Essay On Film Score

Woody Allen’s homage of The Great Gatsby, Midnight in Paris, had similar themes and characters as the book. One theme that is clearly similar between the two stories is they both have a character

Music is different in the novel and the film, and it affects them both in different ways. In

The modern music mixed into the movie stands out. The movie, like the book, is set in the 1920’s era. Nevertheless, the audience listens to Jay-Z, Lana

In this essay I will discuss the formal and stylistic innovations of these three films by highlighting some of the best scenes, as well as how they relate to certain theories and themes and their place in the French New Wave. One of Godard’s most well-known editing techniques in his films is his use of

In the script, People who can park and those who can 't, I tried to create a screenplay for a short film that would be funny yet still be relatable. The general genre that I was striving for was more comedic than a feature film, however, it did turn out to ‘feel’ a lot more like a drama and less comedic. When I was writing this script I was aiming for a mature audience that could read and understand a film script. I kept in mind however, that a scripts ultimate purpose is to aid the film producer in telling the story. The script was designed to include as many language and descriptive techniques as possible, so that I could demonstrate a wide range of knowledge and understanding.

Bordwell and Thompson continue to explain how independent films was replaced with American films that were exported over developing into “Hollywood cinema dominated the market by the end of 1917.” France strived to emulate films through Hollywood production methods however was unsuccessful causing Impressionism to “emerge consisting of younger directors: Abel Gance, Louis Dellac…” It could be suggested that from Bordwell and Thompson that the war had a greater effect psychologically upon the younger generation who turned to art to express their inner turmoil. To recover its cinematic mission France needs “two elememts, organization and style, both of which aim at unity of expression, something that is practically a national instinct.” From this context is it identified that, in the same way as German Expressionism, French Impressionism was profoundly influence by the impact of the First World War developing the aesthetic theory grounded in the need for liberation from such future barbarism. Demonstrating the movement of Impressionism was to emulate the internal state of mind the audience would have experienced through that time.

Light couldn't be brought in too close to the action since the camera was very sensitive to it, so scaffolding had to be built to place the lights farther away.” pg1 As seen in the screenshots in Image 1.1, the film had high contrast and saturated colours. These were a creative choice made by the filmmakers to use the 65mm Kodak Eastman negative. Image 1.2

It is said to be one of the most influential pieces of the 20th century. The experimental use of tonality, metre, tempo and dissonance is expected in the 20th century of music. The reason why we listen to music is to feel something. Although the 20th century era was not conventional is still makes the listener feel emotions which is the most important and ultimately the goal on the composer.

Cinematography is one of the most important things in a film. The next aspect is sound. In film, sound can be synced, off screen, music, and it can be even be effects (ex. ADR, Foley). Editing is when all of these come together. It is how a movie is put into place shot by shot.

Within the film of The Gold Rush, Arnheim’s theoretical approaches are presented in the film. Even though these approaches possess positive qualities that enhance the experience of viewing film, there are elements of such approaches that hinder the experience of spectators screening the film. In Film Art, Arnheim has voiced displeasure towards the usage of sound. “These people regard the introduction of sound as an improvement or completion of silent film.

But in the movie, she denies that this ever happened. This gives Brick’s distaste for Maggie less justification in the movie version. Again this is because of the Motion Picture Production Code which said that special care had to be given to how marriage was treated.

In American history, the west represents the frontier, and now that Americans had explored all of the lands in the west, the people in the west seemed to find a new frontier to head towards. The new people on the frontier looked to discover new things in technology. This idea can be seen in the discussion of how to make the movie, and whether or not sound should be used. Olly is set on the idea of having the movie use sound, he believes the best way to remember the past is to use the best technology available. This constant push to continue moving forward tells us that one of the ways for someone in America to become powerful is to be the most advanced at what you are doing.

The "Challenge: Expand Our Circle" in this course was very enjoyable. Most of the movies that were played were movies I would have never thought about watching. A few of these movies touched my heart and made me quite emotional. Also, a few of the movies dealt with quite a bit of cultural tensions which made the movie interesting to watch. Before this class, I would have never paid much attention to the music in the movies and how much they connect with the scenes in the movies.

Genre is a label that categorizes a film to the audience, but not to assess the artwork. It can be defined as a hint or trigger that makes the viewers willing to purchase the tickets and to spend their leisure time watching it. Sometimes movies contain more than one genres which is hard to be identified. Nonetheless, Singing in the Rain and La La Land, the two well-known musical films had created great impacts in the musical movie industry. Both films use “singing” to create love stories along with the plots and cinematographies by making the female character the famous movie star at the end.

Sound is a very vital part of all films. The concept of sound may seem to be less important than the visual, but this is not the case. Sound and visuals are equal in their importance to the making of films. Meet the Robinsons is an animated film in which a boy travels to the future and meets his family. Throughout this film vocal sounds, music, and environmental sounds contribute to the theme, feelings, and characters.