The Birth of a Nation

David Wark Griffith was an actor, writer, producer, and director of both stage and screen. Out of his four fields he was most famously known and honored for his ability for directing. [2] D.W. Griffith’s experience helped him develop narrative film techniques. His films commonly illustrate the brutality of human nature. [3] I will investigate two (editing and his talent for what appears on camera) of his many methods and go into detail about their success in telling a story and the effect…

The film, Birth of The Nation” is considered to be one, if not the most important in American Film history. It changed the film industry as D.W Griffith improved the new techniques that were being used. D.W Griffith has been applauded for the use of camera angles, direction, and flashbacks. This opened the door to new ideas and opportunities regarding the process of film making and influenced future films. Although the film is considered to be an important film in American history, it is also…

Settlement: Birth of a Nation A conglomeration of celebrated and contemptible events has laid the foundation of America. Among these events were people who acted as a catalyst in creating a blossoming nation. Christopher Columbus is arguably the most well known explorer; he is credited with his many voyages to the New World and is incorrectly believed to be the first person to have discovered North America. This paper will discuss how three other explorers, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, and…

Roots is a television miniseries that first aired in 1977. It was based on a book written in 1967 by Alex Haley. It is the story of Alex Haley’s family that traced back all the way into his African roots. It starts off with a young man named Kunta Kinte who was born in a small village in Gambia, Africa. As a teenager, Kunta is captured and travels into the depths of slavery in the US for many generations of Haley’s family. The miniseries has been the most popular and watched film of all-time.…

The story of Frankenstein sets an interesting plot where a scientist brings life out of the non living and creates a monster that brings death and fear into the lives of many. Although it may seem far fetched, the evil creation shares many similar personality traits with the ambitious scientist that created him. Victor, the intelligent scientist that was able to create life, and the Creature developed many similarities such as taking on God like roles, their loneliness and the absence of loved…

nostrils. I was nervous, impatient, overly excited but at the same time a wave of melancholy was slowly invading me. This was the happiest day of my life, when all frustrations were forgotten and a new hope was born in a great new life. My nephew’s birth was exactly what I was needing since that cold February morning years back when I was given the news that I have polycystic ovarian syndrome and getting…

Film Analysis Quo Vadis Hyowon Kim 2344997 Quo Vadis stands for the Latin phrase “Where are you going”. The film was directed by Enrico Guazzoni in 1912. There are multiple versions after 1912 but the one directed by Enrico Guazzoni is known to be the first block buster film during the silent film era. Quo Vadis is adapted from the novel Quo Vadis, a historical novel taking place between the years of 62-64 CE. The plot sets time during the early years ruled by Emperor Nero who was well…

In the film” the Great Gatsby’, Luhrmann aimed to construe the jazz age into the music equivalent to our times (the now). However, according to R. Bassil, Luhrmann failed in capturing the spirit and earnestness of Gatsby’s West Egg mansion parties and stated that it is more suitable for a twilight film or a headphone advert (Bassil, 2013). This essay will disagree with the statement made and will refer to the following three sound techniques found in the film: Diegetic, Non-diegetic and a sound…

GALLARDO, Monica J. INTFILM- A52 Prof. Rica Leticia Arevalo October 26, 2015 Silent Film to Talkie: Singing in the Rain Film Review (1952) The transition of silent films to talkies lead us to a more creative and entertaining side of the said media. The film, Singing in the Rain revolved mainly on how they worked things out by using Selden’s voice to dub the squeaky voice of Lamont. The loved musical turned film, Singing in the Rain was directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley…

The major differences between The Artist and Vertigo stem primarily from their more immediately manifest differences with The Artist a silent and black-and-white film, while Vertigo utilizes color and sound to complement the actions of the actors. While The Artist takes on the style of a late silent era film, Vertigo is more characteristic of the early new wave films. Due to its silent nature, The Artist necessarily mandates longer intervals between cuts and features more dramatic and emphasized…