What are we looking for when we watch films? Stories? Characters? Scores? Above all, the moving image is the fundamental element that distinguishes cinema from other art forms. You don’t have to be a film expert to appreciate a beautiful film, but you have to learn every aspect of film cinematography, the framing, the lighting, the […]
Author: David Williams
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10 Masterpieces of Asian Art Cinema Every Movie Fan Should See
Asian cinema is always a force to be reckoned with in the world cinema scene. Early in the 1950s, Japan and India had made internationally acclaimed films that introduced a different culture and film language to the West. Between 1960s and 1980s, filmmakers from Japan, Iran and Hong Kong were inspired to make New Wave […]
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The 40 Best Movie Endings In Film History
Unlike movie openings, movie endings are always the most important and mesmerizing part of a film. It lifts the film to a new level and gives the audiences something to digest afterwards. Sometimes we can recall the ending scene in a clear image even we forget what the film is about. Two weeks ago we […]
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The 20 Greatest Movie Opening Scenes In Film History
Opening a film in a great way isn’t always the toughest thing to do in filmmaking, you can even argue that it’s not even the most important thing, many directors like their story to unfold slowly. It’s not always necessary to grab audiences’ throats from the very beginning, what an opening scene should do is giving […]