... becomes an auteur by driving personal and artistic control of the film. In his films, Nicholas Ray uses common themes, settings, cinematography, genre, and narrative structure as his personal connection to the audience. Which in turn gives each film a common by distinctive style. By examining three films of Ray, ( ... come across Ray uses other elements of the film. These include the cinematography used, how the film was edited, and the structure of the narrative. The cinematography of the film helps illuminate the idea of dysfunction. For example, canted angles are used in Rebel Without...

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