Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

Knowledge-as-contact was exemplified very well by the relation of friendship between Jerome and Vincent, Vincent and Irene and even Anton and Vincent while knowledge-as-control was exemplified by the goings-on at Gattaca where knowledge is through the sampling of one’s urine, hair, blood, saliva and whatever registered on the screen of the computer.

Generally, I have to admit that I am surprised by the reactions of other characters to the lesbian girls.  Considering that most girls in the school as well as the parents and administrators were born and brought up in the United States, it is a little disappointing to find them acting anachronistically.

The first film show, the Lumiere Show by Lumiere brothers in 1895 was just a little shot of a train pulling up into the railway platform. The viewers were not sure whether what they were seeing on the screen was real or not. 

The concept of ideologies and genre are able to work toward a larger theme in various types of films. The movie Across the Universe is able to show the historical elements of the 1960s and how this shook and transformed the history of the time. The film looks at the historical, cultural and political perspectives of the time to show the main point.

The works and pieces of Goldsworthy are known for the naturalistic expressions which are built in a time of machinery and manufacturing (Goldsworthy, 1990: 1). This statement is one that has influenced other schools of thought and artists, specifically with the strong expression which relates to his works.

Human beings are such critical and fickle-minded creatures. As an art form, it takes a lot for a film to succeed in the industry. The term classic is awarded to only a number of films and critics may not even always agree on branding a film with such accordance. However, when it comes to classics, perhaps every critic would agree that the 1965 film The Sound of Music deserves recognition.

When exploring the representation of a contemporary media text such as Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd's film Trading Places, there are many ways in which race is represented in terms of place in society, behavior, and abilities.  Although movies are generally seen as a means of escaping the everyday world to a few hours of fantasy, they can also have a profound impact on how we view the world.

This essay examines the concept of the author in terms of its articulation in the theories of Andrew Sarris and Roland Barthes. Specifically, the essay implements the films of Ingmar Bergman, specifically The Seventh Seal and The Persona, in arguing their nature as elements within the broader understanding of Bergman's auteurist vision.

The Second World War was clearly a defining moment in British history, but it was also of immense importance to the British film industry. What started out as a means of conveying propaganda became a way of revisiting, and rethinking the experiences of the years of war. In this way, many of the war films of the post World War period turned out to be true portrayals of the British identity.

The medium of cinema is purported to be a medium that can potentially provide a depiction of reality as it exists because the camera does not lie and reveals things as they really are.  Moreover, the cinematic apparatus turns a viewer into a voyeur who is able to gaze into the lives of others, gaining a perspective on events as they actually occur.

She worked in the grocery store of a friend, and for a while managed to circumvent the Taliban rule that all women should work indoors. She is made to join a local school, but her secret is discovered when she gets her first menstrual period. She is then forced to marry a man about four times her age. Her frightened eyes peeking from under the traditional burka.

In fact, it was only during 1971 that the School Board agreed to combine the blacks and whites together in one campus which created a public uproar. Change always breeds resistance especially when it is abrupt and people are not ready for it. Things became more complicated when the new coach for the high school football team was a black man. 

Generally speaking, it is quite essential to state that in the Deserto Rosso Antonioni is feeling his way into a new authorial position, where the psychological landscape can be given the same affectionate, intuitive and annoyingly unresolved treatment that the natural and cityscape landscapes had before.

All this can be done with the help of films that portray heavy fashion as they give people a chance to raise their voice and choose their own paths. Films are the best way to portray something and have a lot of attention attached to them, and since fashion is the visual aid that people’s eyes can feast on, any form of fashion provides the best form of rebellion in film.

Art and design have been with us since the beginning of time. The early man used to paint on walls using crude tools and dye the paintings. The paintings were an illustration of their way of life and still communicate through the designs. Graphic design is used to pass messages through pictures, images, words, and types. 

The statements that are made and which are based on ideas of liberty show that the Latin American ideology is one that continues to be focused on independence, freedom and political ideologies that should become a reality, as opposed to being a fantasy.  The impact that this has made is reflected in soap operas as well as other television series.

Prior to the 1980s, critical writings on cinema adopted common-sense notions of national cinema. The idea of national cinema has long informed of the promotion of non-Hollywood cinemas. Along with the name of the director-auteur, it has served as a means by which non-Hollywood films – most commonly art films – have been labeled, distributed and reviewed.

Leighton’s painting came from a different era, one in which it was acceptable to value one’s life while still on earth. It is only through this sort of world view that the sacrifices that Abelard and Heloise made would have been acceptable and would not have to result in either person finding themselves in wither a circle of hell or a level of purgatory.

As indicated above, almost 70 % of an animation film is made of sound only. Hence, it is very important that the musical chords, the sound effects, and the instrumentalization—all of these—support the visuals of an animation feature to carry the event and its place in a manner that is delightful and exciting for the audience.

 Any reasoning that lacks the ability to be perceived in an accurate manner can be referred to in the context of disordered reason. In art and photography, this term has been used to justify those ambiguities that are present and are considered highly prestigious in glamour or nude photography with a numb justification and has set a standard that might be applied to living bodies.

The film highlights the low representation of women in the industry and the predominantly patriarchal nature of Wall Street. The film also highlights in its conclusion, the inevitable destruction that results from materialistic, self-serving goals in organizations and provides food for thought on the need for the introduction of ethical standards in the functioning of corporations.

The main difference in the roles played by both the curator and the film director is that the film director uses persons to achieve his objective while the curator uses historical events and objects like photographs to achieve his aims and objectives in his narrative. The film director highly emphasizes on imagery and motion of pictures in developing his narrative and story.

“Y Tu Mamá También” (“And your mother too”) is the fourth film of director Alfonso Cuaron which marks his return to Mexican roots. The film is a coming of age tale set against the backdrop of the picturesque Mexican countryside. Like most coming of age tales, the central theme is the transition from the youthful exuberance of high school adolescence to the responsibilities of adulthood. 

The film, “Fires Were Started” released in 1943, was a semi-documentary feature film produced in Britain during WWII. The story was based on the lives of firemen who were real-life heroes in their dedicated service during the World War. One such event of fire fighting was recreated in the film and the firemen who had been participants in that event were chosen as the actors in the film.

Many sequences in the movie making use of all these elements in an understated manner and exhibit De Sicca’s mastery of craft and form that has made it the most representative among Italian Neorealist movies. It reiterates the relationship between not just the text and context, but also the character and the context. 

There is a stark difference in the culture of the two nations and little interaction between the Chinese and the Africans. The image of Black is built through the commercial American films which they get to see in which Blacks are usually caste in supporting roles or very hostile stereotypical roles of either muggers or drug dealers. 

Joan Fontaine is able to reveal just the right amount of inhibition, shyness, and fearfulness that the role requires and comes across as a plain-looking woman no match for the glamorous former Mrs de Winter despite the fact that in reality, she is so beautiful, Laurence Olivier is particularly apt in the brooding role of husband who is mostly silent and uncommunicative until the end of the film.

The ability to combine these with director perspectives through the use of cinematic technique combines to create a specific viewpoint and understanding of thematic material that is used in different films. In Touch of Evil, the different interpretations can be seen through the plot, character, and interpretations of the film.

It is quite essential to state that this essay has examined the ways that Easy Rider and Bonnie and Clyde exemplify and problematize the accepted formal paradigm of classical narrative. In this context of understanding it’s demonstrated that both films highly problematize the classic Hollywood narrative.

In 1994, the world witnessed one of the worst cases of mass murder ever since World War II when the Hutus who made up 85% of the Rwandan population turned against the Tutsis, killing an estimated 800000 people. Hotel Rwanda was a historical drama film directed by Terry George, a Northern Irish filmmaker with the main character of the movie, Paul Rusesabagina played by Don Cheadle.

In a nutshell, characterization is a major player in conveying the intended message in the narrative which the characters themselves are used to piece together to a complete package. But just as important as they are, the location of the story setting and the event that commences the story are also important structures of the narrative. 

In the Chinese cinemas and movie industry, we must recognize the fact that women often feature in these cinemas as engineers of tension between traditional modernity and post-modernity forces, and this tension has not been constant because it has undergone a series of changes within different periods in Chinese history. 

An individual’s human entity in a particular social domain is not accepted, depending over his spontaneous and natural human virtues but his entity is transformed into social identity through various sorts of socio-cultural impacts, prevailing political norms, and incidents, capable enough to determine the course of an individual’s process of living life. 

The media industry, either as a public or private entity, plays a very critical role in the economic development of both local and international world economies. The media in its entirety is responsible for gathering support or opposition for those who govern, providing a voice for the people or not doing so, highlighting or failing to do so the views and or the sins of the industry, and also spreading economic information.

Most of this palm oil is grown and produced in Asia, Africa, and South America. Asia is the largest producer of this commodity. The global production of palm oil is largely taken by Indonesia and Malaysia (MPOC, 2008). They accredit more than 80 percent of the estimated total worldwide palm oil production.

This is a black and white photograph illustrating the head and the shoulder of a man lying on a beach face down. Taken from a low angle, the Sunbaker is one of the most popular photographs in Australia because it is a depiction of the Australian way of life. In terms of composition, the head and the shoulders of a man lying on the sand on his stomach define the photograph.  

The event will also ensure that most of the scheduled performances or practices are attainable and within a reasonable time. For instance, the refreshments will be there on time, there will be people given the responsibility of welcoming people and showing them around. In addition, there will be the availability of ample facilities.

The organization believes that the development of the workers is effective when employees take responsibility for the identification of opportunities to ensure self-development, which would improve the work performance through improved skills. The employee would consider a practical approach in promoting institutional extensive knowledge.

In reference to the Japanese culture that dominates the Southeast Asian region, it is evident that all negotiations involving the Japanese are ‘give and take’ negotiations (Smolinski 2006). In essence, the negotiations emphasize harmony and unity of the individuals since the people exhibit a collectivist culture.

The target audience in this image is people of good intention and philanthropists to come to the aid of the visually impaired. The image also intends to create awareness to the general public on the need to assist people with visual disabilities. The channel of representation of the image is television.

The third group is represented by the online newspapers which stand as the most objective media form in the coverage of the election process in Egypt. This is the case as these online newspapers have reported on the negative and positive aspects of the elections such as injustice and victory respectively.

The third chapter of the dissertation discussed the methodology used in data collection. The study uses the two major research designs; quantitative research designs. The methodology approach will thus help in access to vital information that can be analyzed for assessment to check on the validity of the theoretical conclusions drawn.

Even though optional, a gap will be made on the lower side of the ring to enable the insertion of threats. The threats will be used to add the beads to the ring. The process will be repeated four times to replicate the same kind of ring both in shape and materials. The goal of the process is to show the stress of the imperfection.

Credibility is a very important aspect of online journalism. Credibility determines the readership of an online newspaper and also increases the ratings of the online media. Gaining the trust of Internet users is significant in the growth of online journalism especially in countries like Saudi Arabia where online media is threatened.

Gate-keeping refers to the process through which information is filtered for dissemination be it through the Internet, publication, or any other mode of communication. Agenda setting refers to the arranging of information depending on importance so as to see which ones to continuously air or publish.

The evidence indicates that Bazin seeks to define the essence of cinema through his orientation towards realism underlined by paradox, replication and mimesis, teleology which is the explanation of the ultimate purpose in natural phenomena, and philosophical depiction of the material aspects of the world’s reality.

Since the widespread distribution of the television set into private homes and the ability to transmit a number of stations, the situation comedy has been a popular program format. This format was developed during the 1950s with shows such as I Love Lucy which were themselves adaptations from live ‘dinner’ shows and other forms of entertainment such as radio and stage.

When one says that film is simply a recording of art and not an art in itself, they fail to look at the other aspects that are found in a film. When recording a film the filmmaker has to make many decisions on the shots they are taking. It is not simply just collecting the different scenes and patching them together. 

Despite laws against discrimination being in place for many decades, a new type of oppression manifests itself through everyday life such as in a gaming arena. The gaming arena, as used in this paper is a place where different kinds of games are on display for gamers. I love gaming in my free time.

While some lions may innocently walk into snares, especially the young ones, there is a growing number that falls victim to poachers who set out to deliberately hunt them and it is a growing problem, especially in Africa. In parts of China, traditional healers use lion claws and bones for their medicines.