The Godfather Scene Analysis

the godfather scene analysis The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) opens with a black screen fading in the close up of a man, which the audience already heard talking. The man in question has a distinct Italian accent, he is telling a story. He is in a really dark room, it is so obscure it …

Visual Narrative Pitch

"The ultimate goal of this short film is to raise awareness about mental illness and how much society impacts the way individuals behave." Here is my pitch for a visual narrative short film. As the name suggests there will be no dialogue, the visual elements will be the protagonists of the story. Please comment below …

Neighbors (1920) Review

RELEASED 1920 DIRECTORS Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline CAST Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox SCREENWRITER Buster Keaton RUNNING TIME 18 minutes PLOT A guy (Keaton) is in love with his neighbor (Fox), but, since their families hate each other, they only way they can communicate through the fence is by using cards. The police tries to arrest the guy. He always manages …

Observational Film

Writer's Block is an observational short film, as such the camera follows a character for a day. When it came to create a story, my group and I sat down and brainstormed some ideas for possible characters. We were looking for an interesting type the audience could relate to. We decided to pretty much make …

Biograph Film Company

-It was founded in 1895 by William Kennedy Dickson who had worked for Thomas Edison; -first company in the US to be solely dedicated to film production; -in 1896 the Biography projector was introduced; -it soon became the leader company in the film industry; -in 1908 D. W. Griffith signed a contract with the company, …

German Expressionism

This film movement originated in Germany after the First World War. The events of the war were manifested in cinema through the Horror genre. Films were used to express inner thoughts and emotions, usually dealing with dark themes of insanity and death. Stories were often set in a constructed reality, a world of deformity, an …

WARNER BROS. box office results in 2008

The Dark Knight was produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Christopher Nolan, who had previously directed Batman Begins. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in it. It ranked first in box office performance of Warner Bros. films in 2008. It was the most profitable film of …

French New Wave

After the end of the Second World War a group of filmmakers started writing Cahiers du Cinema criticizing traditional cinema. Studio films became known with the deprecative name 'Cine du papa'. Filmmakers were finally able to engage with American cinema, which had been censored during the war. They developed a theory according to which films …

Reflective Portfolio Blog Post 4

In this article I am going to identify a possible area of development and take action😁! I'd like to develop a wider understanding of what actually happens on a movie set and how films and tv series are actually produced. I want to learn more about the technical aspects of filmmaking. This website contains a …

Reflective Portfolio Blog Post 3

In this blog post I'm going to identify my strengths and weaknesses in the FPR4100 module. As far as weaknesses I would say that I'm not that confident when it comes to practical stuff, i.e. using the equipment. I'm not familiar with it yet, but I've practiced quite a few times and it's going better. On …