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It was 31 years ago when Spike Lee made headlines with his 1989 film, Do the Right Thing that explored the racial tensions between all of the inhabitants of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Even though at the time Spike Lee’s masterpiece was controversial at the time of its release, due to the fact that many believedContinue reading “Final Paper: Still Fighting Power”

What are the key technological milestones that laid the foundation for the invention of the movies? The Key Technological milestones that laid the foundation for the invention of movies are film stock and film projectors. How was the studio system organized in the golden age, and what factors contributed to its decline? The Studio systemContinue reading “Chapter 11 Journal: How Movies are Made”

• What is meant by the term film history? Why is a knowledge of it invaluable in looking at movies and analyzing them? Film history is simple the history of film and eras that inspired that film. Film history is important because it shows progression of not only the techniques needed to make films, butContinue reading “Chapter 10 Journal: Film History”

What is sound design? What are the responsibilities of the sound designer? Sound Design is the art of creating the sound for the film. The responsibilities of a sound are obtaining all sound effects, whether recorded or live for a specific production. What is the difference between diegetic and nondiegetic sources of sound? Diegetic sound areContinue reading “Chapter 9 Journal: Sound”

What is the basic building block of film editing? The Basic Building block of editing is the shot. What are the five primary functions of editing? organize fragmented action and events create meaning through juxtaposition create spatial relationships between shots create temporal relationships between shots establish and control shot duration, pace, and rhythm What areContinue reading “Chapter 8 Journal: Editing”

How does movie acting today differ from movie acting in the 1930s through the 1960s? The 1930’s through the 1960’s were known as the age of the move star. Studios gave basic lessons on movement, acting, and speaking, but screen appearance was the most important. Studios ran the industry. Today, actors have a harder timeContinue reading “Chapter 7 Journal: Acting”

What are the differences among a setup, a shot, and a take? Set up is a camera position, take is a bunch of uninterrupted shots put together, and a shot is a unbroken span of action captured by an uninterrupted run of the camera until it is replaced with another shot by means of cutContinue reading “Chapter 6 Journal: Cinematography”

Question 1: What is the literal meaning of the phrase mise-en-scéne? What do we mean by this phrase when discuss movies? a. The literal meaning of mise-en-scéne is staging or putting on a an action or scene. In movies, mise-en-scéne means every component in a shot. Question 2: What are two major components of mise-en-scéne?Continue reading “Chapter 5 Journal: Mise-en Scéne”

I have always liked Quentin Tarantino films. I was first introduced to his work with Kill Bill and I enjoyed how different his films feel than any old movie. His films are filled to the brim with realistic characters and dialogue that jumps out of the screen. Each film is carefully crafted and chalked fullContinue reading “Jackie Brown Reflection”

t’s a simple story of love and of hate and doing the right thing when it comes down to a tricky situation. The love of one’s culture and home and the hate of a race. Do the Right Thing simply about a day in the life of a Brooklyn neighborhood, but if you pull theContinue reading “Do the Right Thing Reflection”