... wrecking and sinking scenes. The awards, including Oscars, gained by the film prove that the same was a box office hit in 1990s. From a different angle of view, the visual effect is one of the reasons behind the grand success of the film. H. Genre The film Titanic does not belong to a specific genre in film industry. For instance, the historical importance of the theme made use by ... the director proves that the film is interconnected with a historical event. At the same time, history is not the one and only theme ... faced by the travelers of the ship Titanic is another theme of the ...

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... you can sort between different types of film. Within all aspects of genre there are similarities between films. This places them within a certain genre. In this essay, I am going to compare two films of the gangster genre and see how they are similar, and what places them within this genre. The two films I shall be ... GoodFellas" (1990, Martin Scorsese). Many similarities turn up within films. Setting, storyline, period of time, etc, can be seen in films. This makes them part of a genre. For example a lot of science fiction movies are set in space (Alien, Star Wars, etc), action movies h...

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... our country during that time period. These changes were greatly reflected in the sub-genre, or the mood of film noir, also known as black film. Film noir was seen not as a genre within itself, but as a sub-genre off the Crime/Gangster Genre of the 1930's. It was developed during and after World War II and took ... roles that were needed by them during the war. The men were very threatened by this and felt as if women were challenging their dominance. In film noir women were generally independent and had their own agenda on mind. For example in the Maltese Falcon Miss Oshaughnessy asked f...

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... Horrors Horror films can be terrifying, dramatic, exciting and entertaining. Horror film genre has been dramatically tainted with violence, death, monsters, pools blood, and ghosts. I had the chilling experience of viewing two dramatic horror films titled, The Others and The Changeling. Both films followed the genre of horror films somewhat, but while many aspects were different from each other. They also shared some ... new tenants or the dead spirits. The relationship between the living and the dead provides an altered sense of reality. Typical to horror film genre on injustice has be...

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... from the agents, the music changes to grand classical music, with a lot of trumpets to generate a hero mood. During a lot of climatic moments throughout the film, the music helps build up tension. There are a lot of sharp, staccato notes that gradually get louder when new information is gained or action builds up. Generally ... to accompany it. As the symbol has changed from its usual golden colour, to a green, it gives the audience a clue as to what the genre of the film is going to be. The real world doesn't have this green tint, which makes it seem more realistic. The colours in this...

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... shared by other films which are regarded as belonging to them. In relation to film, Andrew Tudor argued that genre is 'what we collectively believe it to be'. Typical examples of genre are "The Western", "The musical", "comedy", "action", "melodrama". Genre is a complex concept with multiple meanings which could be identified in a number ... as action movies are today. For a period of thirty five years between 1930 and 1965 the western was the dominant Hollywood Film and a bench mark genre. It would be said that it was the most important American story form of the 20th century. Although t...

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... Grudge," and "The Exorcist." Each movie had their strengths and weaknesses pertaining to elements of the gothic genre in each. Although the movies are based on the same genre, they have very different styles of depicting the gothic genre. "The Grudge," directed by Goshimoto, 1999, was a foreign film from Asia, that provided quite a unique viewing experience. There were lots of weaknesses to this movie ... . The introduction of the story line was very confusing and choppy. To introduce a character, they displayed the character's name on a black background, and played the same scene over a...

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... " was easy for me to grasp with the reading. It says that it is suppose to be a type of film genre, but then that seems to be attacked, that it's not just a genre, it's more like a time period, which didn't just apply to movies, but to real life. It starts off initially by stating that it's a male fantasy; the idea of a beautiful, sexual ... ...

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... a family. Daniel is attributed with characteristics that are so deeply embedded that they will see to his own demise. On the surface, the film is relatively straightforward with a linear series of events and adheres to the traditional Freytag drama structure. The goals of Daniel however could be differently ... Daniels loneliness is evident in the opening sequence where he is shown alone in a remote area. This forces viewers to ask themselves why? As the film progresses this answer is never revealed but personally, once I had a feeling for whom Daniel was and interpreted his characteris...

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Film Stills: Self-Evaluation I decided to work with the genre of horror simple due to myself being familiar with many horror films. Through research into horror films I decided to base my work on a series of images depicting a murderer entering a house, ... appearances to the subject. Finally the red colour can be related to evil, blood and terror. Therefore I feel the images clearly hint the plot and give an idea of the film's genre. Also the fact that the images are all portrait format and all consist of the same colour cast helps them to work together better. Despite being all of the abov...

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... of the 1940's. As the way I understand it film noir is not a genre, but rather a style or tone of a film. Film noir also has a little different style and tone from the gangster movies of the 1930's. The gangster film that was shown in class was Public Enemy directed by ... William Wellman, and I will be comparing that film to the classic film noir movie called Double Indemnity directed by Billy Wilder. Before the comparison of the film ... Heroes, or anti-heroes, are often corrupt characters and villains many times include gangsters, government agents, and murderers. The protagonists in...

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... subject."(merriam-webster.com) Specific visual elements are key in determining whether or not a movie has the necessary components of a true film noir. Some of these visual elements are: Dark shadows, nighttime activity, and low-key lighting Extreme shapes and expressions Nightmarish, alienation, and ... plot line, combined with low-key lighting, a dark set design, and dialogue that is intricate and even misleading, clearly fit the film into the film noir category. In classic mystery films the roles of the characters shifted very little if any, whereas in films noir the roles are ... th...

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... barriers, to promote the idea of cultural acceptance and color irrelevance. However, that is just the sugar coating, when one looks deeper each film is still reinforcing white domination and values on different cultures, and essentially promoting the melting pot ideology, that regardless of color we shall all ... different eras and about totally different subjects yet when analyzing them in how they deal with portraying racial variety is very similar. I will begin with the film School of Rock. The premise is a white middle-age rock looser (Dewey) gets a job being a fraudulent substitute ...

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... action in a way that helps define the genre involved and that contributes to the emotional effect of the action. The music selected for a given scene helps support the emotional content of that scene and creates a very different emotional effect from the written pages so that a film edition of a novel creates an emotional response not ... they are holding hands. In the frame of the camera see them both on the ice laying down. The director has a high angle shot. In film we have two key words for sound. The first word is diegetic, is sound whose apparent source is in the space-time contin...

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... in this film that makes this film of science fiction genre. Moonraker used a lot different shot techniques and sequences to not only excite the viewer but also to involve the viewer in the film The use of high angle long shot in this film gave breathtaking moments during scenes. During the very beginning of the film, the shot ... is one of the reasons why this movie is referred to as science fiction. Here are few examples. One of the cool gadgets that were used in this film was the Wrist Dart Gun. It's basically a dart gun that's attached to Bond's wrist like a watch. It's capable of fi...

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... the opening words of William Shakespeare's ageless tale Romeo and Juliet. Over the years many people have proved the timeless relevance of Shakespeare's themes present in this particular play. The film industry in particular has produced numerous versions of Shakespeare's enduring classic. No matter how the play is interpreted, however, the themes of the play remain intact. Although Romeo and ... with some that date back as early as 1900. Many directors have taken this play and uniquely adapted it into film while still maintaining the themes of the original play. Just about every type o...

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The film Psycho was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in the 1960s. This black and white version was immensely popular when it was released back then and has been so well known that a colour version was made recently in the 1990s. http://galleries.aebn.net/beta2/index.cfm/fa/gallery/genre/GAYTWINKS/clip/0009/refid/AEBN-000794/tid/581/layout/mgp_layout1 Psycho takes ... (Vera Miles) set out to find Marion, with the help of Arbogast (Martin Balsam), a private investigator. These events eventually link to each other to form the shocking ending to this film. Psycho was successful as it was able to man...

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American History X Director Tony Kaye American History X is a movie with a genre of realism. It depicts neo-Nazi beliefs and their sick actions. The movie is basically about a new Nazi, Derek Vineyard, who is convicted of killing ... fist as if shooting multiple while saying, "POW! POW!" This foreshadows the fact that something bad is coming for Danny. Another element successfully used by Tony Kaye in this film is symbolism. The symbolism in the movie shows how separated Derek was from other cultures. Derek, played by Edward Norton, has a very fair complexion. Every flashback the ... skin sh...

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The Clock (1945) Directed by Vincente Minnelli, is a little film from a big studio.. It's stars are big enough. Judy Garland had been spirited to fame by a cyclone in 1939. Robert Walker had most recently starred in Since You Went Away ... and a little corn. But in The Clock, all the elements come together in such a quiet, understated sort of way that it lends a unique intimacy and timelessness to the romantic movie genre. Alice Mayberry (Garland) and CPL. Joe Allen (Walker)"meet cute" in the Big Apple in Penn Station. He's a soldier on a short leave and she's a secretary coming back from th...

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... and the Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Sam Peckinpah's The wild Bunch was released in 1969 and with the appearance of this film, many people argue that the genre reached something of an end. Moving from heroic tale in the 1930's and 1940's, to the introduction of psychological complexity in the 1950's ... a lower status and living on the fringe of society. This is further evidence that we are in the baroque stage of the genre. Another sign that the film has entered the baroque stage is that the gunfighters have moved from just satisfying their survival needs to satisfying their emoti...

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... the 70`s, the subsequent smattering of self-concious art house films, the wholesome period films of the AFC genre' and the glossy, "tourist trap- films of the 80`s supported by the IOBA tax shelter scheme for film makers. Yet the most recent offerings from Australian film makers Strictly Ballroom' (1992), Muriel`s Wedding' (1994) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (1994 ... and landscapes, these characters developed sensitively within their rather limited, gender-cliched boundaries. Australian films of this period (or AFC genre films, named after the funding agency-Au...

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... playing parts of this nature, he played excellent parts in the Fly and Jurassic Park. ) For the title of my film, I have chosen to call it " Imposter ", and the genre of the film is Sci fi thriller. The story starts with the main character just relaxing having a picnic with his girlfriend in a park ... playing parts of this nature, he played excellent parts in the Fly and Jurassic Park. ) For the title of my film, I have chosen to call it " Imposter ", and the genre of the film is Sci fi thriller. The story starts with the main character just relaxing having a picnic with his girlfriend i...

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... for "Mission Impossible Two" promote the film and portray the genre? The purpose of a film trailer is to promote a film and to try and to portray the film genre to a certain audience to try and get them interested. Film trailers target specific audiences through their film genres. The importance of a film genre is that it shows what type of film it is. The genre is established through codes and conventions. Codes ... and conventions are the accepted way of doing things in a particular genre. An example of a code and convention ... give the effect of fire, violence and danger to help est...

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... get along implies that there may be great rivalries between the two police officers, as well as the murderer. This goes along with the genre of the film, as there will be many unpleasant scenes involving violence, and few friendships within the storyline. This contrast is also shown when the two men ... viewers relax. 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). This is a very effective way of connecting with the audience, and making them feel that way. The lighting al...

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... The Ring" (2002) subvert or convert to past heroines or heroes in the horror genre? In 2002, we saw a new film hit the screens by Dreamworks called "The Ring" directed by Gore Verbinski ("The Mexican" 2000 and "Mousehunt" 1998). The film has a complex plotline in which a mysterious videotape is watched by a pair of ... . Moving on from this I am going to tackle issues that have arose throughout the film about the character of Rachel Keller and to whether she is a generic convention of a heroine like character in the horror genre. By doing this I will use past films so that a conclusion an...

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