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       Sofia Coppola creates her brand by using international locations to create unique experiences. Many of the scenes seem to capture more natural life in a big city. This was largely due to the impromptu shooting of some of the scenes, especially as Scarlett Johansson walks through the city. The camera angle does very good point of view shots throughout the movie. This helps Coppola create a better sense of feeling.      Part of expounding on Bob and Charlotte’s confusion in their new setting is by Bombarding the camera with Japanese characters and signs. In a book written on Orientalism by Homay King, “ the Chinatowns, Tokyos, and Shanghais depicted in these films are dumping grounds for dead letters, overdetermined icons, and mutterings that belong to no dialect in particular… These filmic worlds often contain curious objects or details of ornament that seem to lie outside of rational systems of knowledge in communication.” Coppola uses this as a...

      Wes Anderson's  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou continues with his brand of film. Wes Anderson films put a premium on his brand of color: pastels. Anderson uses these colors to create a fantastic vibe in a live action film. Even his animated films are colored in pastel. This coupled with dark theming, where Bill Murray's friend/dive partner dies, and he also learns he may have a grown adult son, who later dies. These somber themes clash with the pastel coloring in the film and create a unique viewing.     Anderson also includes a love interest in his films, usually that Bill Murray is attr acted to.  Jane Winslett-Richardson, a reporter on the Belafonte played by Cate Blanchett, acts to attract both Owen Wilson's and Bill Murray's characters. Anderson uses this to create enmity between characters who should be close, given their assumed bond. Anderson films use a young female character to create complexity to the story, even if it is now wholl...

     In the movie, Rear Window,  directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a new type of framing is used.  Director Alfred Hitchcock creates a well-formed movie, utilizing characters and their personalities to drive the story. The avant-garde of using a window to frame a picture is revolutionary to the viewing of a film. we use Avant-Garde as a way of celebrating a new or innovative idea that drives film production forward. The usage of framing in Rear Window  explores new ways to view a film. Before the 1950's most shots were from an audience view. This film shows a new Point of View shot to show the story.      Hitchcock decides not to change any of the scenery, but rather changes the camera view to make an efficient movie to film, but also a simple movie to watch. It does not take a viewer very long to put the buildings into perspective, and the shots Hitchcock chose to use help build a model of this neighborhood. This takes out the confusion of wonde...

     Jordan Peele's Get Out  is the first look into his directing style. Peele uses the lens of a horror film to look at the underlying racism in America. This approach creates a sense of urgency for the viewer to make changes in their views on the systemic racism in America today. Part of the way he does this is through casting. He purposely used relatable African American characters, and through Rod's use of comedy, creates  friendly personas for each black character.      The story itself is not relatable for African American people, but the message is. The small cast of characters makes it seem as though all white people in the movie are out to get all the black people. This helps Peele show that racism lies underneath systems. Even the police officer who helps them after the deer incident is called out for racism.     Rod's use of comedy helps move the story to a lighter ending. Even though the story itself is dark. Rod uses his com...

            My favorite type of narrative form is a non-linear narrative. A non-linear narrative utilizes flashbacks and an out of order storyline to convey the story. Often times these narratives are used in historical pieces or science-fiction. The extensive use of flashbacks in a historical film can contextualize the information portrayed. This helps the viewer take in more information in a shorter time.      The use of a non-linear storyline in a science fiction film is to confuse or disorient the viewer. Films such as "Inception" or Christopher Nolan's 2020 film "Tenet," use a non-linear storyline. These films are us ed to create a confusing, immersive experience for the watcher. The movie "Tenet" follows the "Protagonist" and his handler Neil through their journey forwards and backwards through time.  This clip  shows these two fighting soldiers which is revisited later in the film to show they the two were fighting ...

     An insight I had into the fil m,  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, was the film moved slowly for the storyline. There were many facial shots of Dr. Caligari or Francis or Cesare, which took up time. This slowed down the film so that early watchers could catch the plot details.  Now that we have an expansive library of films in the 21st century, we watch movies differently.  In 2022, we have a shorter attention span than most people did in 1920. The difference is, we have such a large amount of information at our disposal, so we take in that information more quickly. That makes film s like  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari seem slow, but an action film such as The Batman  by Matt Reeves seem quicker, even though the run time is three times longer.  We need a constant flow of movement, or else we freeze or lose our attention on the plot. Dr. Caligari's slow moving elements and silent film text, slows the plot so it is harder to follow. Nosferatu ...

          Hi, I'm Braden Estes, a student in Film 100 at North Central College. I am a finance major here and I play on the golf team. My hometown is a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana called Fishers. Similarly to Naperville, Fishers has its affluent areas near its downtown sector. When we first moved there, the town was large, but old and a bit dusty. Since I went to high school and after every time I come back from college, it seems like something is changing. Maybe a new building is going up, or neighborhoods I used to ride my bike through are being torn down to build restaurants and townhomes.      While I am an only child, I have a large extended family. My cousins all seem eager to get married, since three of them are getting hitched this year. I was honored to stand in my cousin Damon's wedding. We are only two months apart, so we have been close our whole lives. I enjoy pulling pranks so we faked the first look with his wife. I got one of h...