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Beginners is Mike Mills’ second feature-length film, I would say it is a movie about the importance of the choices we makes to fill life with joy, rather than sadness. The movie focuses on three different stories all interwoven with each other. The person who helps tell each story and our protagonist is Oliver Fields, a 38-year old artist. We are shown his life now, he is alone and working as unfulfilling graphic artist. He lost his mother to cancer; immediately after that, his father tells him he

The main characters are used as tool in order to express the main idea of the movie. The character of Postman in “The Postman Dreams” and Candy in Prada Candy short films help the consumer to get an idea of how the advertised products would be in a real life. The character of Candy is

There are thousands of Main Streets in the United States. With previous years of their decline there has been a movement to revitalize the Main Streets. Starting in the late 70’s Main Street Programs were starting as an idea. Their goal was to help improve Main Streets and make them rise to the potential they once had. By the 80’s they had created the National Main Street Center and begun by getting states onboard with the idea and by 1990’s 31 states had joined the program. Main Street’s have now become

Explore the origins and usefulness of auteur theory in relation to a non American director of your choice. The concept of Auteur was first introduced by Andre Bazin in an essay featured in a 1954 edition of Cahier du Cinema, often referred to as ‘camera stylo’ or ‘signature style’ as a way of critiquing French new wave cinema. This theory allowed film to be criticised and analysed in the same way as other creative platforms such as art and literature. By identifying the director as auteur as opposed

The central aspects of documenting everyday life into a narrative that holds purpose and yet leaves the audience with a resounding message is the essence of what a short film attempts to accomplish. Film connects the two paradigms of visual and emotional appeal, while still capturing what it means to be human. From the monotonous to the exorbitant interior of the seemingly intricate parts that ultimately create the sum of our lives, the subject of death in of its parts, is insensitive to the narratives

then the new wave. The silent era as the name implies featured film making without the use of sound while the sound era introduced the addition of sound to films. From the years 1906 to 1911, Australia happened to be the most prolific producer of feature films in the world. As at this period in time, Australian producers had easy access to cinema screen because of the irregular supply of foreign films. This notable success however began to experience a gradual decline as the Hollywood

“Did you have sexual contact with the natives?” “No.” “Did you share needles or have any open cuts I should be aware of?” “No . . . ” I said. The masked doctor examined the hundreds of boils on my face and body. A week prior, I got into a bus accident in Tanzania. I was delivering a bag full of medical supplies to a rural hospital. A tropical storm hit the night before, making the gravel road slippery. My vehicle lost control and slammed into a palm tree. I hit the front seat hard, and

film was created explaining and unfolding the world to a black and white film which gives it a sense of a romantic genre. As the use of magic is portrayed, the audience get a feeling of hope and happiness as we too feel the realistic emotions as the main character in this short film. Three quarters if the way through, when things are looking down and sad, the little spark we call Disney starts up and help two people rekindle the love at first sight. The use of magic makes the audience feel as though

because Angelina Jolie’s cheek bones is her most prominent feature. The cheeks must be high and well defined. Defining the cheeks, I choose a medium brown shade of eyeshadow or bronzer. The forehead is the second most important feature to create. Angelina Jolie has a long, narrow forehead, as mine is wide. Having the medium brown shadow on my temples it creates shadows. I create the illusion of a long forehead. After identifying my features, I am ready to start my transformation. The alterations for

Animated films are one of the most entertaining forms of media out there. When it comes to animated films, two major film companies may come to mind: DreamWorks and Disney. For the past couple of years, people have been asking which company is better, and the answer is quite simply Disney. They have better stories, they maintain a certain theme, they are consistent, and extremely successful which is what makes them stand out from other studios and film companies. Of course, DreamWorks has some of