Costumes Movie Reviews Samples For Students

The main characters in this movie are Paul Walker, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, James Remar, Tyrese and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. It was directed by John Singleton. He acted as a link between production, technical and creative teams. He was responsible for carrying the vision for the film and seeing it through. He made most of the crucial decisions such as choosing the cast, location and crew for the film. He also directed the acting and worked closely with the editors to produce the final product. The production designer was Keith Brian Burns. He was responsible for the overall look of ...

The play I saw was “The Producers.” I saw it at Saginaw Valley State University. I saw it on April 11, 2014. The play was inspiring and as close to the original Broadway production as I could have hoped for at a university showing.
The actors went off the original script; the playwright for “The Producers” is Mel Brooks. The play is also a musical, which contained the original composition done by Mel Brooks, as well. As it turns out, Mel Brooks was also the lyricist of the play. The play was written in 1968 and is representational and presentational, ...

Section 1: Describe what you saw

The contemporary dance by the MN was recorded in December 2014 and November 2015 in Slovenia. The dance was performed by eleven dancers who include; Nastja Bremec, Noriko Nishidante, Tomi Cinej, Michael Rynia, Luca Ghedini, Martina Beraldo, Mara Rogelja, Sinisa Bukinac, Emili Bizjak, Tjasa Bucik, and Lia Zuljan. The choreographers for this performance formed part of the dancing crew. They were Nastja Bremec and Michael Rynia, who are the founders of the MN dancing company. The director of this dance was Klavdija Zupan. The music was composed Olafur Arnalds and Diaphane. The music was created and does not have ...

2013 was the year that saw F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby”, brought into cinema, for the second time. Whenever a great novel is adapted for the screen, many pedants will try to scrutinize the film to see if there is any nonconformity to the original. The book is often regarded and sacred as consequently; many films often fail to reach the pedestal set by the book. If the audience deems the film to be an effective adaption of the book, the movie will more often than not be successful. The Great Gatsby (2013) is the perfect ...

On April the 19, 2014, I saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colorado. It was a dramatic musical wherein the cast gave there all to the performance. Everything came together in a culmination of brilliance in an effort to put on a truly extraordinary play. Aside from a few glitches, the play was fantastic.
The actors used the original script. The playwright was Tim Rice. Rice also acted as the lyricist for the musical numbers. The composer was the famed Andrew Lloyd Webber. The genres were multiple, listed as a musical, a comedy, and a religious ...

Any person can acknowledge that sex sells, particularly Carl Jr. Considering the commercials done by Mr. Carl Jr., it is clear that he uses models that are extremely sexualized for more than ten years. There is no exception to the advert where Charlotte McKinney, a model was the center of everybody’s attention for the approximately 50 second commercial. After a closer look at the advert, this essay is to give its presentation more into what goes in the commercial rather than just boobs and burgers. Consideration is given to the distribution of characters (femininity versus masculinity), text and ...

Citizen Kane (1941) Film Viewing Assignment

Director: Orson Welles
Film Editor: Robert Wise
The one major and the three main supporting actors and their character names: Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane, a rich and successful publisher of newspapers

Joseph Cotten as Jedediah Leland

Dorothy Comingore as Susan Alexander Kane
Everett Sloane as Mr. Bernstein
Let us consider the cult film “Citizen Kane” shot by young Orson Welles in 1941. The film is based on the script of the same Orson Welles in a duet with Herman Jacob Mankiewicz. The leading role in the film played Orson Welles himself as Charles Foster Kane, a ...

The musical concert is Die Fledermaus a production of Johann Strauss that took place at the Royal Opera House in London in December 31, 1977. The musical concert is a musical orchestra taking place in a venue with a large gathering to witness and multiple performers. The performance was led by John Bacon as the chorus master, John Brown as the leader and Zubin Mehta as the conductor. The event was graced by performers from the royal opera chorus, dancers and servants of the orchestra of the royal house opera. According to the time and date which the performance ...

Great works of literature are usually attempted to be adapted to the movie screens, as they are a wonderful source for a captivating plot, and the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is not an exception. The novel is widely recognized as one of the best novels not only of its time, but also of the 20th century. No wonder that there are at least 5 known film adaptations of the work, but two of them, namely The Great Gatsby of 1974 shot by Jack Clayton and The Great Gatsby of 2013 by Baz Luhrmann are the ...

The advent of the 1990s saw a revitalization of Chinese cinema not only within the motherland, but also in the international film landscape. It began with Chen Kaige’s Yellow Earth (1984), as well as Zhang Junzhao’s One and Eight (1983), and was characterized by a unconventional storytelling methods and non-traditional approaches to cinematography, editing, mise en scene, and sound design. Among these filmmakers were Stanley Kwan and Tian Zhuangzhuang, with their films Center Stage and Blue Kite, respectively. In these productions, both directors utilize the cinematic frame to pose questions regarding the past, through enlightened use of filmic techniques.
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The Italian drama “Rome, Open City” by Roberto Rossellini was shot in 1945. Being a perfect example of the Italian neorealism, the film is significant for its naturality. It depicts Rome during the World War II, with all its horror and cruelty. The story is told in chronological order. The film is black and white, with high-key lighting and mostly deep focus. The director of “Rome, Open City” uses normal lens, so the perspective is normal and the focal length is moderate. The film is shot by the objective camera, so that the spectator watches the action as the neutral ...

“12 years a slave” by Steve McQueen and “Django unchained” by Quentin Tarantino are the great movies telling us about the slavery. Both of them are well written and have famous actors staring in those movies. However I would like to draw attention to the main points of the movie production in general and to compare the cinematography, sound and special effects, montage in these movies.
Starting with “12 years a slave”, this movie was written after the memoire by Solomon Northup in 1855, and was based on a true story. After watching this movie I can tell for sure that ...

In the film, My Darling Clementine Ford uses a number of stylistic devices such as lighting, setting, and costume and camera position to create curiosity, suspense, and surprise within his audience. Suspense is largely created not by the events of that time but by the contrast of the characters. The director therefore, uses stylistic devices to bring out the character contrast and the element of cause and effect in the narrative so as to enhance suspense.
In the film the issue of conflict is a family affair there is a constant conflict between Clantons and Earps which is very evident in ...

- The 1998 film “Shakespeare in Love” directed by John Madden uses elements from the scenery to enhance the viewer’s understanding of the plot. One scene in particularly is the opening scene within the theater. The theater setting indicates that the viewer is looking within the inner workings of the theater to understand Shakespeare’s life. The bustling environment, stage props, and beauty of the theater itself give a glimpse into his life and inspirations.
- The costumes within this film indicate the time period which is Elizabethan England. One instance in where the costumes are particularly of ...