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Author: Aditya Vyas

The Revision of History in RRR

Posted on November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
RRR is a cinematic marvel directed by S.S. Rajamouli. The film is well known for its cinematography and mise-en-scene. This action thriller has been lauded for its marvelous action sequences and the u... Read More

Do the Right Thing Ambiguity (Viewer)

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
‘Do the Right Thing’ is a movie directed by Spike Lee which is a testimony to the quote, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. The film is set in a neighborhood wher... Read More

Why Use Such Long Shots in Gravity? (Searcher) (Extra-Credit)

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
Gravity is a Film that is based in space, where as a result of mass debris formation the characters are in big trouble. The film starts off with a long opening scene take which is roughly 3.5 minutes ... Read More

Surrealism in All that Heaven Allows. (Searcher) (Extra-Credit)

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
All that Heaven Allows, directed by Douglas Sirk, is an amazing narrative about a woman who falls in love with a man who is from a different section of society. This movie addresses issues such as age... Read More

Portrait of A Lady on Fire Cinematography (Searcher) (Extra-credit)

Posted on November 10, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
The Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a lovely tale of romance and fighting traditional norms and stereotypes. In this story, Marianne, a very skilled artist has been asked to paint a portrait of Heloise,... Read More

How we are Morphed into the protagonist in Rear Window (Searcher) (Extra Credit)

Posted on November 9, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
Alfred Hitchcock once said that he enjoyed playing the audience like a piano, he claimed that when the audience went home after the movies, their minds were played with. This was taken as a very negat... Read More

The Grand Budapest Hotel Mis-en-Scene'(Searcher)(Extra-Credit)

Posted on November 9, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
The Grand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes Anderson is a story about Mr. Zero, an immigrant who made a fortune and how his life was greatly influenced by a person he met, named M. Gustave. The entire st... Read More

The Effect of Paris Is Burning on Popular Culture(Searcher)

Posted on November 2, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
Paris Is Burning is a masterpiece directed by Jennie Livingston. The director has brought the then less talked-about queer and LGBTQ+ community and brought it to the big screen to not only educate peo... Read More

Telling a Story with Plot and Narrative (Reader)

Posted on October 11, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
The authors mention at the beginning of the chapter how people lined up outside bookstores when the latest issue of Harry Potter came out and started reading it as soon as they got back home. This mak... Read More

The use of Non-Diegetic sound in “Singin’ in the Rain”.(Viewer)

Posted on October 4, 2023November 13, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
Directed by Gene Kelly, the film Singin’ in the Rain, has made extensive use of sound to portray emotions. This could be explained by the fact that this film is a musical, where actors sing and ... Read More
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Recent Posts

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  • Projections: the Intersection Between Neuroscience and Film
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