Film Studies

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A girl's own story (1984) Jane Campion A Girl's Own Story is a 1984 short Australian drama film directed by Jane Campion. Jane was born in 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand. She was born in to the industry, her parents Richard Champion and Edith Hannah were prominent figures in New Zealand theatre. They attempted to build national theatre and produce plays that  articulated distinctly national aesthetic.  Campion has been influenced by many people however, unlike the majority of directors she was not influenced by other directors but instead people from the arts. This includes Joseph Beuys who was a sculptor who created socially and politically charged art which negotiated physical and psychological trauma through irrational mythical imagery. His inspiration can be seen through Campion's focus on physical trauma throughout the movies she has directed. An example of this is the film The Piano in which a character who plays the piano looses the ability due to phy

The Grandmother- David Lynch (1969) The Grandmother is David Lynch's first film where he was  the director, writer and producer . He was also the cinematographer, animator and created the sound effects. His partner in The Grandmother was Alan Splet who did the sound for the film, this was Lynch and Splet's first time working together. The Grandmother was also David Lynch's first "true" short film that Lynch created apart from The Grandmother at the time the only "films" he had created were David Lynch   The Grandmother is a short experimental film directed by David Lynch. David Lynch   is an American director, screenwriter, producer, painter, musician, actor, and photographer. He is considered one of the most unique and important directors in this era. The Guardian credited him as "the most important director of this era". For him to be called the best director means his work is unique, so why is that? Unlike most film directors Lynch

La Ricotta   Visual elements  The main visual element of importance in La Ricotta is the colour. Colour or lack of colour is used in scenes to create atmosphere. For example in the opening scene where the cast represents the last supper the colour is neutral which gives of a very calm atmosphere, it is easy on the eyes. This goes well with the scene because the actors are very relaxed (dancing). When the actors are filming the film the colours in the shot have a high saturation compared to the rest of the film. This creates a odd atmosphere and makes the audience wary that something wrong could happen. The final scene of La Ricotta was the scene that had the biggest impact on me. Pasolini like all good directors knew how to use the formal elements to add to the films they direct. The most effective formal element in this scene is sound. Throughout the whole film including the parts in colour and not there is always background noise. The background noise would either consist of mu

La Jetee  La Jetee is a french science-fiction short film created in 1962 by Chris Marker. Even though it is a short film I don't think calling it a short film does it justice. This is because the majority of the film is made up of still shots. Even though the film is mostly still shots it still makes a great story with characters with real feelings and a great strong uncomfortable atmosphere throughout the film. I personally think the film would not have been as successful as it was if it used moving shots for the whole film. This is because Chris Marker makes the viewer work to understand the story and the post-apocalyptic world it is set in. With films using moving shots especially Hollywood films the viewer is fed the plot and just has to watch and enjoy themselves but with La Jetee you have to focus on each shot or you will get lost. Even just watching every shot is not enough to fully grasp the film in its entirety. I had to watch the film multiple times before I felt lik

Advertisement for film Advertisement has always been an important part of the marketing process of film. Without advertisement for a new film there would be no "buzz" for the release, without this buildup of anticipation from eager soon to be movie viewers there would be no profit from the film. Without this profit the film project would be a failure even if it was the greatest film of all time because the money spent on it was never made back. To make sure there is anticipation for the release advertisement is created. There are many different types of advertisement, there are new forms of advertisement for films being created as the internet becomes more popular than television. A prime example of this is viral videos, a viral video is when a video spreads rapidly from sharing, viral videos often receive millions of views.  Carrie (2013)  Carrie was a horror film released in 2013, to create anticipation for the film the marketing team created a  "social e