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    There has been many remakes and sequels for the famous film known as The Planet of the apes. Without a doubt there are many similarities and differences between the original and the remakes. The two films that I'm going to compare and contrast is the original 1968 film to the 2011 Rise of the planet of the apes. For starters, one key difference between the two films is the plot. In the original 1968 film, the main protagonist Taylor has landed on a new exotic planet. A planet where apes are in full

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    Color palettes, lighting, and camera movements help characterise different locations and emotions. The 1982 movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Henry Thomas as Elliott, Robert MacNaughton as Michael and Drew Barrymore as Gertie, is about an alien from outer space that gets left behind and is found by a boy named Elliott. Elliott takes care of his new friend E.T. and develops a linked connection between the alien and himself. As the story progresses the director

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    2001: A Space Odyssey ‘The Dawn of Man’ sequence is based in a prehistoric time period and the most important theme of this sequence is nature. Kubrick shows the two stages of nature before showing us as the audience how humans evolved as a species. The various shots of land are staged in altered settings within different time zones, which express the Earth as a large place. With no characters and no type of dialogue, the non-diegetic sound of birds chirping is a representation of nature. The sound

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    Composers often shape their work around the prism of their own experiences to allow the audience to understand the composer 's perception of the world. To achieve this they employ the use of various language techniques, as seen in The Road (Cormac McCarthy), City Of Glass (Paul Auster) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick). Cormac McCarthy wrote The Road to represent his experiences in a post 9/11 world, where he witnessed the violent nature of humanity both during the attacks as well as

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    Spectacle Technique: Smoke and Mirrors Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a space-travel, science-fiction film about evolution and advanced alien architects. The film is broken into four parts: the apes (who encounter the 1st monolithic triggered evolutionary step), humanity’s discovery of the 2nd monolith (which encourages the trip to Jupiter), Bowman and Poole’s trip to Jupiter aboard a ship equipped with a HAL 9000 unit, and Bowman’s extraordinary experience with the 3rd monolith

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    A Comparison of Cinematography in Two Science Fiction Classics Metropolis (1927) directed by Fritz Lang is one of the first science fiction films ever made, but The Matrix (1999), directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, has one of the biggest cult followings in movie history. Each film has a strong character driven narrative that is supplemented by camerawork. The audience members can only go so far as the camera angles and shots allow, leaving a lot to be revealed throughout each piece. Metropolis

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    While being a technical marvel, 2001: A Space Odyssey simultaneously presents a superb narrative motivated by profound themes and acted out by a meticulous cast of characters. Director Stanley Kubrick succeeds in creating this insightful film through the usage of many design elements including camerawork, sound, setting, and mise-en-scène. As dialogue throughout the film is minimal, these principles of design are employed to shape the viewer’s sense of each aspect of the film and, consequently, the

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    Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho share a variety of suspense-building cinematic techniques. These directors, both of whom are highly aware of the audience experience, pay close attention to sound, pacing, point of view, and transitions in order to convey a thrilling sense of uncertainty. Additionally, the suspense created in both films can be described using categories of suspense discussed in class, as well as those laid out by Susan Smith in Hitchcock: Suspense

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    The good thing about films is that we not only have the opportunity to choose from a wide selection of different genres, but also compare them and understand their purpose in the world. The Horror genre has used the basic principles throughout time, and as a result, films of this type have not proven to be as timeless as another genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy. At first, these two genres might at times seem similar as they have at several occasions been blended together, but their basic, common theme

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    “2001: A Space Odyssey” is another case of script collaboration between source material author and screenwriter / director, but it’s an even more interesting situation because the novel was written at the same time. And, Clarke sees the novel as being heavily influenced by the script. So, the film can be considered an adaptation from “The Sentinel” but not from the novel. While this is not a novel or a film I enjoy, I recognize that I’m the viewer in the Act Triangle Model

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