Compare And Contrast The Opening Scene In 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' And 'Tomorrow Never Dies', Showing How Both Scenes Shape Your Perceptions Of Their Action Hero, And Using Examples From The Film To Support Your Points
Compare And Contrast The Opening Scene In 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' And 'Tomorrow Never Dies', Showing How Both Scenes Shape Your Perceptions Of Their Action Hero, And Using Examples From The Film To Support Your Points 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Tomorrow Never Dies' are both action films with a similar theme. Both films are about good fighting evil. The heroes have many similarities and differences. 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is targeted at any age, its certificate PG. 'Tomorrow Never Dies' is targeted at twelve years onwards and is a certificate 12. Both films may appeal more to teenage males who may look up to Indiana Jones and James Bond because they are good looking men who have exciting, action filled jobs and they want to be like them. Both films are blockbusters so they have big budgets. The 'Raiders' film begins in South America in 1936. Jones is an archaeologist and is on a mission to retrieve a golden Idol from a tomb to help him fund his next expedition. It starts in the jungle with a camera following Indiana Jones and two Spanish trackers through the trees. You can hear the diegtic sounds of the birds, which gives a realistic effect. The director uses wide screen to make you feel claustropbic, it also makes it feel threatening. It makes us concentrate on the men walking through the jungle It includes the viewers by making them feel they are actually there
How did music develop during the period 1960 to the present day? The introduction of rock 'n' roll in the 1950's was the start of a new genre to the younger population.
How did music develop during the period 1960 to the present day? The introduction of rock 'n' roll in the 1950's was the start of a new genre to the younger population. This was the start of rebelling, sex and drugs. Some of the rock 'n' roll stars that were around at this time were Elvis Presley, the King, Bill Haley and Lonnie Donegan. Parents and the church frowned upon rock 'n' roll. Elvis especially, as he danced in a 'sexual' way in front of all the young viewers. He was also seen as a rebel and a crude person. Also some of the lyrics from the rock 'n' roll era were said to be rude. The 1960's started with the same kind of music as the 1950's, but that was soon to change. The Beatles, who were a band from Liverpool, had a whole new sound, based on harmony singing, two guitars and a powerful bass guitar with a drum section. They were seen as young boys with a cheeky sense of humour, and they were all working-class youths. They had many number 1 hits, and still carry on to do so this day. There was a stage that happened towards the end of 1962, where the record-buying public was hooked and the press coined the term 'Beatlemania'. Other styles of music around at this time were The Beach Boys (Californian surf music), Aretha Franklin, The Supremes (Soul), Bob Dylan, Donovan (Folk), The Grateful Deed, Jefferson Airplane (Psychedelia-the music of the hippies and 'flower
'How does Hitchcock create atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho?'
'How does Hitchcock create atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho?' BY ABIGAIL KAYE When Psycho was first released in cinemas in 1960, audiences all over the world were shocked. They were shocked that something as sexually explicit, for that era, was being screened in hundreds of cinemas. Although audiences of the modern day are used to violence and sex scenes, the audiences of the 60's reacted in different ways. Some people viewed Psycho as a cinematic brilliance but other critics gave the film many bad initial reviews. This is because Hitchcock was extremely secretive in the making and publicity. He did not allow critics' to see the film at special screenings. Instead they had to see the film with the ordinary filmgoers after the release. Mise-en-scene plays a major part in creating atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho. The most dramatic events in Pyscho take place in the house and at the Bates motel, so Hitchcock needed to create tension by make the sets look in such a way that the audience were on edge from the very start of the film. In the opening, the titles are slashed, spliced, split and cut which represents knife or dagger cuts and immediately alerts the audience to the nature of the film. Even though people hadn't seen the film till its release date, the titles would have been extremely disturbing to the subconscious mind of an average cinemagoer.
Why is Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band a milestone in Pop Music?
Why is Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band a milestone in Pop Music? Sgt. Pepper changed British Pop Music. Before it's release in 1967 there were only two genres in British popular music Pop, encompassing people from Herman's Hermits to The Monkees; the only other genre was Rock, which included people from The Rolling Stones to Cream to Jimi Hendrix. The Beatles were initially 'pigeon-holed' into the first genre, pop. Sgt. Pepper seemed to steer in an age of pretentiousness, with varying degrees of seriousness; which was later combated by the inevitable solution, Punk Rock. In 1967 a very strong 'Established' pop music market was still in the U.K. catered to by the likes of Englebert Humperdinck, Petula Clark and Ken Dodd. After 1967, and Sgt. Pepper, the question emerged "Is progressive pop/rock (such as Sgt. Pepper) to be trusted?" This question was asked because it dealt with issues deeper than love and other relationship issues. The answer, eventually turned out to be 'no'. Until a later generation of bands discovered the joy of openly imitating The Beatles. Sgt. Pepper is a concept album. Many people believe that Sgt. Pepper is the first concept album. It was however proceeded by Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. This album however is considered by some musicologists as not being a 'real' concept album; because it is a set of individual songs, though loosly based
The topic of this research essay is Music CD piracy. Piracy is generally used to describe the deliberate infringement of copyright
Table of Contents Page .0 Abstract 4 2.0 Introduction 5 3.0 Background 6 - 7 4.0 Counter Arguments 4.1 Pirated CD is cheaper than original CD. 8 4.2 Pirated CD has wide range of availability. 8 5.0 Transition Statement 9 6.0 Arguments . 6.1 Against intellectual property rights. 10 6.2 Decrease the sales of original CD due to the 11 lower price 6.3 Artists may not get maximum rewards although 12 they have contributed creativity. 7.0 Conclusion 13 8.0 Recommendations 14 9.0 Appendices 15 - 34 0.0 References 35 - 36 1.0 Bibliography 37 - 38 .0 Abstract The topic of this research essay is Music CD piracy. Piracy is generally used to describe the deliberate infringement of copyright on a commercial scale. Music CD piracy is a global problem and not only many record companies found out that piracy is seriously cutting their profit, government is one of the victims of piracy. The main objective of this research essay is to investigate whether the current laws on CD piracy should be reinforced in order to inhibit the overflowing of pirated CD. Should current laws on CD piracy be reinforced? This whole investigation is limited only to adult and youngsters CD buyers.
The music session we recorded involved the following: Acoustic Guitar Vocals
We were set the task of recording a music session, to do so I joined up with Samuel Dowding and Matthew Stanley. The music session we recorded involved the following: * Acoustic Guitar * Vocals We needed to decide what microphones would be suitable for the task in hand. We decided to use condenser microphones for both the vocals and acoustic guitar as, both vocals and guitar are capable of giving off high frequency sounds and condenser microphones are more sensitive to these high frequency sounds that dynamic microphones. The microphones we used are listed below: * Senheiser ATM 33 (vocals) * ..................... . (guitar) Another factor we had to consider when setting up the microphones was the distance each microphone had to be from each sound source. Knowing that vocal sound took less time to decay than that of an acoustic guitar we knew that the microphone used to record the vocals had to be closer than the microphone used to record the guitar. We positioned the ATM 33 roughly 30cm away from the artists mouth (Fig 1) and the ............. 45cm from the hole of the guitar (Fig 2). We connected both microphones to the connection box in the music sweet, which sent the signals from the microphones to channels 17 & 18 on the mixing desk in the control room. We then sent the signals from channels 17 & 18 to Busses 1 & 2, which are then sent to the computer via the
How does the director of The Crucible make use of the medium of film to bring over the power of the drama?
How does the director of The Crucible make use of the medium of film to bring over the power of the drama? 'The Crucible' a modern drama by Arthur Miller, is a moving play about one man's struggle to stand up for what he knows is right In 1996 a film was made of the play with Miller writing the screenplay. In the film Hytner (the director) is aiming to catch the power and the emotional impact of the original drama. I am going to look closely at the scene where Elizabeth Proctor is charged as being a witch and at the last scene. I hope to show how Hytner has brings the play to life by using different camera angles and music. The Scene in Which Elizabeth is Taken away I am going to write about this scene from where the court officials come to search the Proctors' house. There is a very still silence as they enter the house. Before this there was a very heavy drum beat pounding in the background. It was like Elizabeth's heart beating because it was so fast and nervous. Now the danger is in her very house and the heartbeat has stopped. In the house all the candles are casting queer shadows on the wall which makes the atmosphere a little bit edgy because it is so dark. The camera sits in the darkest corner from time to time, watching all that goes on. It almost like there is something hiding in the corner, maybe an animal. The camera gives us a view of what each different
New Band Construction
New Band Construction Band Audience Genre of audience: * Punk Rock * Teenagers, early 20's. This age range and genre of audience will be targeted because they are already fans of the punk rock music on offer with other current bands at the moment. Also they are the biggest contributors to record sales at the moment. Also the punk rock audience will be a good audience for marketing as they will be interested in the same style of clothes the band wear, which will be skateboard wear etc. Sex of audience: * Male/female Both the male and female audience will be targeted by the band in different ways. The male audience will be targeted through the bands lyrics about girls and how girls have caused them heart ache etc. The male audience will be able to relate to these lyrics as they would have had the same kind of feelings and trouble with girls. The female audience will be targeted by the bands members and their sex appeal, also the bands lyrics will attract a female audience because it all about them. Band Image Codes of clothing: The code of dress is linked to the rebellion of the group as baggy jeans or long shorts do not conform to and adult's perspective of social dress standards. Members of the band will have notable characteristics to show their individuality for example: brightly coloured hair, tattoos or piercings. Promotion: The band will promote the
In Muriel's Wedding identity is represented by numerous film techniques. The dominant ones being acting, music, design, camera angle and editing.
In Muriel's Wedding identity is represented by numerous film techniques. The dominant ones being acting, music, design, camera angle and editing. The two aspects that evidently represent the identity are acting and music. Of these two acting is the most effective film technique in capturing Muriel's individuality and unique approaches to life. Throughout the film with Muriel's acting we are able to get a grasp of her identity and her alter-ego. Her life is a journey of self discovery and of self understanding. Her journey spans the entire film and acting is a vital part through which the responder will track her path to her holy grail of being married and be looked upon, instead of being despised by others. The film technique of acting is often combined with other film techniques such as music to achieve the desired effects. For example, when holidaying in Bali the song "Dancing Queen" sang by ABBA was played when she was dancing with Rhonda in the night club. This song along with acting is a reflexion of who she wishes to be - a glamorous dancing queen admired and wanted by others as opposed to the undesirable truth that she is ugly and unwanted by others including her own parents who think she is a thief. Muriel's childish obsession with ABBA and the frequent playing of their songs addresses the transformation of her to a better person. In combination with designs of
History Coursework-The 1960's
History Coursework-The 1960's As historians, we can extract lots of information from sources, primary sources are particularly useful as they give accurate and sometimes 'eye-witness' accounts of events. The 1960's was a time of change in Britain. The increase of disposable income meant young people had more to spend, and their choices of what to spend their money on defined the popular culture we now know today as 'The Swinging Sixties'. Q. What can you learn from source A about the impact of the Beatles in the 1960's? A. Source A is a description of London, the capital of popular culture in the 1960's. This source is very informative, however does not give a completely accurate account of popular culture in Britain as a whole, only London. Source A describes the colossal impact the Beatles had on British music. 'Emptiness descended on London' describes how almost every person was watching 'Juke Box Jury'. Joanna Lumley wrote this description some 30 years later, in 1990, so her memory may have faded, so this again decreases the potential accuracy of the source. The description of the Beatles - 'cool, hip, smart, lippy, charming and funny' denotes the respect and admiration young people had for the Beatles, if they had respectable personalities, their parents were more likely to approve. The last statement is perhaps the simplest, but it states clearly the opinion of
