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FILM 101-4 • Emory University • Fall 2023 • Professor Gregory Zinman

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(Searcher) Bollywood and Tollywood

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Zixing Wang
Made on a budget of 69 million dollars, RRR is one of the most expensive Indian movies to date. Considering the substantial budget and the influence that RRR has had globally, my initial assumption wa... Read More

Why Do the Right Thing make people feel bad?

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Zixing Wang
After I watched the film, I felt really bad for no reason. Part of it is because of the content: seldom does the film reveal sensitive topics like racism so directly. Another part of it is because, as... Read More

(Reader) Documentary mixed with other Genres

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Zixing Wang
Documentary films are a genre of filmmaking that aims to capture and convey real-life events, people, places, and issues. These films typically rely on non-fictional content and often employ various s... Read More

Overview of Genres (Reader)

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Zixing Wang
This week’s topic is genre. Genre is a broad idea that the film shows to the audiences. Based on cultural differences, genres could vary, and each specific culture may have its own type of genre or ... Read More

(Viewer)Narrative in Citizen Kane

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Zixing Wang
Citizen Kane’s narrative combines flashbacks, which, although commonplace now, was a bold attempt in Hollywood at the time. The film begins and ends with shots of the distant view of Xanadu. The ope... Read More

(Searcher) Gravity: the theme

Posted on September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 by Zixing Wang
While watching the film, I found this topic to be interesting: whether ‘Gravity’ should be considered a sci-fi movie or a drama. Cuaron doesn’t consider ‘Gravity’ to be a sci... Read More

(Reader) Different purposes for editing

Posted on September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 by Zixing Wang
You probably have heard about editing through short video clips on social media, or you may have noticed the changes from shot to shot in a thriller. Filmmakers tend to use cuts to reveal the relation... Read More

(Viewer) The cinematography in Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 by Zixing Wang
From the whole movie, what we first notice is the significant slow and meticulous speed of motion. Different from other narrative films, the Portrait of a Lady on Fire uses extreme slow motion when fi... Read More

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