Essays on Film Editing

The history of cinema and how it came to be the widely popular enterprise it is today can be associated with many people. For instance, one of the most influential people to change the cinema were the Lumière brothers. They helped to make cinema the…

Through this essay I will be looking at the work of Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick is known for his demanding and very detailed approach to film making and is the embodiment of an auteur. But what does it mean to be an auteur? The auteur theory,…

The dinner scene is set in a prison cell, which is where the men spend most of their time. Within the first scene, you can see a close-up of Pauly who finely slices garlic with a razor blade is. Frierson (2018: 5) states that “Following…

The monarchy was a huge part of the movie in the aspect that the army that Mulan went to was trained to prevent the Han dynasty from killing the emperor who is a monarch but of much larger kingdoms. Many argue that the emperor from…

The James Cameron movie, Avatar, is a cinematic jewel that uses brilliant 3D technology to captivate the audience by not only pushing pictorial boundaries but by also displaying underlying themes of militarism and the power of nature. This film will forever be known for creating…

Over the years, our society has evolved with the first silent films, and how we have evolved the different types of genres. Different types of films have a rebellious outlaw and an official hero. Robert B. Ray’s article The Thematic Paradigm explains the difference between…

In the movie Citizen Kane by Director Orsen Welles the mise en scene was integrated in the movies very we. Mis-en-scene refers to everything present in a filmed image – sets, scenery, actors, movement, props, lighting, costumes, etc. In one of the scenes of Citizen…

The Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen, are American filmmakers recognized for their unique storytelling style. Despite relying on major studios for funding and distribution, the Coen brothers have remained true to their roots as independent filmmakers. They have defied mainstream and commercial clichés, and…

Movies are a good source of entertainment and information. An individual can watch a movie within 2 or 3 hours. This is one of the key reasons why most people prefer to watch movies than reading a novels. Instead of taking a couple of hours…

Everyone loves a good movie played by their favorite actors. The genre varied when it comes to movies; whether it is action, romance or horror. Fun fact is that most movies that are in the cinema are being adapted from books by famous authors. The…

To begin with, an independent film is a film that is not produced in a major film studio. These films usually do not have big name actors, nor have certain special effects. Usually these independent films have a restricted budget. Independent films are only filmed…

In a firm operation, MIT CISR defines Enterprise Architecture as an organizing logic between the business and Information Technology sides over two dimensions; standardization and integration. According to this formulation, standardization is defined as following the same procedure for processes, while the sharing of data…

Now that the semester has reached to its end, I feel impressed with Creativity, Innovation and Design course since it served me well. This course has workshops for each week and each workshop had different topics. In each week, there were videos that the students…

Swedish cinematographic history dates to 1896, when the first moving pictures in Sweden were presented in Malmö which were regarded as something completely inconceivably different and sensational. That occasion can be considered as the early beginning of the Swedish film history. Moreover, in the first…

The best part of being a film student is watching tonnes of movies for research. Critical film analysis teaches us almost subconsciously how to improve and hone our visual storytelling skills by simply observing with a curious and analytical eye. There are literally millions of…