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The Importance of Lighting in Knives Out

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
While watching Rian Johnson’s Knives Out (2019) recently, I couldn’t help but notice the lighting used in the Thrombey Mansion throughout the movie. Set in a gothic mansion in a rural fall setting... Read More

How do Films Create Dinosaur Sounds

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
https://laist.com/shows/the-frame/jurassic-world-the-sound-design-behind-the-indominus-rex I was never a big dinosaur fanatic growing up——I didn’t have pictures of dinosaurs in my room or cool T... Read More

Why do People Love Minions?

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/movies/minions-movie-comedy.html Last weekend while I was searching for a movie to watch on Netflix, I was repeatedly drawn to Minions (2015). Even though I... Read More

Why is it so Hot in Do the Right Thing?

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
It looked unbearably hot throughout Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. From the outset of the film, people wake up covered in sweat, and the heat’s proliferation is felt by the Bedford-Stuyvesant nei... Read More

Why did Jennie Livingston make Paris is Burning? Examining the audience of one of the most important documentaries of the 20th century

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
Paris is Burning Article Throughout the article, the author discusses how unique Paris is Burning truly is, with an emphasis on the idea of race surrounding the film’s characters and audience. For g... Read More

The Incredible Use of Sound in Singin’ in the Rain

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
Singin’ in the Rain was spectacular. While I went into the movie expecting a musical that was grainy and dull, it depicted so much more; indeed, the variety of sound and color used in the film gave ... Read More

How Color reflects Cary’s Emotions in All that Heaven Allows

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
All that Heaven Allows Article At the onset of watching Douglas Sirk’s All that Heaven Allows, I was immediately drawn to the stark contrast of the opening scene’s color pattern. Cary Scott exits ... Read More

Why the Mise-En-Scène of a Film Shapes its Identity

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Gordon Taylor
Mise-En-Scène is one of the most important elements in cinematography, setting the tone of a scene through a variety of spacing, lighting, props, and more. In Chapter Four of David Bordwell’s F... Read More

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