Auguste and Louis Lumière Essays

The Never-ending Chase of a Never-ending Life Since the dawn of man, mankind has been intrigued by achieving a never-ending youthful life. The phenomenon of immortality can be observed in various forms of literature, as well as in mythology and myths, which have led both real and fictional characters to pursue the temptation of living forever. The ancient epos of Gilgamesh is not only the first known literary work in history, but also is the start of depicting the quest for immortality, befitting

A Critique of Mirror Mirror Safiye N. GÜVELİ, TR111.03 All around the world, generations after generations grew up reading and listening to the story of Snow White. The tale of the “fairest of them all” has been retold countless times, the oldest one dating back to 1812. The Brothers Grimm published it for the first time in their collection Grimms’ Fairy Tales. In the three centuries that have passed since, there have been numerous adaptations. All of these adaptations depict the story in different

‘How it Feels to Be Run Over’ and The Cinema of Attractions Cinema on the whole has had a long and varied history. From the single shot films of old to those that modern audiences are more familiar with, the world of the cinema has evolved over the last century to become a medium very different from the cinema of yore. The “cinema of attractions” was an aesthetic movement that came about in the early days of the film movement. Born out of a post-Industrial Revolution world, the “cinema of attractions”

The movie Jurassic Park became an international sensation when it was released in 1993. It changed the cinematic art of storytelling. It was widely recognized as a high watermark in computer graphics (Timeline, 2015). The reason for these accolades was the extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI) that was used throughout the movie. Before Jurassic Park, CGI was used but not to this extreme that director Steven Spielberg demanded. • 1985: Young Sherlock Holmes - Stain Glass Man, first completely

The Lapin Agile in Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile takes place in Paris, France in the early 1900s. This was a time when artists came together and admired or critiqued the arts around them. This was a place that had a common nightclub aspect to it. Montmartre, the district in Paris where the Lapin Agile is located, is known for being an artsy, social, yet risque environment. There are several famous shows occurring from night to night, Models, dancers, even prostitutes have their place