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    American 1970’s, during the time when there was mass hysteria of serial killings. Carver’s plot used the hysteria of the 1970’s to set up the theme of serial killings within America. Juxtaposingly, Ray Lawrence adapted Carver’s short story in [2006] and [transformed] it into the hyper Australian gothic film Jindabyne. Lawrence adaption of the hypotext focuses on the theme of Aboriginal treatment and the beliefs of the aboriginal treatment. The benefits of adaptation studies lies within their ability to highlight

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    Juno Essay

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    introduction The purpose of this assignment is to discuss and evaluate the movie, Juno using the Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. The ecological theory refers to the process of interaction between the systems and within through a bi-directional influences. It consists of four levels of systems – Micro, Meso, Exo and Macro. In this movie, Juno, it features a junior teen confronted by an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate, Paulie Bleeker. With the help of her close friend, Leah, she found

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    ” In Australia you are very likely to engage a conversation with random people such as a cashier, a bartender or someone you come across in a quiet street. Generally, I would say that Aussies are very open to conversation and more polite than an average European person especially those like Suzanne (Mrs. Joubert). In Australia people would go for a handshake when meeting unknown people (whichever the gender) and they may have a shy touch cheek when saying hi to female friend. In this movie or in

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    Red Dog Film Analysis

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    include the Mad Max series, Gallipoli, Crocodile Dundee but of these films, the film that stands out the most to audiences is the movie Red dog. Red dog is directed by Australian producer Kriv Stenders and was made in 2011. The story takes place during the 1970’s so one would expect to view various counts of racism and sexism but there was no evidense of these themes ever showing as the dialogue had been written for a G rating. It was as if the whole production has had its mouth washed out with soap

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    along the movie. He’s also especially famous for blending electronic music sounds using computers and/or combination of synthesizers with traditional orchestral arrangements. He is particularly adept at blending diverse styles into a musical fusion of classical, pop and world music. His style is very much to create simple thematic material, and then give them the Zimmer treatment to craft them into highly effective pieces of film music embodying the mood of a film, such that music and movie complement

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    A Clockwork Orange Essay: A Movie Analysis

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    A Clockwork Orange A Movie Analysis      In 1962, Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange was published for the first time. This novel was an anti-utopian fable about the near future, where teenage gangs habitually terrorize the inhabitants of a shabby metropolis. The novel deals with the main focus that man is a sinner but not sufficiently a sinner to deserve the calamities that are heaped upon him. It is a comic novel about a man's tragic lot. (Bergonzi 152).      In 1971, Stanley

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    In the film Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir, released in 1981, the director explores the theme of mateship and camaraderie using the relationship between Archy and Franky to show how close two young men can get in a time of war. Peter Weir uses running as a similarity to draw the two young men together as they grow closer and lose their innocence together during the devastating time of war. Mateship is shown multiple times within the film and not just between Archy and Franky but also a trio of

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    Mulchay Film Techniques

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    when they are on the screen. These two directors also created two intense action scenes through using those techniques. Even though both exciting films have different stories within them they still pose similar themes. Mulchay and Hicks created two very intense and exciting action themes in the movies swimming upstream and Shine. When Tony and John were racing in the trials for the empire games, camera angles, transitions and the type of music being played created the audience to move to the edge

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    Film and New York Times

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    KPB203 Australia Film Look Both Ways Look Both Ways is an Australian independent movie, written and directed by Sarah Watt. It was shown in 2005. The film was funded by the Adelaide Film Festival fund where it opened (Wikipedia 2005). It is a sucessful movie and has been shown at the Toronto International film festival (Discovery Award). The genre of this movie are drama and comedy. Look Both Ways takes a look into lives of different people drawn together by this tragic accident on the railway

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    Celine Dion A diva is a very successful and famous female singer of popular music. It is someone of great talent, vocal facility and an ability to convey the emotional nuances of the music to her audience. Pop music is an umbrella term typically applied to chart music that appeals to a wide audience. Pop also for many people is deeply personal, it is the realm in which many of us make and discuss our first artist choices as young people. And know I'm going to talk about Celine Dion as one of the

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