Film director

In the documentary The One Percent the director and narrator of the film, Jamie Johnson, gives viewers a thought provoking look inside some of the wealthiest families in America. Johnson comes from old money. He is the great-grandson of one of the brothers that founded Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals and his father inherited a fortune of one billion dollars. In the documentary, Jamie Johnson takes on the character of a filmmaker seemingly disinterested by his and his family’s overly abundant

How does the director try to build suspense and scare the audience in the film Jaws? The film Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, was created approximately 30 years ago. It tells the story of a shark which attacks and kills numerous people off the north-east coast of the USA in a small holiday resort called Amity Island. The attacks took place around the 4th of July, which in America, is similar to the British bank holiday. During this time, many Americans and tourists from abroad visit resorts

Throughout the history of film and theatre directors have used mise-en-scene and location to control the scene. Whether this is in front of the camera or a live audience, the components of mise-en-scene allow the director to have full control of the action, enabling them to engage and captivate the audience. It supports and expands the narrative, as well as creating the classic conventions we see in different genres of film. Mise-en-scene simply means, ‘putting into the scene’ (Bordwell and Thompson

documentary-film And the Band Played On (1993), director Roger Spottiswoode effectively showcased all three factors. The film is a chronological story of the AIDS epidemic from the 1980s. The story of the epidemic garners attention when gay men in both the west and east coast of the U.S. develop this mysterious disease in large numbers. Scientists at the Center for Disease Control and private labs fiercely work toward understanding the disease and trying to come up with a solution. The film is an epidemiological

Critics have called the 1941 film Citizen Kane one of the best movies of all time, and director Orson Welles’s direction is largely to thank for the work’s accolades. Citizen Kane is famous for its use of long shots, deep staging, deep focus, and, as will be considered in this paper, its lighting practices. Welles strategically lights his characters in order to develop them throughout the film; this paper will focus on three shots that show Jerry Thompson (William Alland) develop from functioning

English, earning a better income, and behaving in accordance to American customs and norms. However, most attempts of integrating into American society are thwarted due to racial and ethnic prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. In the film, Crash, Director Paul Haggis addresses racial inequality by conveying instances of racial stereotypes, social class disparity, and police brutality. The usage of racial stereotypes constructs an unreliable generalization of all members of a race. Racial stereotypes

When “auteur directors” gets researched on Google, Christopher Nolan shows up in the list together with other well-known directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese. Christopher Nolan is a British-American film director, producer and screenwriter and seems to be another filmmaker who takes pride in the title of auteur director. His films are a hit all around the world and it can be argued whether or not his films are a distinct reflection of his creative vision. Nolan

In the simplest form, an “auteur” is the author of a film in which who writes and directs their own films and which are usually very unique. The word auteur originated in France and is the outline for an abstract approach to film making where as the director is seen as the central artistic force in a motions picture. The word auteur was introduced in France during the late 1940’s founded by François Truffaut who was a French director turned Auteur however Andre Basin would be categorized as the “father

is a director who personal creative vision and style is expressed through films. The term auteur is originated in France and is French for author. There are different ways in which a director can express their vision in films and show who they are. There are many directors that are considered to be a auteur such as: Quentin Tarintino, Tim Burton, Kathryn Bigelow, Stanley Kubrick and Woody Allen. The director I have chosen as an auteur is Spike Lee. Lee’s Life: Spike Lee is an American film director

from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old” (Biography). Quentin Tarantino is now known for his unique style, extreme violence, and Tarantino often makes up brands for his films such as “Big Kahuna Burger” in his film “Pulp Fiction,” and Tarantino has been said to create his own companies because of his dislike for product placement. Tarantino has written, directed and even co-starred in many successful works that he has produced, but his style