Essays on Film Editing

“Baz Luhrmann is a divisive director” says the Film Inquiry. You either love or hate Luhrmann’s unique cinematographic style. While most appreciate his use of colour, contrast of heightened bliss versus high tragedy others seem to deem his artistry as “over the top”, “unnecessary”. I…

“In the Blink of an Eye” Reaction Paper Reading “In the Blink of an Eye” was a very inspiring experience; it made me want to go in and cut a film and experience all of the emotions involved in cutting a film. I appreciated Murch’s…

Stanley Kowalski has a major role in the film adaptation “A Streetcar Named Desire” where audiences everywhere consider Stanley to be an egalitarian hero that possesses physical and mental strength. With these things in mind, it effectively shows his characterization throughout the whole story because…

Spielberg is a director who uses his own likings and funky elements in his films. Throughout the semester we viewed plenty of Spielberg’s movies with the technological aspect, which ultimately was seen throughout the film. He liked to add the futuristic elements in his films…

Writing and directing is no easy task for filmmakers, but developing the initial story is even harder. This was especially true for Pete Docter, creator and director, of Inside Out. His initial idea for the film was inspired by his daughter whose varying display of…

Adaptation is a huge part of the film industry, and makes up a high number of its profits. Film adaptations range from novels to comic books to plays to short stories, and all make up an important part of the film industry and a great…

Independent American cinema has often been regarded as a form of response, and even resistance, to common tropes and expectations established by larger film studios that have dominated Hollywood for many years. In ‘Against Hollywood: American independent film as a critical cultural movement’ Sherry B….

Today and every Wednesday is new comic book day at your local comic shop. This is when the Big companies like Marvel and DC release all of the titles that you’ve come to know, either through your love of collecting and reading or through the…

Windows Movie Maker was a straightforward, free video editorial manager that was last refreshed in 2012 and formally ceased a year ago. Windows 8 and 10 propelled without a video altering application, however following the Fall Creator’s Update, there’s presently one incorporated into the Microsoft…