European Film Awards

The Truman Show In the film “The Truman Show”, directed by Peter Weir, many techniques are strategically used to position the audience to respond emotionally to Truman Burbank. Techniques such as lighting, music, camera shots and angles are used in three specific scenes throughout the film co-ordinated by the shows director Christof. He uses these techniques to encourage the show’s audience to believe that what they are watching is unscripted and real. The first scene “Introducing Truman- Day

The media has become so powerful in today’s society that it has come to the point of controlling our daily lives. “We accept the reality of the world with which we’re represented. It’s as simple as that”. This was said by a character in the movie, The Truman Show that was released in 1998, distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Peter Weir, and includes stars such as Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natasha McElhone and many more. There is a crucial need to criticize the media in order to explore

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” - Kofi Annan. This quote states that education is the key to power and guiding others. The main character in Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, lives in a dystopian society where people have lost their will to think and communicate with others. In Montag’s society, books are prohibited from civilians because they are deemed offensive, ultimately causing the brain dead downfall of

1. Truman begins doubt whether or not his life is real for many reasons. The first reason being the light that falls from the sky, which he’s never seen anything like that before and has no idea what to think about it. Another reason is that Truman sees his father who “died” in a boating accident when he was a child. Truman seeing his father is what really pushed him over the edge into realizing that nothing in his life was actually real. The third thing that pushed him to question his

Harris) when asked about Truman’s oblivion to reality versus “the city” surrounding him. When presented with a film like The Truman Show, Peter Weir (Director) raises questions about the “Real”, how does it function in society and why is it seen as a desirable living environment? What are the typical aspects of city life that can be depicted in an artificial space? Midway through the film the hidden cameras on the set revealed that the set is placed in the centre of Hollywood, Los Angeles instead

Newspaper headlines and how the relate to Truman. -“The Best Place on Earth, Seahaven Voted Planet's Top Town,” this headline was trying to convince Truman that there's no better place than Seahaven. -”Who Needs Europe?” When truman was younger, he wanted to explore the world, the newspaper headline is trying to make Europe seem like it's nothing, which may give Truman the idea of no place being as ‘amazing’ as Seahaven. -”Crackdown on Homeless,” this was posted out when his dad got onto the set

The first newspaper headline was “Best place on Earth, Seahaven voted Planet’s top town.” This headline has a way to control Truman because it is saying that no way else in the world is better than Seahaven, therefore Truman will not want to leave ever. The second headline is, “Who needs Europe?” This headline was when Truman started saying out loud that he wanted to go away from Seahaven, it was a roundabout way of saying that there wasn't a needed for other places because Seahaven was the only

The Truman Show was directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol, in 1998. The movie is about a twenty nine year old man, Truman Burbank, who is an insurance salesman. He lived in, safe and pleasant, Seahaven Island where the weather was mostly perfect. He had a respectable job, a best friend, a beautiful wife, and a comfortable home. Everyone in the island knew and liked him. But Truman’s whole life is a sham. It is a live television show and all the people in his life are actors playing

Utopias in a nutshell seem great. People living in a utopia like Truman from The Truman Show or Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451 would disagree with that idea. Truman and Montag both guard similarities and differences to one another. Truman mirrors Montag in multiple ways. They are both the main character in their stories, but that's obvious. Truman's wife Meryl is horrible. She pretends to love Truman for the TV show. If she were to love Truman then she would tell him that his whole life is a TV

manipulative tendencies. Tonight we though it would be worth reflecting back on the film The Truman Show, which despite being made 18 years ago is incredibly relevant. It showcases the controlling nature of the media, driving their sole agenda of the running a business and entertaining viewers, without any regard for the truth or the impacts on the people involved. And who better to be talking to, than the director of the 1998 film, Peter Weir. Welcome peter, thanks for