RRR (Rajamouli, 2022) is an extremely engaging film due to its non-stop action and striking visual effects, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the entire cinematic experience. ...Read More
David Bordwell’s “The Art Cinema as a Mode of Practice” is about the characteristics of art cinema that differentiate it from the conventions of modern and classical American cinema, thus making...Read More
Documentaries, while often considered a window into reality, are not always 100% truthful representations of what is happening. When a camera is introduced into a situation, it can have several effect...Read More
On the same weekend that we all watched Citizen Kane, Drake dropped his new highly anticipated album, For All the Dogs. After finishing the film, I listened to the album a few days later, and honestly...Read More
The YouTube video attached below is very informative on how the film Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) utilizes many of the techniques we have learned about in class. In particular, it explains how differ...Read More
Sergei Eisenstein’s essay, “A Dialectic Approach to Film Form,” explores the dynamic principles that underlie not only art but, more specifically, film and film form. His philosophy ...Read More
In the film All That Heaven Allows (1955), the director makes very noteworthy and captivating decisions regarding the cinematic techniques he uses. However, the one that I found most noticeable due to...Read More
The first two scenes of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” are filmed in high quality and realistic format, and as a result, look like any other modern screening. Then, however, after the film cut...Read More