What I Know On a dark, chilly night in late November, I walked out of the theater with my two pals Tate and Justin. The walk to the car was quiet, our minds still a little numb from the film we had witnessed. We got in my blue cavalier and sat in silence as the engine roared to life. Finally, the silence broke as we began to discuss the mind-melting movie, “Interstellar.” Ideas and thoughts about the science behind the film raced out of our mouths as we drove home. Tate, a genuine critic for the CGI spectacle behind the editing process said, “When it showed the full shot of the space shuttle floating through the dark, it looked so fake.” I informed him that it was actually what the shuttle would look like if it was tumbling through space, he was accustomed to seeing everything computer generated and getting a false perception of what reality appeared to be. It looked different because the director intended not to use computer …show more content…
In a follow up question, asking if he knew where the funding for a movie like that comes from, he replied “Banks,” thinking that producers took out a loan for filmmaking. Though he could name a few of the key actors starring in the movie, he did not know of the process involved in casting roles. Considering this is his favorite movie, and how little information he had about the production of it, the notion that many film-goers have very little background knowledge on the movies that they are paying to enjoy is genuinely believable. Small time commercial and indie film director, Edoardo Nolfo has dedicated his life to filmmaking and educating others on the steps to take to become a filmmaker. His personal website entitles “LA Video Filmmaker” has a detailed and labeled step by step guide to how the process of a film comes to life. The following process is all according to Edoardo Nolfo as he has labeled it in his personal
In the film industry, there are directors who merely take someone else’s vision and express it in their own way on film, then there are those who take their own visions and use any means necessary to express their visions on film. The latter of these two types of directors are called auteurs. Not only do auteurs write the scripts from elements that they know and love in life, but they direct, produce, and sometimes act in their films as well. Three prime examples of these auteurs are: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee and Alfred Hitchcock.
Lisa Cholodenko grew up in Los Angeles and she began her film careers working as an assistant editor; however, she then moved to New York and earned an MFA in screenwriting and direction at the Columbia University School of arts. At Columbia University School of Arts, Cholodenko filmed her first short movie Dinner Party. Besides being a director, Lisa Cholodenko also was a film professor at Columbia University, an advisor and is currently on the Board of Governs of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science. It was surprising to be able to find out how active Cholodenko is in the film industry and in the university she attended. This portrays how committed Cholodenko is to creating successful movies and to be a part of others film victory.
The story of The Martian focuses on the obstacles botanist and astronaut Mark Watney must overcome to survive on the planet Mars. His adventure is filled with fictional and non-fictional elements that are most likely difficult for the normal individual to identify what is actually realistic and what is simply fantasy. After taking a closer look, this film contains a lot more realism to actual science and space travel today. This paper will closely analyze and discuss three accuracies and inaccuracies of the film in relation to the content discussed in ESS 102 lectures, labs, and assignments.
The Mission: Impossible theme has been around since 1966, it was used for the TV show Mission Impossible. Since then it has been covered by numerous artists, and remade by Larry Mullen, Jr and Adam Clayton from the famous rock band U2 to use in the soundtrack to the Mission: Impossible movies. It’s one of the most recognizable soundtracks pieces in movie history. The Mission: Impossible theme was originally composed by Lalo Schifrin, he has written over 100 pieces for other soundtracks, he is 83 years old. When it was first released it peaked No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, and when the remade version came out it peaked No. 7.
In the beginning there was a team of explorers made up of soldiers and scientists traveling through a Stargate, an ancient portal to other planets. They use the Stargate to explore new worlds, forge ties with friendly civilizations and protect Earth from hostile forces. In modern-day Egypt, professor Daniel Jackson teams up with retired Army Col. Jackson to unlock the code of an interstellar gateway to an ancient Egypt-like world. They arrive on a planet ruled by the despotic Apophis who holds the key to the Earth travelers' safe return. Now, in order to escape from their intergalactic purgatory, Colonel Jackson must convince the planet's people that Apophis must be overthrown.
Memento is a movie that makes the audience thinks and reflects back to themselves about their identity and their existence. Lenny is the person who experienced anterograde amnesia which is losing the ability to make new memories after the event happened in the past. After a short period of time, he would not remember what he did before. This problem happened when the a man raped and killed his wife and attacked him in the head;therefore, this is the only memory that he had left. Everyday, his mission is to find a guy who murdered his wife even though he had no clue about the man but he collected evidence by hand-written note, polaroid pictures and also tattoos all over his body. I believe that this movie wants to give the idea of personal identity according to memories and in my opinion, memories are important to identify a person since it develops a character from the past to the present. Even though according to Lenny he believes that memories are unreliable source and collecting facts by records are more important because in his case he has no other choice to keep track of his memories like other people. Therefore, this case actually links to the theory of Descartes who believes that self exists according to dualism, rationalism and science, Locke’s theory is self can known through sense experiences, Hume’s thought is self doesn’t exist since we are bundle of sensation, Kant thinks that anything that we experience is having it own self and it is the idea that he called “transcendental unity” and finally the idea of Hegel is the dialectic of the self which define as humans have both absolute and spirit in themselves.
Director Christopher Nolan′s film Memento (2000), is loosely based from the concept of a short story named Memento Mori written by his brother Jonathan. This story is about a man named Leonard Shelby who is suffering from anterograde amnesia, which is a loss of ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long term memories from before the event remain intact. Leonard was hit over the head during an attack which resulted in his wife being raped and murdered. With the help of contact named Teddy and a bartender named Natalie, Leonard set out for revenge. Since the attack Leonard has set out to exact revenge on the man who has caused him suffering. He helps himself by writing notes, taking photographs, and tattooing himself with important notes and facts. An analysis of the film Memento reveals the use of film techniques such as editing, non-linear storytelling, symbolism, director's style, musical score, color, and cinematography that creates an intellectual stimulant that has the viewer deciphering a puzzle in a reversed chronological order.
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The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was written in 1979 by an english writer named Douglas Adams. In 1979 in England, inflation was at 17% and trade unions were upset at the attempt to control inflation by limiting pay. Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge and was a writer and dramatist. When he was studying in Cambridge, he hitchhiked from Europe to Istanbul. After his trip and when he finished studying he pursued his career of being a writer. The author uses imagery and tone to engage his reader and keep them interested.
With many different genres and types of filmmaking, it can result in a large variety of stories and conflicts. Nevertheless, film has always brought people together as a society. If there is one thing everyone can notice about films is the achievement in style and directing. The three directors talked about in this paper are the most successful at delivering a breathtaking style and direction to their films. Baz Luhrmann, Wes Anderson, and Martin Scorsese have produced and directed films over decades and each film as impacted not only the United States but worldwide. With the unmistakable trademarks that each director has, it is very easy to feel sucked into the world in which they are shaping around you and the story. Because of these three directors, the film world and industry has been revolutionized for many centuries to come.
With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.
“The Mission” is based on a true story that occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil in the years 1750’s according to the film and history. The Treaty of Madrid of 1750 with the Spanish and Portuguese caused both havoc and death for the people of the Guarini and the members of the Jesuits. The Jesuits, members of the church, tried to bring Christianity and civilization to the natives while keeping at peace with Spain and Portugal. The Jesuits were the teachers for the natives; Teaching them not only the Christian religion but also civilization. Father Gabriel, a Jesuit, is first introduced in the film when he is showing his respects to a former Jesuit priest killed by the natives. He walks through the South American
Filmmaking is an art like no other. It brings people together to create magnificent stories that people can view either on their television or on the big screen. The creators of film could not have imagined how far filmmaking would go and how much it would impact the world of entertainment. The invention of filmmaking has evolved over a long period of time and will continue to impact the world of entertainment.
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.
Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, was a very complex and interesting sci-fi movie. This movie in particular has a lot of factors playing into the movie. Everyone is able to find their favorite part about the movie, and various people can watch this movie and connect with it. This movie came out in 2014, and shocked millions of people by its intense ending. Interstellar was awarded for best visual effects, and then nominated for many other things including, best original score, best sound mixing, and best sound effects which played a huge role in making the movie. The image and sound complement each other, but I thought that image dominated over sound because there were so many silent moments throughout the movie. I thought the plot