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Analysing Two Forms of Media First impressions are extremely vital. We form an opinion within the first 30 seconds of meeting someone and that plays a vital role in the relationships formed. Similarly with films, the audiences usually identifies with the genre within a few minutes of the screening. With that in mind, this analysis will focus upon decoding the opening sequence of two contrasting films in order to understand its tone and genre. In this case, the opening sequence is defined as the point

cinematography is made, and how it inspires by understanding the concept of setting, lighting, and how the image is captured. This film was released in 1974 by director of Roman Polanski to focus on private investigator J.J. Gittes, played by Jack Nicholson to investigate the elements behind the truth. Polanski’s goal is to emphasize the audience to give an ominous feeling of the main character, J.J. Gittes and his point of view by showing in color instead of black and white pictures. Due to these

Hundreds of movies are released every year. Filmmakers try to create the next jaw-dropping movie that audiences will stand in line for hours and pay top dollar to see. The key to success is finding ideas that appeal to a mass audience. Viewers are the lifeline of any production company so making something for everyone is a savvy business move for the film industry. To cover all bases, there are over fourteen different genres of movies. Film making is not a solo effort. It is a collaboration

Comparing ChinaTown and the Big Sleep      ChinaTown, directed by Roman Polanski, is a non-traditional hard-nosed detective film made in the 70's. The typical elements of character type are there; J.J. Gittes (a private detective in LA) played by Jack Nicholson is the central character, sharing the spotlight is Fay Dunaway playing the femme fatale Evelyn Mulwray. This film breaks all types of norms when compared to the hard-nosed detective films it is modeled after. The film is filled with allusions

The hard-boiled private eye is a mysterious protagonist who is a professional investigator. With a first look at Oedipus Rex in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Jake Gittes in Roman Polanski’s Chinatown they seem to be very different from each other. Jake Gittes is a busy detective that lets solving cases consume his life and Odeipus Rex is a brand new King in the city of Thebes whose is cursed with a fate that cannot be changed. After reading Oedipus the King and watching Chinatown, it’s clear that

In 2002, the film Infernal Affairs was released in Hong Kong, telling the tale of an undercover officer named Yan who is a mole within the ranks of a mafia called the triads and trying to take the organization down> Yet Inspector Lau on the Hong Kong police force is a mole for the triads. The two race to uncover the respective moles while fighting to maintain their cover. Due to the film’s popularity, an American director, by the name of Martin Scorsese, created an American adaptation of Infernal

Sol in reluctance, “My mother is a slut, so, I understand the concept, Ignorance is bliss. She has driven me to self-medicate on a bottle on more than one occasion.” He continued as he drove, “My third daughter, has not figured out yet she cannot fix what is broke. The bigger the boy’s problem the more her heart bleeds out of control. I have already told her she needs to stop mothering them and needs to set the expectation of being their girlfriend so they can move forward in life. Set a timer and

essay I am going to set to prove that Stanley Kubrick is trying to prove that violence can happen when you are lefted alone and isolated. I use a screen from 1:43:44 to 1:53:08 to prove this point. This scene is about when Wendy looks though Jacks work and is scared though the whole scene and and ends up knocking him out and trapping him in a storage room. I will use techniques such as Camera angles, Lighting and sound. This movie users all of this elements really well.

Roman Polanski's neo-noir film Chinatown (1974) portrays authoritative figures indifferent to and complicit in rampant corruption. Notably, Chnatown is about the functions of evil in everyday life (Morrison 76). The movie title alludes to the overarching theme of crime and dishonesty fitting of Chinatown, a region where underground operations lurk and the law is disregarded. Far from unsettling society, widespread corruption is often overlooked. As the film progresses, the audience is rendered as

Mikayla Trinh English 2 (H) Ms. Ryan 15 October 2017 Power Hungry In the Ward Power is defined as the controlling entity that cannot be escaped from those who are less superior. In Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, there is an evident theme shown throughout particular instances of how power can turn into something catastrophic. From this novel, many characters undergo highs and lows of this concept. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest tells a story through the perspective of Chief Bromden