stage. This plant was enormous! From the sound to the lighting this makes up a big portion of a theatre production. In the Little shops of Horror they had a great music and the tones made you want to dance, but it was really loud. Almost as loud as if it was trying to cover up something, or maybe just because they wanted it to be. I do have to say that it was a little bit hard trying to hear the performers at certain parts of the performance. Lighting in PlayHouse in the Park is not hard to come…
Hugo is an adventure, mystery, drama, family and historical fiction directed by Martin Scorsese. This film is an adaptation from Brian Selznick's best-seller quasi-graphic novel and written back by John Logan for the screenplay. The film was successful released in the United States on November 23, 2011. This film was financially unsuccessful, grossing only $185 million at the box office, however, At the Academy Awards, Hugo received 11 nominations and won five Oscars for Best Cinematography,…
been moved in any way by the photographer. Created still life photographs are pictures of objects that are assembled in a visually pleasing manner by the photographer. When planning a still life photograph, the photographer has to take into account lighting, angles, and composition. All these elements come together to create a still life…
What helps a film would be the three elements of the film which are mise-en-scene, mise-en-shoot, and editing to get the film moving along. Mise-en-scene has elements that are a part of it that are an important factor for a lot of films such as lighting, wardrobe, and the actor movements. This is true for all works of film, yet some were able to use it to their advantage while others weren’t able to use one or more of these aspects. Two films that comes to my mind are A Women in Gold by Simon…
own. In the 1941 film, Little Foxes, Lillian Hellman addresses how the women in the 1900s behaved, how they were treated, and how they tried to obtain power. These evidence of feminism are not seen only through the characters, but through the films lighting, camera angles, and more. In the film, Little Foxes, Lillian Hellman addresses the stereotypes of women behavior. The female characters in the film portray the female’s behavior in the 1900 societies. Birdie, aunt of Alexandra, behaves in a…
CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SIGNIFICANCE IN TELEVISION DRAMA ‘BINIKU NINJA’ Keywords: Cinematography, costume, lighting, space, drama The artwork that will be discussed in this paper is cinematography as presented in figure 1. It is one of the television programs in ASTRO OASIS. This drama is an adaptation from a novel and it is inspired from a true story of a couple named Azlan and Sabatini who got married while pursuing their studies in United Kingdom, UK. Both of them loved to travel and because…
that play a role in order to create a great play. Set design and light design are two of those characteristics that work together to achieve the desired look for a play. After watching the play Driving Miss Daisy, I was able to see how important lighting and set design really are in a production. Driving Miss Daisy is a play that was written by Alfred Uhry. One may think that the key to a play is the writer itself however, behind every great production there are many contributors and Driving…
explores what is important in life. Lighting and camera shots are both used to show that success can be achieved, despite disadvantages caused by the past. The addition of flashbacks is used to explore the theme of importance of family and costume is used to effectively show that stereotyping holds people back. The first, and probably most inspiring theme, is that people can still achieve success despite a disadvantaged background. The director uses costumes and lighting that really suits…
Shaun Tan's picture book, The Red Tree, explores several key personal challenges that are central to life, such as the struggle of being confused about the meaning of your life. This is depicted in the frame, 'Sometimes you just don't know what you are suppose to do', which showcases our protagonist on a stage forced to put on an act with with a multitude of different objects varying in ages and origins. Tan has used the symbolic item of a puppet that looks like the protagonist. The puppet is…
La La Land I will be focusing on the formal element of cinematography. The director of La La Land uses natural lighting, close ups, and focusable spotlights to show emotion and break the barrier between movie and audience. Natural lighting is used in La La Land to break the barrier between audience and movie by giving us a sense of realism.In the opening scene to La La Land natural lighting is used to give us a sense of realism. In this scene we see people stuck in traffic and break out into…