How does Hitchock's use of cinematic techniques help create the evil character of Bruno in the film 'Srangers Train'?
ENGLISH GCSE COURSEWORK MAY 2002 ANDREW HINDE 10C HOW DOES HITCHOCK'S USE OF CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES HELP CREATE THE EVIL CHARACTER OF BRUNO IN THE FILM 'STRANGERS ON A TRAIN'? Bruno, when first seen in 'Strangers on a Train' behaves as if he is a normal person, however, as the film progresses his character changes and at the end of the film he is seen as if he were a mental patient who has been 'let loose' without any control. Throughout the film the camera angles are cleverly used to make him appear as evil. This clever technique is made possible by the camera angle being used to concentrate on hard sharp images, which gives the person watching the film a feeling of evil. If the film director wanted to give a feeling of a character being warm and approachable he would have used softer camera angles that would have made people watching the film like him. Another technique used by Hitchcock to make Bruno look evil is the use of music. Different types of music make film watchers see people in different ways. For example happy characters usually have 'jolly' music play when they are on the screen, and evil characters have 'dark moody' music play which makes people think evil about them. In this film Hitchcock uses camera angles and music to help create the evil character of Bruno both as techniques on their own and also at the same time. For example at the end of the
Commentary of Ali G Review.
Tom Dobson Commentary of Ali G Review The purpose of my article is to both advertise the film but also to entertain, inform and give honest truth to the audience about how compelling the film is. The review was written to be included into the FHM magazine, which is aimed at male teenagers. To entice the male audience a very masculine style of writing had to be used, which was appealing in context of the area boyish. I used pragmatics in the opening sentences to help attract the male audience into reading the article, the colloquialism 'Big it up' makes the start to the piece informal and fun, which makes it a more appealing read. Comedy is used throughout the piece 'fortunately Madonna does not make an appearance', this is in light of Ali G's current TV work where he has been doing a lot of award shows. Very light comedy is used to make the male audience laugh and find the humor funny but to also keep the masculine reader interested and to keep on reading and find out more. Quotes are used from the film such as 'Is it because I is black?' They are used to give the audience a taste of what to expect from the film and the type of language and comedy that is applied. Rhetorical questions are used in the piece to make the reading audience think more when reading the review, this gives the piece an extra dimension as it gives it a more complex structure. In this circumstance
Examine and Compare the Use of Film Language In 'Psycho' and Another Film Of Your Choice.
Examine and Compare the Use of Film Language In 'Psycho' and Another Film Of Your Choice By Ajay Clare 12M1 In this essay I will be examining and comparing the use of film language in the two films 'Psycho' and 'The Blair Witch Project'. 'Psycho' is about a young female who arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. 'The Blair Witch Project' is about three student filmmakers who disappeared in the woods near Burkittesville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. One year later, their footage was found. Both films are of the thriller genre, however differ in film language to each other in some ways. The first thing that I am going to look at in these two films is lighting and colour. 'Psycho' is a black and white movie. I noticed that there was a change in lighting during 'Psycho', which could have been related to the mood of the film. During the first half of the film the lighting was bright, mainly because most of the clips were in daylight. However once we had been introduced to the Bates Motel, the lighting became darker creating a mysterious and almost spooky atmosphere. This could have been done to give the audience the feeling of 'fear'. The long shadows, and dark rooms make us uneasy about the place and told us something may happen in this place. In 'The Blair Witch Project' the colour of the film is dim and indistinct. This is
Analyze Blade Runner and Blade runner - The Directors Cut and decide how the differences in the film affect their perceptions.
Analyze Blade Runner and Blade runner - The Directors Cut and decide how the differences in the film affect their perceptions" There are two versions of Blade Runner; the first version was released in 1982. Then the other version of Blade Runner was released in 1992. The characters in Blade Runner are Harrison Ford who plays Rick Deckard, Rutger Hauer - Roy Batty, Sean Young - Rachel, Edward James Olmos - Gaff, Deryl Hannah - Pris, Joe Tyrell - Tyrell, Brian James - Leon, M.Emmet Walsch - Byrant, William.J.Sanderson - Sebastien, Joanna Cassidy - Zhora, Morgan Paull and James Hong - Chew. The main star is Rick Deckard who plays Blade Runner. The plots in both films are exactly the same; the film is in 2019 and based in L.A. The reason for these two versions was because the first Blade Runner was changd by the back stage producers. Ridley Scott after ten years decided to produce his own version of the Blade Runner. The film is a detective story. Roy Batty like any good villain is the most complex character in Blade Runner. Being a with the best physical and mental capacity afforded to Replicates, he is designed to survive, fight and kill quickly with no remorse. With these qualities Roy successfully leads a group of four of his fellow Replicates to Earth by hijacking a shuttle and killing the crew and passengers. In the opening sequence an eye is
Analyse and explain the way in which a moral issue has been dealt with in a film Intro This essay looks at the film Brokedown palace
Analyse and explain the way in which a moral issue has been dealt with in a film Intro This essay looks at the film Brokedown palace. It looks at the two main characters, Alice and Darlene as they finish school. The film focuses on the lies they tell and the severe consequences that result from their lies. In this essay I will consider each of these lies, the consequences that result. I will analyse how the film deals with this. Lie one What looks like an insignificant lie at the start of the film turns out to have major consequences for Alice and Darlene. Darlene lies to her parents about where they are going. They tell their parents that they are going to Hawaii but actually they are going to Thailand. When they go to jail, Darlene realises that her parents have no idea where she is and they won't be able to contact her. The film highlights the consequences for each lie. I think it does this well because it shows the lie being told and then later on in the film it shows the consequences in good detail. Lie two Other lies that the two girls tell change their lives very much, making the audience understand what can happen when you lie. It makes the audience reflect on this as the consequences are so bad. Lie three The difference between Alice and Darlene puts emphasis on the moral issue of lies. This is emphasised when they both go to prison and Alice realises that
Film Review - East is East.
Film Review - East is East Om Puri (George Khan), who plays the father, shows the perfect example of a parent who wishes to enforce tradition on his children. This traditionalism is forced by him trying to get his sons married, through arranging marriages with other parents. He performs another great film, continuing the series of good films he has been part of in Bollywood. We would expect no less of such a renowned Asian actor. Linda Basset, the mother, plays the part of a caring and protective mother, and yet also a loving and obedient wife. This is pulled off perfectly through her acting. She stands by her husband and mostly goes alongside his decisions, whilst also trying to get the best for her children, and give them what they want. Nazir is the eldest son, who at the beginning chooses not to go through with the arranged marriage his father has set up, instead he runs off leaving his father "disgraced" in the eyes of his friends. He is then disowned as his father removes his photo from the wall of their home. Tariq, Jimi Mistry, who is the next eldest son, periodically sneaks out of the house at night to go to night clubs, get drunk and flirt with women. During the course of the film we learn that the father is making an attempt to arrange another marriage for Tariq and his brother Abdul, Tariq is quick to defy his father.
Chicago, a film set in the 1920's full of cold-blooded killers and jazz
Chicago Chicago, a film set in the 1920's full of cold-blooded killers and jazz. Velma Kelly, a criminal who coincidently shot her husband and her sister she was in a double act with, after catching them in bed together. Velma shows us the story of chorus girl Roxie Hart's murder of Fred Casely a nightclub murderer, whilst letting the audience sample the well-known classic, "All That Jazz". Her husband Amos cheerfully takes the blame for the murder, after Roxie convinces him that the victim was actually a burglar. The Police reveal that Roxie knew the burglar, on an intimate scale to say the very least, upon hearing this, Amos lets Roxie swing for herself so to speak. Roxie's first encounters the criminal justice system when she is put in the women's block in Cook County Jail, which already inhabits Velma and a number of other murderesses. We hear each of their stories in the song "Cell Block Tango". Matron Morton presides over the Jail, and her system of mutual aid is perfectly suited to her clientele. Velma and Roxie develop a bad relationship, with Velma at the most part the cause of this occurrence. She does not like Roxie, as she is not only stealing her limelight, but also her lawyer, Billy Flynn. Billy takes Roxie's case, and alters her story for tabloid columnist Mary Sunshine, who sympathises with the murderesses. Billy actually dictates a new version of the truth
Back to the future
==> In this assignment I am going to write a detailed analysis of the ways in which the makers of back to the future successfully use the film presentational devices (technician, written symbolic and audio codes) in the opening title sequence to set up the "world" of the story and the main characters who live in it. The Back to the future film (1985), It's a thoroughly feel good film, Marty goes back to 1955 in a DeLorean that has been turned into a time machine. Between these years is the main part of the action of the film. It's accessible to all ages and enjoyable. The story is about a teenager who travels back in time and meets his own parents as teenagers, it is exciting and original. At the start of the film the director introduces the clocks, clocks are slowly moving from one to another the sound of the clocks increases; this tells us time is most important. The time is all about past. Technical codes The technical code reveals lots of information to the audience in the opening sequence. The camera is moving around the Doctor's room, in order to invite us into the setting of the first scene. The opening sequence introduces the characters and the world of the film. It creates expectations and also curiosity. The images we see are important. For example, the clocks makes us wonder what is going to happen next. This is setting up a feeling of suspense to the audience.
Western Film - Comparison of Shane and Pale Rider. hese classic western films, made decades apart, tell practically the same story. What is fascinating in the comparison of these two films is that the similarities between them are offset by the distinc
A mysterious horseman appears from nowhere and befriends the decent, hard-working people of a small, remote town in the old west. On the run from an unhappy past - all we ever learn is that he's been a gunfighter and he wants to get out of the business of killing. He befriends a family; a woman, a man and a child; who take him in and offer him honest work - the new life away from his dark past that he has been longing for. He develops special bonds with each family member; the respect of the man, the adoration of the woman, the awe of the child. Further; he shares his wisdom and values with their entire community - explaining that if they stick together and stand for what they believe in; they can live the lives they want. As the story continues, our hero turns out to be the answer to the good people's prayers; as he defends their helpless community from a predatory capitalist looking to take away their homes and way of life. Circumstance and loyalty ultimately draw our hero back to his bad old ways. He is involved in a barroom brawl and a climactic shootout, where he overcomes the adversaries of his new friends. Having rediscovered his inner-demons and used them to save the day, our hero rides off into the sunset by his lonesome self. The films Shane and Pale Rider can both be summarised by this exact same synopsis. These classic western films, made decades apart, tell
People react to film violence according to film genre. To what extent do I agree with this statement?
Media Coursework: People react to film violence according to film genre. To what extent do I agree with this statement? Cinema is the most important art form of the last 100 years. What is shown on the screen has a great impact on society. What people see on screen affects their emotions in many different ways. For instance, people are moved by a tearjerker, frightened by horror films, and laugh out loud in comedy films. In the same way violence on the screen also affects people in many different ways. The way violence affects people depends on how the film makers portray the violence. Violence is shown in many different ways depending on the genre (e.g. Comedy, War, Western and Sci-fi). I feel that film violence can change a person's reaction depending on what genre it is and therefore directors are forced to make sure that they present the violence in the way it is intended. People react in different ways depending on how violence is presented. Film-makers control very carefully how they portray violence, but frequently this is socially irresponsible. This is especially so when children and young people are exposed to it. Comedy violence is always shown in a very light hearted way. Comical and rather clichéd music is usually also added to the light hearted take on the violence. This is done to make the audience less worried about the violence and pain, therefore
