...Film expresses thought and conversation between images concepts and the viewer. The product is an experience that offers “cavellian mediations” in capturing the ways films think. This “thought” pertains to the mechanism by which film elicits and expresses thought, both within its own means of expression and through the potential of self-reflection amongst the viewers. The film provides voice, animating the effort to find words to describe the experience to film. Essentially, the film invites us to express, experience, and think. In reflection upon the conversation, I must recognize it’s existence as a moment that is situated within a series of instances. Reconcile the fact that genre exists both at once “full-blown” and emerges spontaneously within conversation Genre requires a level of engagement between reader and the text. While “genre exists as a form characterized by features, as an object by its properties; accordingly to emerge to the question is that later members can ‘add’ something to the genre because there is no such thing as ‘all its features’” (315). Cavell establishes two forms of genre: one consisting of genre as a medium and the other consisting of genre as a cycle. The role that criticism plays within these two cases of genre differs. In genre as a cycle, the criticism falls predominantly on the genre rather than the individual object. “Genre as a form characterized by features, as an object by its properties; accordingly to emerge full-blow...
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...Film expresses thought and conversation between images concepts and the viewer. The product is an experience that offers “cavellian mediations” in capturing the ways films think. This “thought” pertains to the mechanism by which film elicits and expresses thought, both within its own means of expression and through the potential of self-reflection amongst the viewers. The film provides voice, animating the effort to find words to describe the experience to film. Essentially, the film invites us to express, experience, and think. In reflection upon the conversation, I must recognize it’s existence as a moment that is situated within a series of instances. Reconcile the fact that genre exists both at once “full-blown” and emerges spontaneously within conversation Genre requires a level of engagement between reader and the text. While “genre exists as a form characterized by features, as an object by its properties; accordingly to emerge to the question is that later members can ‘add’ something to the genre because there is no such thing as ‘all its features’” (315). Cavell establishes two forms of genre: one consisting of genre as a medium and the other consisting of genre as a cycle. The role that criticism plays within these two cases of genre differs. In genre as a cycle, the criticism falls predominantly on the genre rather than the individual object. “Genre as a form characterized by features, as an object by its properties; accordingly to emerge full-blow...
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...AFS Internship Short Answer Questions 1) In general, what do you think the activities of an intern should be? (Remember: this is NOT a production internship. Through my work as an intern at other film companies, the usual activities I performed included answering phone calls, organizing files, and helping out wherever else I was needed whether in the office or on location. I think the main goal of an intern is to just be helpful. Tasks can range from inconsequential to high magnitude, but both are important in order to make a company run smoothly. 2) What makes you stand out as a great candidate for this position? After my first year of college as a film major and working as a film production intern for a non-profit arts company, I have...
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...For this assignment, I chose the 2013 film Her, written and directed by Spike Jonze. The main characters in the cast were Joaquin Phoenix (the main character) and Scarlett Johansson. In the movie, the main character, Theodore (played by Joaquin Phoenix), is struggling to get over his ex-wife. While he attempts to find someone else to love, he can’t seem to stop thinking about his ex. Since he is so obsessed with his mobile device, he decides to purchase a new OS (operating system), advertised as artificial intelligence. The virtual assistant, Samantha (played by Scarlett Johansson), ends up becoming more than just a friend to Theodore. Not only does Samantha organize his data and get his appointments up to date, but she also has the ability...
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...The characters in both films all had their strong points that made their performance increasingly impactful the more the films went on. Most began with a small show and specific role, but they quickly became more interesting because of the situations they are in. Seeing them overcome these obstacles draws the audience to the edge of their seats and gives the cities portrayed some character. In example, the ending scene in A Bronx Tale when Sonny has vanished but doesn’t leave the minds from those that respected him. That demonstrates the type of character that Sonny portrays, Colagero won’t forget him because of the lessons Sonny taught him and the times they had together. This wouldn’t have happened if the setting and city didn’t lead to them ever encountering each other....
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...Sinatra School of the Arts as a film major. I have been studying both the history of film and the production of film. I have created various films ranging from music videos to movie trailers. I hope to contribute to BIMA by sharing my knowledge and experience of films with my fellow BIMA participants. I hope to grow as an artist in that I hope to learn from my instructors to further develop and improve my film techniques in areas such as camerawork and editing. I also hope to learn new techniques and skills in the workshops and master classes that are ran by professionals in the field. I hope to collaborate with BIMA participants by creating films with them and learning from them as well. I attended Solomon Schechter day school from elementary school through middle school. I would therefore contribute my knowledge of Judaism and Shabbat with other BIMA participants. For example, I have experienced Shabbat in traditional ways such as attending services and eating a Shabbat dinner with my family. However, I would also look forward to growing as a Jew by exploring new ways to observe Shabbat. For example, meditation and yoga would be new ways that I could experience Shabbat and relax on the Day of Rest. Imagine a Jewish community whose members come from all kinds of geographic, cultural, educational, and Jewish backgrounds. How do you envision Shabbat in this diverse community? When I was younger, my mother told me that when she and my dad traveled to different cities...
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...Arts Appreciation. Honestly, I’m not sure what I was expecting when I signed up for this class. My tickets to go watch shows were being paid for, that’s it. However, I found a rather different class the day I walked into room 201. I learned to look at things from a new perspective, try new kinds of art I’ve never experienced before, and discovered a bit more about how I fit into the arts. Firstly, I’d like to say that my viewing experience is externally altered. After watching a tv show, Avatar: the Last Airbender, I found myself subconsciously criticising the film. How the characters were dressed, who fought who, did the characters behave realistically, all these questions ran through my head unceasingly. However, I found that afterward, I loved the series even more with the attention the director and writers put into creating the series. Other times, such as when watching Thor: The Dark World with my roommates, I found myself increasingly annoyed at the little voice jabbering at the back of my thoughts. No longer can I sit and simply enjoy a performance, now I must make a conscious decision to cease actively thinking about how a performance is being portrayed....
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...Issue No 59 FILM “Kia ora. My name is Boy and welcome to my interesting world.” With these words Boy invited audiences to watch Taika Waititi’s highly successful comedy/drama. Cinema opens windows into multiple worlds; the study of film provides the tools with which to explore and understand these worlds. For New Zealand actor Sam Neill, a long, lonely road was an essential image in the landscape of New Zealand filmmaking when he co-directed Cinema of Unease in 1996 with filmmaker Judy Rymer. Over the years talented scriptwriters, directors and producers have travelled this road. Today New Zealand cinema has moved far from its uneasy beginnings. It has become an international thoroughfare where the cinemas of the world, including Hollywood and Bollywood, come to tell stories using New Zealand’s production and post-production facilities, employing local actors, crew and other technical staff. The study of Film makes it possible to consider the diversity in New Zealand cinema and in all cinemas of the world. The disciplined approach to studying these cinemas allows students to better understand not only how cinema itself functions, but also how New Zealand cinema contributes to the global cinematic tapestry. play? How do filmmakers contribute to culture and influence societal attitudes? How can other disciplines, such as psychology, help us to better understand film? Film explores the breadth and depth of motion picture making from the early days of cinema to the multiplex era...
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...LAUNCHING POINT....SOMETHING YOU COULD PARAPHRASE OR BORROW SOME IDEAS... Personal Theory of Counseling or Psychotherapy Personal Theory of Counseling or Psychotherapy Personal Theory of Counseling of Counseling or Psychotherapy Introduction This application paper will discuss my personal theory of counseling or psychotherapy in a number of different areas. Specifically, I will discuss the seven areas of interest. First, I will discuss and describe my basic view of human nature, Second, I will determine key factors that account for changes in behavior. Third, I will describe the nature of the therapist client relationship and its importance. Fourth, I will describe key functions and role of the therapist. Fifth, I will discuss the goals of therapy. Sixth, I will determine the techniques and theories of my approach. Seventh, I will discuss specific client issues best suited for my approach. (Walden University, 2012). In this paper I plan to describe and explain my own personal model for counseling. My personal model of counseling uses Gestalt Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy and Adlerian Therapy which I think complement one another well My Basic View of Human Nature My basic view of human nature is a combination of Person -Centered, Gestalt and Existential theories of counseling (Corey, 2013a). I believe that we are all searching for what it means to be human. I also believe that people are both the product and the process of their choices that are...
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...way for a wider variety of film genres and has managed to reach out to audiences beyond the Indian diaspora. Constantly pushing the envelope at various junctures, the Bollywood phenomenon has become prominent in the world today. The primary mode in which Bollywood is encountered is through cinemas. Cinema has the unique ability to interact with its audiences with such intimacy and immediacy that gives filmmakers the access to communicate their work, creativity and ideas to the audiences with such ease. It has been a medium where social frameworks and modernity has been successfully transmitted to its audience thus far, standing testament to Bollywood’s popularity. Sprinkling magic dust and constructing fantasy through spectacle, Bollywood has managed to merge the reality with fiction for the audiences’ gaze. Moreover, this sensory experience of ‘watching’ Bollywood movies has managed to dissolve and reconstruct the boundaries of the cinema as a public place of consumption. In so doing, the cinema-going element has defined Bollywood and how audiences experience it – association of cinematic practices and cinematic image. This paper aims to textualize this experience, as observed and understood by myself, in the cosmopolitan setting of Singapore. Apart from the unique ethnography, I was intrigued to observe first-hand, the reaction of an audience familiarised with Bollywood as a spectacle genre of movies, when they encounter an avant-garde film – Finding Fanny, “a Wes-Anderson-esque...
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...Lessons everyday are learned and thought in different manners. The whole experience I have encountered has been great I was the PA I setup the cameras, helped with the lighting, and put up some props. I worked close with Diana, Cedric, Buck, and Mario. Overall the experience from the movie has been well worked and greatly appreciated. A kiss from a whore is a great movie that will succeed and prevail. My group members and classmates are very well rounded when things are suppose to take charge and work. I have been a great student looking forward to the outcome for anything dealing with changes. No one can explain the learning that I have encountered throughout this experience that I have picked up. I wanted to give the thumbs up to everyone that worked hard and played the parts and also give the thanks to Dixon you’re a great teacher and have the mindset of an Emperor. My classmates are inside the frame of millionaires we thrive off success. A kiss from a whore will be a great success. I have the frame of reference to succeed and everyone here has the same goal which just makes everything better. I wanted to see the outcome from success and hard work so I decided to work even harder to make a dent inside the production. The production team at all times remained on point. Cedric is truly a talent to be around he lives off taking control. He has the mindset to see things differently. I wanted to see the differences between everyone. I wanted to see the different ways others thrive...
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...playing a sport. In my case, I would say an experience that changed my worldview and impacted me was when I first watched the film Good Will Hunting and later visited different places where they filmed it. I think I was eight or nine when I first saw this movie. It was only until I watched it last year did I remember I had seen the beginning before, but I wouldn't consider this the first time I watched it. The memory isn't completely clear, but I was sitting in my basement with my family while it played. We got through maybe an hour of the movie before my parents turned it off,...
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...Ms2 report Media studies Rohan Taneja The task My brief was to create a 2-3 minute opening sequence for a horror film and produce a storyboard. I decided about doing a horror film sequence because I love watching horror films due to the thrill it gives me. Therefore the chance to make a part of a horror film was an opportunity and challenge which I wanted to take on. My assignment implicated me to research my target audience, creating a storyboard and producing the opening sequence. I set out to make an opening sequence that would create tension for the audience and grip them to watch the whole movie to find out what happens next. For the sub-genre, I did my research on the internet and looked at various different websites including Internet Movie Database (IMDB) and the British board of film classification (BBFC). I also looked at movie reviews on BBC and several newspaper websites which included the Guardian and The Times. I also researched into the age ratings of the film. My research showed that the most popular sub genres were action horror, science fiction horror and slasher horror. I already knew from experience as an avid film watcher that an opening sequence needs to capture its target audience and make them want to see the whole movie. Watching these films like ATM (2012), Scream (1997) and Texas Chainsaw massacre (2003) gave me an excellent understanding of the conventions of opening sequences and the use of mise-en-scene elements. In these movies the opening...
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...FILM 3759G Dr. Christopher J Mitchell Chengdong Hu Analysis of Cultural Denotation and Humanity in Ang Lee’s Films Ang Lee’s film works, not only in the business, but in artistic level won the world audience recognition. He grew up in a traditional Chinese family and study in the United States. The differences between eastern and western culture took a sharp collision in his heart, and it revealed without hiding in his movie and finally become his own unique aesthetic features. This article try to read Lee’s creative thought and artistic style through analysis and research of Lee’s special culture background master’s creative ideas, and learn more about the human temperament of the director which is full glory of human nature. First, this article will introduce about Ang Lee’s growing environment and studying experiences, in order to analysis the formation of his Chinese and Western characteristics. Secondly, through multiple films, the article would analysis of the impact of the East-West cultural collision and merger. Furthermore, a comprehensive interpretation of Ang’s unique film elements and the traits would be expounded. Abstract Ang Lee, Taiwan filmmaker, however, doesn’t have the same characteristics with other Taiwan film makers. He is like a movie ranger, with no specific cultural identity, however, simultaneously, it could be find a certain kind of familiar cultural identity on him, especially in his...
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...Wasp: A Buzzing Start to a life of Short Films Whenever I consider the term "short film", my mind never fails to delve deep into my childhood (which was practically owned by the Disney Corporation) when I used to watch and experience various animated shorts that had been fully produced, directed and crafted for the sole purpose of entertaining a child. But these works of pure imagination are quite unlike a new type of short film that I have recently discovered, and it was during my most recent travels through the land of film where I observed a new breed of short film that had been developed with a far more complex architecture. When I first experienced their unique design I have to admit that I felt as though I had been forced from my bubble...
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