Cinema Arts Online Discussion

Online forum for students in the course "Cinema Arts" at University of the Arts.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Scene Analysis

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In Charles Burnett’s 1977 film, Killer of Sheep, there are many scenes were children imitate or mirror adults. There is a particular scene w...

Cinematography : Citizen Kane. E. Jones

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When asked to write a blog on cinematography only one film comes to mind: Citizen Kane. Gregg Toland, cinematographer, made many interesti...

scene analysis

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The slow dancing scene in Killer of sheep by Charles Brunette captured the plight of Stan's wife. Throughout the film Stan's wife...

Scene Alalysis - The Conversation

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When thinking of scene analysis and the film The Conversation, one particular sequence sticks out, this of course is the scene in which Gene...

Editing - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

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Using a kinetic directing style and constant flashbacks and flash-forwards, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead constantly takes you from one...

Cinematography - Blood Diamond

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Cinematography plays a key role in the development of a film. It is used to set tone, location, and add a layer of depth to the action that...

Mise-En-Scene - Fight Club

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Mise-en-scene is a tricky topic in that the term often refers to many things at once within the frame. Fight Club offers a good example of ...

Narrative Form/Structure - The Usual Suspects

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Conventional storytelling has a set structure of beginning, middle, and end, however, they do not always happen in this order. The Usual Su...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Scene Analysis: Meshes of the Afternoon

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Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon is a work that maintains all of the mystery, tranquility, unpredictability, and personal attachment ...

Editing: Be Kind, Rewind

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Be Kind, Rewind is a good study in editing as it compresses time in two distinct yet similarly humorous ways. The first is a meandering l...

Mise en scene: Gettysburg

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The 1993 American Civil War epic Gettysburg tells the story of the brutal three days of fighting surrounding the small town in southern ...

Bare-bones three act structure: Hotel for Dogs

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As I was forced to watch this over Thanksgiving break, I might as well use it as a study in bare-bones three-act structure, with even a bi...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

2001 - Mise en scene

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2001: A Space Odyssey is often considered a revolutionary film not only in the science fiction genre, but in the overall complexion of cine...

Scene Analysis - The Conversation

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The film, The Conversation , intentionally employs an extremely limited perspective within the film's sujet. That perspective is almost ...
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