Through this week’s reading, I realized that there were so many strategic sound placings or characteristics about sound that I had been taking for granted. For example, while I did realize the d...Read More
In Gravity, the director, Alfonso Cuarón’s use of cinematography and Mise-en-Scene flows exactly with the setting of the movie. This film is made of a multiple long shots when in outer space. This ...Read More
In the film “Gravity” by Alfonso Cuarón, the use of editing and camera movement is emphasized to portray the story of the mission that Ryan Stone and others are a part of. From the beginn...Read More
According to Laura Mulvey, the male gaze is a way of depicting women in movies through the eyes of a heterosexual man, and women are portrayed as passive objects that serve to please both men on-scree...Read More
Abortion & Film Abortion, especially within the US/Hollywood context, has seemingly been accompanied by an oddly untenable coldness and violence since film’s inception. While this is not sur...Read More
If you enjoyed (or endured) A Portrait of a Lady on Fire, I would very much recommend They Might Be Giant’s You’re On Fire. I couldn’t get this song out of my head. What relevance do...Read More
To start off, I would like to say that this film is the ultimate antithesis to any Michael Bay movie. The female characters in those movies are only shown in a sexual manner, even if they aren’t...Read More
This is an interview with cinematographer, Clair Mathon. In this video, she talks about the format chosen to shoot, technique choices, and difficulties while shooting the film Portrait of a Lady on Fi...Read More
When I was watching the film, I was impressed by the tonality of the film, especially the use of bright colors like oil painting, where natural scenery is filmed particularly mild and alive. There are...Read More