I will discuss the use of cinematography, the genres of the films, and how effective they are. ... The genres of the two films are slightly different. ... From the opening 6 minutes, I can see that the genre of the film is crime thriller with a lot of psychological twists. ... This goes along with the genre of the film, as there will be many unpleasant scenes involving violence, and few friendships within the storyline. ... I believe the directors have done this intentionally, to make the viewers feel on edge, as this uneasy feeling is linked to the main genre of the film, (a thriller). ...

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The movie, Four Weddings and a Funeral, is an enjoyable yet predictable film to watch. ... Foreshadowing is an important part of all films. ... Leaving things to the audience's surprise is key to making a movie stand out from others in that genre of films as well as making it more exciting to watch. ... These elements in films are usually harder to pick out and are generally used to help support the plot line of the movie. ... When symbolism and foreshadowing are over used, the result tends to be a somewhat boring and predictable film. ...

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All film ideas have to grow from something already in the producers mind, usually from other films or non-visual texts. ... Both films have their own interesting and exciting element that makes them stand out from the other films available but they can still be traced back to other texts. ... Aliens director James Cameron took a very familiar genre (alien science fiction) and modified it in a way that was widely accepted. ... Aliens and Gattaca, both entirely different films yet still contained within the science fiction genre, have similarities bringing them together. ... No film is truly ori...

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That was our first filming all together and we all worked well in our group and there were no problems. ... Uma also did not attend all of the scheduled times for filming after school and then when re-scheduled she attempted to but didn't eventually come, at times we needed her to film and that was a big let-down for us. ... The first time we also started to film I had a bit of trouble trying to use the umbrella for the lights and also making them taller or shorter. Instead of struggling and losing time, I should have just asked my teacher how to sort out the problem like a professiona...

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Stereotypes are also used in film; they are not real people, but widely circled traits and characteristics of particular groups. ... Chicago' used the musical genre to allow the film to be "naughty but nice-, it shows the audience that the women are bad, but positions the audience on their side, so we are supporting them by the end. ... The dress codes and the strong body movements allow the film to achieve an impressive "show-. ... This means the characters in the film, who are average "normal- people are phased out into the background. ... In the first scene of the film Roxie Hart ...

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