Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann Essay By Warwick Taylor Baz Luhrmann’s directional style is not about naturalism. Rather, Luhrmann uses his cinematic language, storytelling techniques and his belief in a theatrical cinema to assure viewers that they are indeed watching a movie. In this essay I will tackle some aspects of his movies in his red curtain trilogy, namely ‘Strictly ballroom’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘The Great Gatsby’ that indeed prove my topic statement. The setting of the movies is a clear indicator

entering into a contract with the storytelling. The audience is aware that they are participative in this motion picture… this is not about naturalism.” Luhrmann directed his first movie “Strictly Ballroom” in 1992, an Australian movie with a moderate budget. The plot was as old as the hills, a structured story about following your dreams, but Luhrmann broke all cinematic rules and boundaries as he became intoxicated by the possibilities of the camera and introduced the world to a new and unique style

42/60  70%  B Baz Luhrmann essay-topic 1 by Hayley Bue Baz Luhrmann’s use of cinematic language becomes more advanced through each film as technology develops and the audience becomes more modern, demanding better produced films. His story telling techniques become more and more complex to enable the audience to feel as if they are participating in the film. His first two films (Strictly Ballroom and Romeo and Juliet) are definitely not naturalistic as everything about the films is overdone

Baz Luhrmanns films ARE NOT just adaptations but complete re-imaginings, we can deduct this by analysing his cinematic technique such as zip shots, mis-en-scene, modern music, bright colours as well as his cinematic philosophy that entails recreating the true theatre experience by invoking the original response that would have occurred at the theatre, as well as overwhelming the audience in order to bring them into the film, to make them a character rather than merely allowing them to watch the lives

Baz Luhrmanns contribution to the art of film, brings about a flamboyant and revitalizing side to the industry. Through the use of cinematic language, his story telling techniques and belief in the theatrical cinema come to life. Baz Luhrmann has a very distinctive directing approach with particular techniques that define his style. He presents his films as if he were telling a story, which he invites you into. His stories are simple and he tends to give away the ending at the beginning

I think the Luhrmann scene was the most effective one because it had more subtle details, better characters, and was more realistic to the script. Firstly, Luhrmann’s scene had little details such as Mercutio wearing white to show his innocence in the whole ordeal, the Capulets wearing leather to symbolize their violence and tough personalities, and the Montagues wearing hawaiian shirts to show that they were laid back and carefree. The weather and music also matched the mood of the scene, for

we have seen were different interpretations of this play one being by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann 1997. In the case of interping and showing what Shakespeare would have wanted to see I think Franco Zeffirelli had shown it better. He showed what the characters were truly like and how they lived. Franco’s set was during the renaissance period in the city of Verona, while Baz Luhrmann was in the present day. The director used the setting to make it a more serious with themes of romance

Luhrmann or Zeffirelli The story of Romeo and Juliet is a romance that has weathered the test of time, with many different renderings and views of it. In class we saw two different retellings of this classic story. With many differences and similarities both movies shared a new perspective on this tale. After much deliberation I believe that Luhrmann did a better job bring this romance to life. His version of the story was more understandable, and got through to the watchers. Luhrmann's

It’s the newness that Luhrmann seems to bring to his movies, most notably Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet, that grabs the attention most immediately. In calibrating our expectations for Gatsby, it’s interesting to look at the last classic work he adapted, the 1996 Leo DiCaprio/Claire Danes feature based on the Shakespearean play. A lot of adaptations of Shakespeare’s work try to do what Luhrmann does, reimagining the story in a contemporary setting, and they’re met with varying degrees of success

FILMIC TECHNIQUES Baz luhrmann has created these films in such a way that they are so alike in putting out the same message .. He displays his films like he were telling a story, which he invites you into. His stories are very simple and he also tends to give away the ending at the beginning of the film, which makes you want to carry on wachting to see the end . All of Baz Luhrmanns films are set in closed, confined, isolated little worlds. Romeo and Juliet starts with a news flash on a television