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1. What is the best action movie you have seen? 2. How do you find out about new movies? 3. How important do you think is a website for an action movie? Not important  Very important 4. What sort of props do you expect to see in action movies (guns, drugs, etc)? 5. What genre of music do you expectContinue reading “Action Genre survey”

Basic lighting: the three-point lighting setupThe most basic lighting in film is the three-point lighting setup. Lighting from three directions shapes your subject and sets them apart from their background. KEY LIGHTThe key light is the light that registers most prominently in your frame. So, when you look at the image of Amelie above, you’llContinue reading “Lighting in action films”

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws speaks to a specific exhibit of faithful life anticipation, and thru its practically essential development, the image stays an idyll for blockbuster filmmaking. By mainlining straightforwardly into our most simple feelings of trepidation and wishes as moviegoers, Spielberg conveys in wide narrating tropes and boundlessly inventive proper systems, and in doing soContinue reading “Analysis of Jaws”

9. Nicole Kidman Actress | Moulin Rouge! Elegant blonde Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood’s top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. 8. Marilyn Monroe Actress | Some Like It Hot Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. She became one of the world’s most enduringContinue reading “Favorite actresses part 2”

3. Hilary Swank Actress | Boys Don’t Cry Hilary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Judith Kay (Clough), a secretary, and Stephen Michael Swank, who served in the National Guard and was also a traveling salesman. 7. Holly Hunter Actress | The Piano Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, aContinue reading “Favorite actresses part 1”

Sound may be a really powerful tool for storytelling and giving your film impact. Your film can include sounds that appear sort of a natural a part of the scene: waves breaking on a beach, wind blowing, and dialogue (people on screen talking). These are sometimes called diegetic sounds. Though they appear real, they don’tContinue reading “Sound in Film”

Soundtracks can include plenty of different elements and you’d normally build them up in layers, with different varieties of sound on different tracks. Most films also use sound that we all know has been added: things like voiceovers, and background music. this is often called non-diegetic sound. You can use music to line the scene and show where and when the film is ready. So aContinue reading “Music in Film”

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Steven Spielberg: Date of Birth: December 18th, 1946 Biography: Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up most of his formative years in Phoenix, Arizona. As a child, Spielberg would make short films with his Dad’s super 8 camera. The short movies inspired him to become a filmmaker, which would lead him toContinue reading “Favorite Director”

The codes and conventions for war films include symbolic and technical codes. Examples of symbolic codes include the setting and the mis-en-scene. Examples of technical codes include lighting, sound and camera angles. Symbolic Codes: Setting: War films typically take place in battlegrounds where war has taken place. Sometimes, the film may take place in aContinue reading “The codes and conventions: war”