...Film Viewer Opinion Paper Introduction to Film Studies With all the movies that are made not all will make it to the top. I can see where low budget movies what make the cut like most main stream movies do. But Low budget can be better than some main stream movies as long as it has a good story line. This paper I will discuss how I decide on movies I watch. Than give my opinion on what makes a movie enjoyable/unenjoyable to me when I’m watching them? When deciding on a movie to watch or go to it is a hard one if more than one good movie is on TV or playing in the theater. Movies all the times come out and making a decision to watch one takes some reading or watching of the trailer. But I will also decide if the movie will make me laugh, bored with it, or sit at the edge of my chair if I will watch it or not. The final things that will help me decide to watch the movie or not are the actors/actresses that are playing in the movie. To give my opinion on what makes a movie enjoyable what does the movie have to offer? For me an enjoyable movie has to offer many things laughter, a good story line, and action. I enjoy movies with great actor/actresses, but they must have a role that fits them. Adam Sandler, Jim Carry these are a couple of actors that I enjoy watching their movies they can make me laugh from the start of the movie. A movie with good music, if music fits the movie it makes it enjoyable since music draws people in. But even though movies can be enjoyable they...
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...Film Viewer Opinion Paper Francis F Perkins HUM/150 May seventh 2012 Carole Ricotta Film Viewer Opinion Paper I decide to watch a film from the film trailer’s that are advertised on television. I enjoy science fiction movies and if a science fiction movie is coming I will try to watch it’ I enjoy movies with a large amount of action and violence in it. I will watch other movies and am surprised that I enjoyed them. A so called “chick flick” is not really my choice but have enjoyed them when I am dragged to see one. Some of the favorite films are “Close Encounters of the third Kind” and “ET.” I will watch the movies that are advertised on television before I will go see the film. If the trailer for the film has a much action in it I will go watch the film. I have watched films that looked exciting on television, and they turned out to be duds. I go to the movies I like to be entertained and not given something to think about. What make a film enjoyable to me are many parts of the film. If the acting is good and the actors make he or she believe that the action is really going on, and it makes the film enjoyable. Special effects in a film can make or break a film if I believe what is happening. Some films are made too dark, and it makes it hard to see what is going on in the film so lighting is important in a film. Of course a good plot line in a film is important with many twists and turns in a film makes it interesting. A good murder mystery or horror movie with many...
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...Film Viewer Opinion Cheryl A. Williams HUM150-Introduction to Film Studies January 7, 2013 Brian Krieger Film Viewer Opinion This summary will address how I determine which films to watch, what makes a film enjoyable, and what makes a film unenjoyable to watch. The opinions expressed in this summary are solely those of the author and not of University of Phoenix, its staff, or facilitators. Deciding which films to watch is not challenging for this writer. Romance, erotica, action, drama, adventure, mystery, musicals, documentaries, and animated or cartoon are preferred. The aforementioned types of films or movies are preferred because they usually contain an element of humor or provide some type of comedic relief. Enjoyable Characteristics For a film to be enjoyable for this writer, the film(s) should contain a variety of elements to make one laugh, cry, or both; keeps one on the edge of his or her seat, and keeps one’s eyes glued to the screen in anticipation of what is to happen next. Enjoyable films keep one intrigued, attentive, and wanting to see more. Whether a sequel or just watching the film time and time again and never experiencing boredom, even after the 175th time watching it, one is still excited by what the film offers. Movies or documentaries that teach a lesson, one can learn from the contents of the film, or something of significance can be taken away from it are things that make a film or movie enjoyable for this writer. Technical elements that...
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...ijird.com October, 2013 Vol 2 Issue 10 ISSN: 2278 – 0211 (Online) The Effect Of Domestic Violence Films On The Youth: An Excursion Of Media Violence Theories and Persuasion Theories Dr. Ajilore Head Of Department, Department Of Mass Communication, Babcork University, Ilisan ,Ogun State, Nigeria Ojo Titiloye Oyeyinka Lecturer, Department Of Mass Communication, Tai Solarin University Of Education, Ijagun ,Ogun, Nigeria Nwaolikpe Onyinyechi Nancy Department Of Mass Communication, Babcork University, Ilisan ,Ogun State, Nigeria Akinreti Qassim Olalere Head, Foreign Desk, Voice Of Nigeria And Part-Time Lecturer, Nigerian Institute Of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria Odegbenle Lateef Department Of Broadcast Media, Nigerian Institute Of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria Goke Rauf Head, Mass Communication, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria Jegede Omolayo Station Manager, Babcock University Radio Station And Lecturer, Department Of Mass Communication Babcock University, Ilisan,Ogun State, Nigeria Tsebee Asor Kenneth Department Of Mass Communication, Al Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Abstract: Several studies have been on the impact of media violence on aggressive and violent behavior. Researches on effect of media violence have proved that heavy exposure in films, videos, televisions and movies can increase the risk of behaving violently. This paper is an escursion of selected media violence theories -social learning theory, catharsis theory and...
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...“Sounds vs. Visuals: Dawn of the Technological Advancement in Horror Films” Thesis Statement: According to students, thrill factor of a horror film relies on the technology used in filmmaking, with the quality of the sound effects being the aspect that matters the most. Furthermore, advancement in technology will sometimes guarantee an improvement on both the sound and visual effects and the overall quality of a horror film as well. I. Technology and horror film’s history A. Brief background about horror films 1. First years of horror 2. Horror’s increasing popularity B. Introduction to the technologies used in making a film in general 1. Differences between CGI and practical effects & the use of 3D 2. Sound effects as a plot device 3. Introduction to study II. Students’ opinions regarding the technological aspects of a horror film. A. Opinions of students to the visual effects present in a horror film 1 How visuals improved the “horror factor” of a horror film according to the students 2. Comparison between male and female student’s responses 3. Researcher’s analysis and interpretation B. Opinions of students to the sound effects utilized in horror film 1. How sounds improved the “horror factor” of a horror film according to the students 2. Comparison between male and female student’s responses 3. Researcher’s analysis and interpretation ...
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...(Moorhouse 19). Sherman’s Untitled Film Still #3, 1977 is a 8X10-inch silver gelatin print highlighting the subject matter responsible for launching her iconic career. This image is one of the sixty-nine photographs making up the Untitled Film Stills series created between the years 1977 and 1980 when Sherman first moved to New York. Although the artist is in her photographs, they are not self-portraits. As the creator and model to fictional b-list celebrities reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock films, and “the look of European opposed to Hollywood types, Sherman is reacting...
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...Response Paper: Never Let Me Go The screening of the book Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro Kazuo was directed by Mark Romanek, not a very famous director but definitely a hard-working one. The movie includes such actors as Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, and Andrew Garfield who act as the main protagonists of the performance. The movie starts with the final scene of Tommy’s “completion”. Then the viewer is presented with the retrospection of events that leads to this final scene. It is quite different than in the book. The writer tells the story from the very beginning and does not show the ending to the readers. While the movie is created in such a way that in the first scene the viewer knows how it ends, it does not mean that it is not interesting. In contrary it is a very well composed and striking film. From the beginning of the movie the audience is presented with the everyday life of a group of young people: Tommy, Kathy, and Ruth. They seem to be the average persons while in fact they are a part of a big project. They are simply genetically modified clones. They cannot have children, they have to be healthy, and from the very beginning of their lives they are prepared for donations. They give their organs and after one, two or sometimes three surgeries they just complete. Some of these people believe that they can get a deferral. In fact, there is no such thing as deferral and they are meant to die from the very beginning of their lives. Their struggle to postpone the...
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...HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 4 HUM 150 Week 1 Summary HUM 150 Week 1 Assignment Film Viewer Opinion Paper HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 4 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 5 HUM 150 Week 2 Summary HUM 150 Week 2 Assignment Editing, Sound, and Music Worksheet HUM 150 Week 3 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 3 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 3 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 3 DQ 4 HUM 150 Week 3 DQ 5 HUM 150 Week 3 Summary HUM 150 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Film Matrix Comedy and Horror Presentation HUM 150 Week 4 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 4 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 4 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 4 DQ 4 HUM 150 Week 4 DQ 5 HUM 150 Week 4 Summary HUM 150 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Film Matrix Romance, Western, and Documentary HUM 150 Week 5 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 5 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 5 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 5 Assignment Movie Critic Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the students of HUM 150 COMPLETE CLASS in order to ace their studies. HUM 150 COMPLETE CLASS To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/hum-150-complete-class/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM HUM 150 COMPLETE CLASS HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 1 DQ 4 HUM 150 Week 1 Summary HUM 150 Week 1 Assignment Film Viewer Opinion Paper HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 1 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 2 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 3 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 4 HUM 150 Week 2 DQ 5 HUM 150 Week 2 Summary HUM...
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...go over the common viewers head when watching. It’s not until you learn the terminology that you start analyzing and judging films in a more knowledgeable way. This paper will discussing the movie “Big Daddy” in depth and judges it based on it content. Mise en scène consists of the three major aspects of filmmaking that are also components of staging a play: the settings; the subject being filmed, usually actors or people as themselves; and the composition, the arrangement of the settings, lighting, and subjects (University of Phoenix, 2009). The mise en scène of “Big Daddy” consists of a clueless slacker who lives in New York named Sonny Koufax, played by Adam Sandler. Sonny, to try and lure his girlfriend to get back with him, adopts a boy named Julian played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse who he lives with at his house for a couple months. The lighting was great when transition from day to night. Film editing is take all the film sequences taken and blends them together. Film editing is the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into a coherent whole Big Daddy’s film editing wasn’t te best but it still was decent work. The transitions sometimes were noticeable and the mood of the movie changed dramatically many times. The movie made me laugh at a man with no focus or ambition trying to raise a kid to impress someone, and then all of a sudden, the movie wanted me to feel sorry for him. You go from laughs to feeling sad many time during this film. It definitely makes...
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...Abby Simon CMCL-C 392 Paper 1 When deciding which genre I was going to choose I went over some debate in my head. I of course wanted to write about something that interested me, but also something that was shocking for me to watch never really knowing the history. I decided to analyze the films They Call It Pro Football and The Two Escobars. Having never seen either of these films before and being a huge sports fan I was very intrigued. Each come from different times, but have many similar and different aspects that I found. They Call It Pro Football came out in 1966 and was made by a company called NFL Films. To this day they are still creating incredible pieces of sports work. In my opinion the overall goal of this film is to show the tensions, community, and reality of football. This film to me took us into the field very well by giving us great audio of the players and coaches as well as certain fans in the audience. By giving us a first-hand look at how coaches interact with referees and how the players interact with each other we get to see how much tension builds up, but how exciting it is for the viewers. We also get to see some behind the scenes looks into the announcing booths and how even if you aren’t sitting with the general population in the stands, the same feeling of happiness comes over you if your team does well. The argument that I feel is trying to be made is how great football is in general. The descriptions of the atmosphere and the players themselves...
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...Film Theory and Approaches to Criticism, or, What did that movie mean? by Christopher P. Jacobs Movies are entertainment. Movies are documents of their time and place. Movies are artistic forms of self-expression. Movies we see at theatres, on television, or home video are typically narrative films. They tell stories about characters going through experiences. But what are they really about? What is the content of a film? DIGGING DEEPER: FOUR LEVELS OF MEANING Recounting the plot of a movie, telling what happens, is the simplest way to explain it to someone else. But this is neither a film review nor a film analysis. It’s merely a synopsis that anyone else who sees or has seen the movie will likely agree with. This level of content may be called the referential content, since it refers directly to things that happen in the plot and possibly to some aspects of the story that are merely implied by the plot. In John Boorman’s Deliverance (1972), four men from the city go on a weekend canoe trip that unexpectedly becomes a life or death struggle for survival of man against man and man against nature. Some characters survive, others don’t. Most films can be analyzed more thoroughly to reveal deeper levels of meaning. A review (perhaps 400-1200 words) typically includes personal impressions and evaluations of a movie’s content and techniques. A good review may be subjective, yet still touch superficially on topics that might be explored in more detail in a longer...
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...2/15/12 Sponenberg Unit Paper #1 One of the many goals of producing a work of art is to generate a response from the ideal audience. Sometimes certain artworks are even based off of history or historical events to stimulate further response. Or they are simply created for the artist’s own desires. Thereby it is art’s responsibility to reality to portray history in an unbiased manner as best as possible. Displaying forms of art that are not truthful toward history or reality can distort one’s belief of a person or an event if the intended audience knows nothing more about the person or the event then what was shown in that particular art form. By not following this, certain events/people are going to be remembered for inaccurate reasons. Surprisingly, not everyone would agree with this idea. There are definitely those who believe that the real world and the...
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...Spanish History Through Film Final Paper 2/6/2015 Transition of Spanish Film During and After Franco Censorship It may not be clear in 2015 when traveling to Spain but this is a country that has had one of the most troubled histories and some argue that problems from it are still going on today. The largest problem that Spain has had to deal with from its past is the legacy of the Spanish Civil War and the Dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. The Spanish Civil was was fought between the Republicans who wanted more of a democratic state, and the Nationalists who favored Fascism. Because of the beliefs of the nationalists they drew much needed support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy which gave them a large advantage. The war began in 1936 and concluded in 1939 with the victory by the nationalists and their leader Francisco Franco. Following the war Franco got rid of the republic system of government that was in place and instituted a dictatorship that he held until his death in 1975. While the civil war was over, there were still many citizens of Spain that did not support Franco and the dictatorship, but if they were to speak out against the regime there were harsh consequences that sometimes included death. One of the ways many people tried to express their rejection of the regime was through various art forms which included, literature, paintings and films. Since citizens could not overtly talk about the regime they were able to use symbols and metaphors...
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...Non-Fiction Documentary Films Name Institutional Affiliation Introduction Non-fiction documentaries often face tight budgets that force them to rely on actors to produce the plot that was intended. Fiction and nonfiction documentaries are anything but just academic and sensational arguments of the differences, for instance filming of a pack of lion over a year is obviously non-fictional as the main characters are unable to act. However, there are events such as for the movie mentioned below that involves that actually took place, but must be reacted to given a storyline of the actual events that took place. Nonetheless, it is always important to know that the fiction and nonfiction documentaries can be understood in relative terms, and that both the two categories of documentaries always aspire to tell a truth about the real world, but fiction is not constrained by the real world. Fiction develops a world for its story to take, and yet a documentary finds its story in the world we live in, and yet a fictional documentary becomes a marriage of these two concepts in films. The Naook of the North is the typical documentary that was built around the nonfictional story line with acting set in into the film. The story is a documentary about Eskimos, and it was the first documentary in the period, a first feature-length documentary and it was preserved by U.S. Library of Congress as a culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” movies in a National Film Registry, in 1989...
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...bog56269.app.qxd 7/23/03 1:01 PM Page A-1 APPENDIX Writing a Film Analysis Films are made to be seen and heard, to appeal to our visual and aural senses. Like any art form, however, films are also meant to be felt and understood, to appeal to our emotions and minds. One of the best ways to determine whether a film has succeeded in any or all of these goals is to analyze the elements that make up the whole work. To write an analysis of a film, you must study the film carefully. Your critical analysis should be derived from your personal encounter with the film, not from published criticism. Access to a videocassette recorder or DVD player is essential if you are going to perform a critical analysis of any depth. It is not enough to like or dislike the movie; you must determine why it succeeds or fails in reaching out and encompassing the viewer. The first step is to view the film in its entirety. From this viewing you can get an initial reaction to the many parts of the film that you will have to explore in more depth. When you first view the film, it is best not to try to take notes or separate the parts of the film; you should be familiar with the textbook in order to know what to look for. After you have formulated a thesis and have begun the process of supporting that thesis, you should view the film at least once more in its entirety and two or three times in segments in order to review scenes of major importance. The thesis statement is the element around which to...
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