Marie Antoinette

 There is a scene in the movie where the queen is standing outside on the balcony and the whole town is beneath her wanting to come kill her. The camera focuses on the crowd below her and then up close on her to show her emotions. She does a bow to everyone to show her understanding. When she does that it makes it clear that she understands their frustration and it was her way to apologize. Once she does this, the crowd calms down. This clip was very important in the movie and was a turning point in the movie. The angle of the camera shows her emotions and also the amount of people she is supposed to be looking over. This clip signifies a turning point in the movie. 

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Sofia Coppola

 Sofia Coppola incorporated cultural relevance with a splash of the basic knowledge. In the film, Marie Antoinette, culture was a big part of it. The characters in the film judged people mainly for what country they came from. This was a big part of the movie. Marie Antoinette was not accepted in the beginning because of where she came from. This was interesting to me because the relevance seems to still happen to this day. Marie could feel the others judging her, when she would walk around the palace she could feel the others chatting about her. The message I received from this film was that we never really know what people are going through, we can assume all we want, but we really never know what goes on in someone else's mind. Marie seemed to have it all, she could buy as many diamonds as she wanted. That stuff did not fulfill her though, she was struggling herself. Her husband was not being a good husband and she was always being judged by others. We tend to think we know everything about others based off of what they show, we truly never know. I enjoyed this film and the little messages it gave through out the film. 

Rear Window

I recently watched the movie "Rear Window" directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and I really enjoyed it. Something that I loved about the movie was the setting it took place in. It was in New York during the 1950's. This setting gave a very comforting and nostalgic feeling for me. I have always wanted to travel to New York because I love big cities, the apartment complex gave the sense of business that cities offer. The 1950's reminds me a lot of my grandma because I know she experienced life how they showed it in the movie. There is something about that time that I love. Overall, I liked the whole movie and everything it had to offer. I thought the actors were talented and seemed like the big screen actors at that time. I recommend everyone to watch this movie. There are a couple of good laughs to get out of it, but also just the appreciation of old cinematography. 

How to Watch a Movie

Hi all! In chapter 2 it talks about cinematic language. Cinematic language is a set of rules and conventions by which cinema communicates meaning to the viewer. As watchers, we don't realize these things. The language is meant to just flow into the movie. This includes the shots, frames, and editing. I found this interesting because when watching movies, we don't think about all the little things they put into them that make such a difference. Without these details, movies would be dry and useless. All the different angles they capture make such a big difference in the movie without the watchers realizing it. 

Des Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

 The film "Des Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" is a suspenseful mystery. There are no words, so it can be a bit confusing at some points. It takes place at a carnival, two guys encounter a crazy doctor. This doctor is showing a man he hypnotized, claiming the man can see into the future. The hypnotized man predicts Alan's, one of the two men, death. The next morning this prediction became true, Alan had passed away. The film then becomes a mystery, trying to figure out who is responsible for Alan's death. Cesar is the hypnotized man, however, the doctor is the one who hypnotized him. So who is really responsible for this death? The music playing added a sense of suspense. The doctor was in control of Cesar. This film had a lot going on at times, but for having no context it was a good suspenseful film. 

A Brief History of Cinema

 The first perfected photograph taken of a man on a horse motion by 12 horses. This series of photographs made $25,000. The idea was to create a way to capture motion in pictures, this was the plan for photography. The first step was to get rid of the big bulky camera lens and create strips of light sensitive celluloid film. This made it possible for one camera to take motion pictures, rather than having 12 cameras take a single picture. Apparently a French inventor, Louis Le Prince, was experimenting the motion pictures at the same time. He perfected this technique in 1890. Photography took a while to perfect, but it happened. 

Cinema Goes Hollywood

All production facilities were located in New York in the earlier times. This is because Thomas Edison, who controlled technology, was living in New York at the time. In the 1900's people who wanted to create a movie had to pay Edison for the privilege. This is when people started to want films to be produced in California, they thought it was a much better scene. In 1927, everything for film began to change. One of the brothers, Sam, from Warners Bros. had a vision to have sound in films. This idea, as we can tell, became a huge success. Everything began to change during this time. Movie theaters were being created, sound with movies was happening, and this was all just the beginning for films. The history of films is very interesting, especially because we are so used to how films are today and don't think twice about what they used to look like. The movie industry has came a long way, and I am very happy for that. This chapter demonstrated the idea that you always have to start somewhere. 

Suspense

 In the film Suspense by Lois Weber, it demonstrated the thrill in a film without using people talking. I found it very fascinating. The music was added in perfectly. At times where the suspense was building the music would be faster and have deeper tones, giving a more suspenseful effect. The film seemed to be a mother leaving her child with the caretaker, and not saying anything about leaving. A homeless man was walking past the house at perfect timing, he watched the mom leave. The filmmaker of this is Lois Weber, who is America's first female filmmaker. I think this film was executed perfectly. She knew when to add in the dramatic effect with the music. I was also never confused while watching. It can be hard to understand videos with no words being spoken between the characters, but this one was comprehendible. 

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