Music in films are usually a tool that filmmakers use to highlight the drama and action happening in movies, especially if the lyrics fit the situation on screen. It is fair to say that popular films and music often go hand in hand if one is connected to the other. While they both may be […]
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10 Keys to Becoming a Cinematic Genius
You’ve fought and hustled your way through film school. You’ll gladly show your diploma from USC or NYU to anyone who asks—you’ll show it to them even if they don’t ask, in fact. The films of Francois Truffaut speak to you on a personal level; Jean-Luc Godard’s use of pastiche-style narrative brings an envious gleam […]
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5 Interesting Uses of Lateral Movement in Film
Left or right? A decision not only for the director, but the characters themselves. Showing a character’s inner thought process is one of the most prolific issues facing cinema, and has been since its birth; without the use of forthright soliloquy, which all too candidly spells out the authors views, and doesn’t let the audience […]
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The 15 Best Scenes in Akira Kurosawa Films
Born on March 23, 1910, Akira Kurosawa would eventually become the greatest contemporary Japanese director, and one of the most important filmmakers globally, with more than 30 films that won awards both in Japan and internationally. Kurosawa studied western civilization in depth, and embedded a plethora of its elements in the Japanese culture, in the […]
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The 15 Best Uses of Flashbacks in Cinema History
A flashback, or analepsis, is the classic narrative device that shows something set in a past time in relation to the present time of the narration. The flashback technique is commonly used in literature, television, cinema and in every form of narration. It interrupts the flow of the main sequence of events and opens a […]
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The 15 Best Uses of Symbolic Character Items in Contemporary American Movies
Objects tell a story in their own right. They don’t need to talk like Woody or Buzz, nor do they have to be injected or protruding from characters like Captain America or Wolverine. They just have to be themselves, to express the themes of the story, and ultimately draw in the spectator and attract them […]