"Analyze This" - review.
Lauren Pagoto Dr. Sal Primeggia Reaction Paper #1 February 23, 2003 "Analyze This" "Analyze this," is a popular comedy starring Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal and is directed by Harold Ramis. It is about New York's most powerful gangster, Paul Vitti played by Robert DeNiro, who turns to seek advice from a family psychiatrist, Ben Sobel, played by Billy Crystal. This movie spoofs on the wiseguy roles and portrays the stereotypical Italian men as violent gangsters, cheating husbands, and uneducated stupid men. Though this film is not directed by an Italian-American like what we have been discussing in class it still touches on Italians being socially dangerous to society. I don't know why Hollywood just focuses on gangsters being only Italians because the mafia was originated by the Jews and many other cultures are involved in this. My point being that the Mafia is not fictional but it exists in many cultures. Although, in films they cast men with dark hair, dark skin, dark eyes and then they give the characters Italian names. I would like to see Italians portrayed as educated and hard working. Robert DeNiro has been type casted in so many gangster films that it is difficult seeing him in other more serious movies that he is not beating someone up. It's a shame because I just watched a film last week called "City By The Sea," and Robert DeNiro played a more serious
"Blade Runner" is a Science Fiction film, originally released in 1982, with stylistic roots in the hard-boiled "film noir" classics of the 1940's.
Blade Runner by Ridley Scott "Blade Runner" is a Science Fiction film, originally released in 1982, with stylistic roots in the hard-boiled "film noir" classics of the 1940's. It has turned out to be one of the most influential films ever made. Blade Runner presents a certain vision of the future that has been copied a thousand times over; presenting a dark future vision that may prove to be all too prophetic. As the audience is introduced to future LA, the camera moves forward and focuses one of the two massive skyscraper structures shaped like Babylonian ziggurat - they are the gigantic Tyrell Corporation headquarters. Their exteriors are similar to the interior of a vast computer with an intricate microchip design. High up above the street level, an interrogation is taking place in a smoke-filled room. A futuristic Voigt-Kampff machine administers an empathy test, a test device similar to a lie detector, but measures emotional responses. The device focuses in on the subject's human iris and measures involuntary fluctuations. Once again a reference to the eye has been made. The nervous, lower-level employee is Leon Kowalski (Brian James), an "engineer, waste-disposal, file-section, new employees, six days." [The test is useful in spotting replicants - if a replicant, Leon's eyes would faintly glow and his eye fluctuations and reaction times wouldn't be normal.] Leon
"Comment on the techniques and devices used in a particular film trailer(s) and on their effectiveness".
Film Trailer Analysis "Comment on the techniques and devices used in a particular film trailer(s) and on their effectiveness" Introduction To comment on the effectiveness of techniques and devices used in a film trailer, it must first be established, what a film trailer actually is, and essentially, what it tries to achieve. A film trailer is a device, which is used by the media, to advertise a new film that is to be released. It is released prior to the film; normally about 3-4 months beforehand. Most trailers are normally about 30-90 seconds, and in this time, clips from the film and the main storyline are provided. A trailer normally tries to provide the viewer with information about the genre, directors, stars in the film, the age group which it is most suitable to and also the main storyline behind the film. Teaser Trailers are normally well in advance of the main film, in order to create a "waiting game" for people to count down until they see the film. Viewers get very keyed up and excited about the upcoming film, and for this motive, premieres are common, where people can go and see the film in advance. Millions of pounds are normally paid by film companies, just to release film trailers; they are a very important part of publicity of the film. They are needed to actually notify the public of upcoming films, and make the nations anticipate the film, so they
"Deregulation would lead to an expansion in choice without loss of quality".
"Deregulation would lead to an expansion in choice without loss of quality". To discuss this question I will first introduce the definition of regulation and the methods that are used to govern media industries around the globe. This will enable me to understand what regulation is and will prepare me to concentrate on deregulation. To begin with deregulation I will look at the American Media and the effects of the Telecommunication Bill 1996, which helped to introduce deregulation into the American Radio industry. From this I will be able to show the effects of deregulation and I can compare it with the recent Communication Bill being introduced in the UK by the end of 2003. With my findings and discussion I will be able to conclude whether or not deregulation would lead to diversity, without loss of quality. In the British media industry various media text consists of guidelines, which by legislation or by code of practise, ensures that it is socially responsible towards the audiences it is targeted. An early example of this can be seen when the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) was set up in 1927 under a royal charter with John Reith as Director-General. Reith used the charter to prevent the government from having any direct involvement with the running of the BBC. Reith also declared that the BBC should provide to its audience; "...entertainment, education and
"Discuss the role of Media Studies in making sense of the political, economic and cultural meaning of everyday life".
"Discuss the role of Media Studies in making sense of the political, economic and cultural meaning of everyday life" "Do violent video's cause crime? Should large numbers of television channels and newspapers be owned by one corporation? Should European governments subsidise their film industries to protect their culture and language from American imperialism?" (Bazalgette, 2000; p.6) These are just some of the questions that are constantly provoking endless arguments within the media and wider society. Media Studies is controversial for many reasons, one being that it is still new, as well as the point that it generates challenging and threatening questions about the information we receive through the media. Sure, majority of people know that we are constantly emerged in a society largely dominated by the media world, but does it actually have an effect on the political, economical and cultural meanings created in society? Through media studies, we can gain a stronger understanding of these effects, and therefore use it to make sense of our everyday lives. For many people in developed countries, the media has become so much a part of everyday life that it is often taken for granted. Individuals could easily partake in as little as five different forms of media within the first hour of waking up. Many individuals wake up to advertisements or the news on their radio,
"Do We Want To Follow New York& Be Smoke- Free"?
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"Examine the techniques used by the director of The Sixth Sense. How are the scenes in the film presented to maintain the belief of Malcolm Crowe being alive? Evaluate the importance of these techniques to the film as a whole"
GCSE English Language Media Coursework: The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan "Examine the techniques used by the director of The Sixth Sense. How are the scenes in the film presented to maintain the belief of Malcolm Crowe being alive? Evaluate the importance of these techniques to the film as a whole" The Sixth Sense (1999) directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan is a psychological thriller which touches upon elements of the supernatural. In the film, Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is presented to the audience as being alive. The techniques used by the director to maintain the perception of Malcolm's reality include deceptive techniques using language shots or acting, the relationship between Malcolm and Cole Sears (Haley Joel Osment) and specifically Shyamalan's way of creating an illusion to deceive the audience. The film, The Sixth Sense is based upon communication. The running theme of communication is significantly evident in the relationship of Malcolm Crowe and Cole Sears. Cole is isolated because he cannot communicate with his friends, his mother or the ghosts haunting him - until he meets Malcolm. Malcolm addresses Cole when he meets him in a church (3) Cole is reciting the words "De profundis clamo ad te domine" (out of the depths, I cry to you oh lord) a traditional catholic psalm read, when someone has died. Malcolm reassures Cole that he is doctor and
Discuss 'Apollo 13' a space drama, Directed and produced by Ron Howard.
Apollo 13 Apollo 13 a space drama, Directed and produced by Ron Howard and was made in...... It was made to look as realistic as possible without it being a documentary; no original footage from the launch was used, apart from a few embedded images like in the news on TV. Howard used many different techniques to achieve realism: weightlessness, camera angles, special effects and historic words phases and speeches, but before he even started filming he had a good idea of the astronauts backgrounds, the flight plan and the exact events that happened on the mission. He spent a long time with the astronaut Jim Lovel researching the events. One technique used was weightlessness, in many of the scenes Howard needed to have the feel of weightlessness and he was lucky that NASA let him use their aeroplane KC135. This is a normal plane but not like a passenger aircraft, it has no seats and the insides are built to look like that of a shuttle. This plane was taken to huge altitudes and dropped to give the feeling of weightlessness; real astronauts used this in their training. Howard had to get 3 men and a camera crew onto the plane, and film good quality realistic scenes. I feel that this is a major part in the making of he film and the film couldn't be made well without it. The launch was a very realistic part of the film and Howard put a lot or work into it. With the combination
Show How Genre And Narrative Are Established In 2 Crime Films
Show How Genre And Narrative Are Established In 2 Crime Films Heenal Amin 10N Introduction 1 The focus of this essay is to show how genre and narratives are established in two crime films and the textual analysis of the title sequence. In main crime films we see typical signifiers to show the genre. Specifically in crime films we seem to see objects such as guns and torches, as well as objects we see dark colors, unique fonts, serious facial expressions. Crime films also use close ups to show the characters facial expressions, as from expressions we can tell what kind of genre the plot is based on. There are three types of genres; they are sub genre, major genre and hybrid genre. A sub genre is a minor category closely related to a major genre, a major genre is a dominant important category, which is easy to identify, and finally hybrid genre, which is a combination of major genres that create another type of film. A signifier is a particular object that gives away what genre it is going to be e.g. guns, torches. A convention is typical ingredients of a film. The main conventions and their signifiers are: romantic subplot- male and female characters; tension- isolated location, shadow figures and dark colours; threats- facial expressions weapons threatening villains; violent crime- murderers, serial killers and mafia; urban settings- New York, Washington and L.A. Another
Press freedom and censorship are flipsides of the same coin - Which side should be applicable, given the focus of newspapers today?
Press freedom and censorship are flipsides of the same coin. Which side should be applicable, given the focus of newspapers today? (By Dick Clarke) The newspaper, as defined by the Webster's 1923 Dictionary, is a sheet of paper, printed and distributed at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, news, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements and advertisements. The Holy Bible states in the book of Jeremiah, "Publish and conceal not". According to the United Nations, a free press is a free press. Freedom of the press allows for the freedom expression and opinion. In today's ever-changing society, regulation or censorship of the press is a constant recurring theme. Journalists demand a free press, but with freedom come responsibility. In the year 2001, it was found that the Bush administration was stepping up efforts to block the world from learning the extent of destruction the US military was exacting on the Afghan population. The British Guardian newspaper reported that the US Defense Department has spent millions of dollars to prevent western media from seeing highly accurate photographs, taken by privately owned satellites, which show the effects of the bombing. While censorship of the press may be necessary to prevent negative mindset, the newspaper should not shield realities, which
