ADAPTATION AS INTERPRETATION The debate on cinematic adaptations of literary works was for many years dominated by the questions of fidelity to the source and by the tendencies to prioritize the literary originals over their film versions. (Whelehan:2006) Adaptations were seen by most critics as inferior to the adapted texts‚ as “minor”‚ “subsidiary”‚ “derivative” or “secondary” products‚ lacking the symbolic richness of the books and missing their “spirit”. (Hutcheon:2006) Critics could not forgive
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Film authorship‚ or auteurism‚ is a way in which film can be categorised according to the stylistic and narrative elements of the director. Auteur theory usually attributes the creation of a films artistic style solely to the director. Film authorship can be explored as a commercial‚ textual‚ or critical category as explained below in relation to the films of director David Lynch. The concept of the director as “auteur” was brought about in an article by French film critic Alexandre Astruc featured
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Connor Walker Holsinger and Barton American Studies 24 November 2013 Extra Credit: 12 Years a Slave Upon viewing the film‚ my first reaction was that I expected what I saw. I always knew that slavery was a horrible thing and I think that the film did a fantastic job of portraying the cruelty of slavery. There were some parts of the film that I did not expect however. For instance‚ in beginning where Solomon was essentially captured into slavery‚ I had mentally pictured it differently. I had
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French Film Noir: Touchez pas au Grisbi and Ascenseur pour l’échafaud Azaria Wassyihun Film Noir is often regarded as a uniquely American phenomenon. The particular context these films were produced in‚ marked by the post-war period‚ infused these films with a unique style Hollywood had never encountered before. America might have been the adequate setting for this unique phenomenon to occur‚ but film noir would not be the same without it’s international aspects. Famous Austrian born directors
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Although that the film is a rural comedy‚ Berlanga imitates some of the most important film genres: western‚ film noir‚ epics and Soviet Realism. These different genres‚ most of them American‚ are used in the dream sequences of the film. With those dreams‚ the director tried to explain the fears and ambitions of the characters and to make a relationship between the genres and the ideology of the characters. The first character that we see dreaming in the film is Don Cosme who is the priest of the
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Plays and dances had elements common to films- scripts‚ sets‚ lighting‚ costumes‚ production‚ direction‚ actors‚ audiences‚ storyboards‚ and scores. They preceded film by thousands of years. Much terminology later used in film theory and criticism applied‚ such as mise en scène. Moving visual images and sounds were not recorded for replaying as in film. The camera obscura was pioneered by Alhazen in his Book of Optics (1021)‚[2][3][4] and was later perfected near the year 1600 by Giambattista
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Watching all the Asian films this semester has greatly changed my view of Asian directors‚ actors‚ and Asian films in general. It has opened my eyes and it let me see the creativity and the kind of quality that Asian Cinema has to offer. I used to think that Asian Film was corny and boring. Also‚ I used to think that it was just trying hard to follow its western counterparts. I was wrong. Asian film has its own identity and is unique in its own fascinating way. In Asian film‚ or just in Asian countries
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young man of today can go without food but not without a film. The cinema is the cheapest and the most popular form of amusement. Laborers can afford to miss their evening meal‚ not their evening show. Students prefer films to reading books. Thus‚ cinema exercises a very powerful effect on society. Cinema is a universal teacher. It educates the people in different branches of learning. Our film producers have made very purposeful films to collect public opinion against some of the social evils
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September 3‚ 2014 Lecture 1 Professor Barry Keith Grant Terrance McDonald – Course Co-Ordinator Cinema – Industry‚ a social institution‚ entertainment‚ an art form. September 5‚ 2014 Lecture 2 Becoming a Film Student An introduction to screening and viewing practices September 10‚ 2014 Lecture 3 The Beginnings of Cinema Peter Mark Roget (1769-1879) Persistence of Vision Thaumatrope (1824) Animation Cel Zoetrope Invented in 1833 by British Mathematician William George Horner Panorama
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Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ Review Hilarious‚ witty and down-to-earth are just some of the words to describe the great film directed by the developing Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Both have partnered up and have created 2 films one of which is a sequel to the other. Both are yet to scoop any major awards or honours‚ but have shown a good potential with there 2 films getting a 4 star rating. They are yet to go solo and have been partners in directing since 2001. ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from
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