Essays on Film Making

Since the day when Hollywood became the centre of American film industry, a system that introduces us to the studio system had to be introduced. The system was duly designed in such a way that it ensures quality and cost of the films that are being produced. The film system is very organized than anywhere else in the world; there is great division of labour ranging from the screenwriter to the producer’s roles being well defined. Nonetheless, the American film industry has been solely enjoying the returns from the film industry since the advent of film industry, but since the ...

Abstract

This report will discuss the varied, ever changing film industry with a motive of seeking a career path in the industry. Based upon primary and secondary research and first hand experiences of interviewed professionals from the industry, the job role and career path as a director will be explored. Considering economic, social and technological factors, film industry’s future trend will be assessed.

Key Aspects of Filmmaking

The film industry is largely a combination of institutions that educate about filmmaking and its allied areas, organizations, production companies, professionals with various skill sets like acting, screenplay, script writing, directing, etc. One common activity is making movies or motion ...

“Boyhood” is a Richard Linklater directed super hit drama. Linklater has skills of converting a simple story into an exceptional movie. Boyhood is not a biopic, but appear to be a documentary due to its story and presentations. I came to know that “Boyhood” movie was filmed spasmodically for eleven years in order to portray the natural growth of a young child and his sister. Linklater portrays growth of kids in a natural way and particularizes how they grow. This paper intends to discuss the movie, “Boyhood” along with presenting a succinct analysis of the movie. A pretty young boy appears staring towards the sky ...

The beginning of the 20th Century was a very exciting time for the entertainment industry. It was a period when the making of films had gained a solid ground. People were awed by this new brand of entertainment where the actions of people could be captured on a device for them to view later. The United States, particularly Hollywood was at the forefront of this industry. It was ahead of other countries when it came to film production and, in fact, most of the first films were made in the 19th Century. However, the rest of the world was not left behind when ...

Introduction

Darren Aronofsky is considered to be among the best film directors of his time. Born in 12 February 1969, Darren went on to defy the odds to become a screenwriter, a film director and a film producer at the same time. Darren was born in Brooklyn, New York city to Charlotte and Abraham Aronofsky. His parents by the time he was born were all teachers in American public schools. They were also renowned conservative Jews. During his early life, Darren spent much of his time growing up in Manhattan Beach in the borough. For the fact that his parents were Conservative Jews, ...

The most recent art is film making. This is because digital art is a new tool of art but not a new form of art. There is a need to take caution when applying element of art, they must be reviewed, read and need to be used consciously. Film making has set of elements that bring about quality of the film. The elements involved the following. Image is the first elements that give out quality of the movie. In the Arrival, there is a successful film production. This is because the light captures used are of high quality. Frame is single photographic exposure. ...

Movie making began long time ago. However, radical cinema came up in the early 1960s. Within the time given, there have been distinct ways to determine the creation of a movie. Most people who came to radical film making had little knowledge. Due to their poor level of knowledge, the film makers developed the already existing cinematic techniques. The cinematic techniques include; first, the shots, improvisation, close-ups, camera location and type of lighting. Among other cinematic techniques include the use of jump cuts. They are the edits made in a continuous scene of footage, without having to transit hence gives the ...

‘Day for Night’ is a film by Francois Truffaut, of French New Wave; produced in France in the year 1973 having written by Jean-Louis Richard, Suzzane Schiffman as well as Truffaut (Canby 1). It presents Jacqueline Bisset as Julie, Jean-Pierre Aumont as Alexandre, Valentina Cortese as Severine and Jean-Pierre Leaud as Alphonse as the main actors in the film. Francois Traffaut produced and directed a comic as well as dramatic film. The film presents a situation where by Julie baker has suffered from the nervous system failure. This causes her to get married to an older doctor far beyond her age ...

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Film making in Italy is an intriguing subject since it has brought about change and progress in a country which was otherwise extremely backward. The rise of fascism in the pre-war decades saw a different type of cinema school emerge and some great propaganda films were produced, mostly those which glorified Mussolini and the fascist dictatorship. However Italy was actually one of the first film making countries to start an avant garde movement which flourished during the years of the First World War. Unfortunately several films from this period have been lost although there has been a substantial critical reception for films ...

The issue of understanding diaspora is a controversial subject that is discussed and interpreted different among different generations. Its effects are so influential to the extent that it plays a role in the determination of an individual’s identity. By using a broad range of multivalent narratives concerning ethnicity and identity, Radhakrishnan enables the reader to visualize the ideal picture of ethnicity in the United States. From the narratives used in the text, it is possible to see that ethnicity is conceptualized in different phases. First, opportunism and pragmatism and used to suppress ethnicity (121). Another phase of conceptualizing ethnicity is resistance ...

The sector of production of cinema in respective countries is what defines such cinemas as National Cinema. This can be described as a term used to introduce a film or theatre productions in relating them to their country of origin and production. Several theatrical productions in the have been associated with their country of origins and their origins sometimes influence how their production and setting will be portrayed. The cinema industry in German like any other national cinemas have been characterized by a distinct revolutionary change as compared to the cinema industry before the World War II and the end of the ...

Space Odyssey 2001: A Review

Stanley Kubrick is a gifted artist and his film genius was wholly represented by his futuristic film, Space Odyssey 2001. Director Stanley Kubrick's work is a profound, prophetic and visionary delight. As produced and written way ahead of its time (1968), I think that the primary purpose of the director is to set out a classical standard in film making. Kubrick aimed to produce a new film genre or a model scientific or futuristic film. He probably aimed to create the best science-fiction film of all time. One in depth analysis of the film stated that the director’s purpose was to “blow his ...

Introduction

Films under the “teen romance” genre have continued to attract a large young audience especially in the modern society. Most films under this category have attained the best seller category over the past few years. There have been divided views concerning these films particular on their impact on the younger generation. Most of these films explore romantic aspects that affect teenagers on a daily basis. Teen movies have not been granted much consideration yet they showcase significant issues such as politics, gender, psychology and many others that affect the modern society.

Politics

The book, “The Hollywood Sign: The Culture of American Film ...