dream. Hundred 's of thousands of individuals filled the state by the draw of brisk and unending wealth. Because of the Gold Rush, California in the end turned into a
Apuleius' Golden Ass, the only surviving novel of the Roman Empire, is a tale of a Greek nobleman devoting his life to the goddess Isis following his transformation to an ass and back. Although a work of fiction, the novel reveals a great deal about religion in Apuleius' society. This information, however, must be viewed with a critical eye. He incorporates stories from Greco-Roman mythology not to affirm their validity, but to reveal their commonness to society. Apuleius insults other religions that are not of the Pantheon with severe viciousness, while the general public may have been more open to them. In the end, he praises Isis and Osiris as the supreme gods while giving first hand account of their righteousness.
Maupassant effectively portrays a marriage that is misunderstood through manipulation, distrust, and deception. He does this by describing each individual, the couple in relation to one another, as well as their lifestyle.
Copper is one of the earliest elements known to man. Because of its distinct red color, Copper is very easily identified. In the ancient times, copper could be found lying in the ground in its unattached state without interaction to other substances. Copper and its compounds have many uses in today’s society.
The scene starts with an over the shoulder establishing shot of the town that Kiki will be staying in, this is done to give the audience an idea about the size of the place and also allows us to see the town from Kiki’s perspective - imposing but exciting.
Sheridan first introduces Gerry as a victim, unjustly accused of crime he did not commit. The interrogation scene is an excellent example of how a range of viewing conventions; Camera works, music and juxtaposition, come together to shape a point-of-view. Sheridan uses dialogue and films through a peephole to symbolise the terrifying isolation that Gerry is face with, as Detective
Rob, the main character in the movie High Fidelity, is experiencing a mid life crisis in his mid 30’s. He is beginning to question whether or not his current job is right for him and if t is as fulfilling as he wants it to be; he also begins to question his past relationship and evaluate what went wrong with them. This mid life crisis is onset by his stable live in girlfriend leaving him because of many things but it was mainly triggered by feelings of distance between them and the lack of commitment. After she leaves he realizes that she might have been the one after he evaluated his past “Top 5 Breakups.” Although it takes Laura, his girlfriend, leaving for him to really think about commitment
Mrs. Alex Vankoughnett died on a Sunday, January 13, 1963, 6 days shy of her 84th birthday. She was still baking her celebrated bread for in the last year she used 800 lbs of flour for the purpose. The local Dr. K. A. Denholm stated “she was one of the best of Victorian Puritans of Canada” and showing his deep appreciation for her, quotes the 18th century doctor and poet Oliver Goldsmith “She made her life interesting” and then John Milton:
Establishing Shots- The movie begins with a few establishing shots of skyscrapers and streets crowded with people giving the impression that the location of the film is in New York City. Also, establishing shots are used to show where most of the action will be in film. For example, Andrea is seen walking from her apartment to the bakery to the subway then finally in front a large building. In a high angle shot, Andrea looks vulnerable and nervous for her interview with Miranda. There is an establishing shot of the lobby of the building named Elias-Clarke Publication, where the Runway office is located in. Also, this uses the “outside in” method where the action of movie starts from the outside then
In today's world what we wear and how we present ourselves can say a lot about who we are and the stories we can tell. Without speaking a word to another person someone could decipher many things about me based on a necklace that I wear. My necklace could reveal many different aspects of who I am. it could reveal that I am close with my family. It could also be determined that I value the sentimental value over the monetary value. As a gift from my grandmother I have many personal attachments to this necklace, it will allow people to think certain things about me, and it can reveal a lot about who I am; but there are also things that it doesn't show.