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Author: Maxwel Gurkovic

The power that loyalty, betrayal, and unity has in fighting oppression in RRR

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
When we first began talking about the film RRR in class I didn’t think it would be very entertaining for me personally, however, this was completely not the case. I am very interested in history and... Read More

Behind the stage of Hollywood- The Fall Guy(2023)

Posted on December 4, 2024December 5, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
Recently on my flight back after Thanksgiving break I watched the movie The Fall Guy which was a very entertaining film that mixes action, suspense, and self reflection through showing the everyday li... Read More

Race and Media in Nope

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
First off I enjoyed the film NOPE which was a bit surprising because I normally am not the biggest fan of horror films. However, I thought that the film did an excellent job of using multiple levels b... Read More

How the themes of “Do The Right Thing” are present today

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
The film Do The Right Thing isn’t just a snapshot of a scorching summer day in Brooklyn but rather a film with deep focus on race and more specifically inequality towards African Americans. The ... Read More

Discovering the impact and identity that Paris is Burning has left behind

Posted on November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
Article from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/24/burning-down-the-house-debate-paris-is-burning This article from The Guardian highlights the pivotal role in bringing marginaliz... Read More

Narrative form

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
In film the narrative is a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space. It refers to all the things that make up a story which includes plot/story, time, cause and effec... Read More

The Significance of Color and more in Singin’ in the Rain- Maxwel Gurkovic

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
For starters I would like to begin my viewer analysis with my initial opinions of the film. I typically don’t enjoy musicals and old movies as a matter of fact. However, I thought this film was ... Read More

Alternatives to continuity editing: Searcher 9/25

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
These two videos show different examples of alternatives to continuity editing. For Starters, it shows an eyeline is an imaginary line that shows where a person is looking. In films eyelines are match... Read More

Mise-En-Scène: How filmmakers arrange certain elements to tell a story.

Posted on September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 by Maxwel Gurkovic
Mise en scene is a French phrase that means “putting into the scene”. In film it refers to the director’s control over what appears on the film screen. Mise en scene is all of the el... Read More

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