Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting Danny Boyle directed the film transporting in 1996, produced by Andrew Macdonald and edited by Masahiro Hirakubo. Trainspotting film is one of the unique kinds with references to cinematography, a work done by Brian Tufano. It is a British black commodity crime movie released on 23 1996 in the United Kingdom (Boyle, n.d). Danny Boyle plotted the film in a British black community to unfold the theme of drug abuse in the economically depressed Edinburgh region. Trainspotting has other topics that reflect real life, such as urban poverty, addiction, squalor, friendship, causes and consequences of crime, and the most awesome theme of reality and perception in the life of drug users. Danny uses different film techniques to show how people sometimes end up wroth the wrong choices in life. The young people in the community chose mediocrity by taking drugs, engaging in criminal activities such as robing and other bad things. Of interest in the film is that despite the lousy life that the youths live in the Edinburgh community, they do not want to change. Perhaps…

How CGI (special effect) makes movies better Computer generated imagery (CGI) is a type of special effect that is widely used to make films. CGI effects have had a great impact on mainstream movies and it is as a result digital technology has become synonymous with exceptional visual effects. Digital imaging has been used by major motion picture companies since the personal computer was in its early days. During the early stages of their use, it was difficult to produce effective and efficient effects that would be acceptable to movie fans and critics. Over the years there has been an evolution of special effects which has seen the introduction of computer animations that have greatly uplifted the standards of movie effects. With the development of new methods of CGI, less money and expertise is required to produce the effects and as a result even movies on a shoe string budget can now afford to make use of such technology. Currently movie directors make use of CGI to create special effects thus enabling them to replace stunt people, thousands of extras…

Planet of the apes movie review There are a variety of characters in the movie Planet of the apes (2011). They are divided into those that are human and those that are apes. Among the apes are Caesar, Maurice, Rocket, Buck, Cornelia, Alpha, Koba. These apes are of different monkey species. Caesar, Cornelia, Alpha, Rocket are chimpanzees, Maurice is an orangutan, Buck a gorilla and Koba, a bonobo. Among the human characters are Dr. William Rodman, Dr. Caroline Aranha, Charles Rodman, John Landon, Dodge Landon, Steve Jacobs., Robert Franklin, Rodney, Hunisker and Irene. In the movie, the main protagonist is Caesar, and the main antagonist is Dr. William “Will” Rodman. The film centers around the life of the orphaned Caesar, who grows up in Dr. William’s laboratory. Caesar is an offspring of chimpanzees used to test an experimental Alzheimer’s drug. Caesar’s mother was killed as a result of her violent tendencies after exposure to this Alzheimer’s drug. Caesar, however, does not exhibit these violent behaviours and is as intelligent as humans. Caesar is the leader of the apes. Having grown…

The Platoon (1986) The Platoon is was written and directed by Oliver Stone. The move is a replication of the Vietnam War and the devastating condition that its impacts left behind.   Gruner, Oliver. “Vietnam and beyond: rethinking Oliver Stone’s Platoon (1976–2006).” Rethinking History 16.3 (2012): 359-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642529.2012.695046 The article is a combination of works from different authors who have analyzed different films. The author aimed to understand how films can be analyzed by considering both theatrical and not theatrical aspects. The author paid special attention to Oliver Stone’s film “Platoon” because of its contribution to history. This article acknowledges the Platoon as a canvas on which countless historical narratives have been based, especially those that recount the war. It is appropriate for the current study because it provides methodological guidance in analyzing the historical context of the film. Stone, John. “Evil in the early cinema of Oliver Stone: Platoon and Wall Street as modern morality plays.” Journal of Popular Film and Television 28.2 (2000): 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/01956050009602826 The author in this article compares to Oliver Stone’s movies, Platoon (1986) and Wall Street (1987). According to the author,…

Circus film review The Circus is a 1928 silent film produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The show follows a hungry Tramp, mistaken for a pickpocket at a circus. While running, Tramp runs into the middle of a fair and becomes an instant hit. He is called back to perform but has a poor performance, which makes the ringmaster upset with him. The ringmaster hires Chaplin due to low income from the Circus. Many acts quit due to poor pay. After being informed he is the star of the show, Tramp demands better payment, and with the increased paycheck, he affords to secure Merna better treatment. Trump becomes excited upon eavesdropping a conversation between a fortune teller and Merna, saying she will marry a dark, handsome man with whom she is near. He rushes out to find a ring only to realize Merna has fallen in love with another man. The news Mdevastate trump, leading him to flop in his performances but is saved by the tight rope act, which he does amidst several challenges when Rex fails to…

Reflecting on In the Mood for Love Film This section sees to argue sound and editing elements are expertly intertwined through a tale of bittersweet unrequited love in Wong Kar-Wai’s film In the Mood for Love. This will be achieved by scrutinizing the opening series of events in detail and analyzing the two artistic components citing examples of instances where they appear in the film. In the creation of this movie, sound holds a crucial part story-telling, and this report finds the strings motifs as the most significant components of the sound. From the film, one can be tempted to refer to the sound as a theme to Su’s character since it is played every time went to purchase some noodles down the street. Violin sounds are unpleasant, thus creating monotony and sad moods, which suggests Su’s life metaphor. Chinese operas present diegetic sounds, human chattering sounds, and mahjong games sound, which helps the audience to reflected and associate with the real-life situation of Hong Kong during the 1960s. These sounds are of great benefit since they invoke the essence…

Kubrick in filmmaking The distinctive factor in filmmaking is what distinguishes good directors and those who move with the waves. Kubrick was a genius when it came to developing the plot of a movie through the use of mise-en-scene and cinematography. I agree with Sarri that “The way a film looks and moves should have some relationship to the way a director thinks and feels” (Sarri, 516). This is depicted on the Kubrick last film Wide Eyes Shut, where he incorporated his distinctive use of source location lighting, which was also used in his previous films such as “The Shining.” The light was a recurring factor when it came to Kubrick films because he wanted to relate to the current mood of the film location when shooting. This can be described by the long time he took in completing a movie. Another recurring motif was the use of the Christmas tree, which is seen in almost all the scenes in Wide EyesShut (Kubrick, 1999, 06:11). The recurring Christmas tree depicted Kubrick love for lighting in his movies. The Wide Eyes…

Fort Apache film review Fort Apache is an American film directed by John Ford.  The film is starring Henry Fonda and  John Wayne.  The movie got an award for the best director and best cinematography, and the screenwriter was a nominee for the best screenplay by the Writers Guild of America. The film exploits the US calvary in its setting of the West. The Iliad is an Epic Poem written by the poet Homer. The poem recounts some of the last weeks of the Trojan War and the siege of the city of Troy. This paper is to carry out a comparison between the epic and the movie to prove that the poem and the film are identical in terms of their characterization and the storylines. The epic is a spectacular piece of art, and it is very much identical to the film, fort apache. Homer was one of the best authors of his time as John Ford was a renowned film director who made the film Fort Apache that is almost an exact copy of the epic, Iliad. Both…

Film Editing Techniques in the Pulp Fiction (1994) Pulp Fiction movie editor, Sally Menke utilize various editing techniques to provide one of the best Hollywood films. In the introduction, continuity editing is used to create an action that occurs chronologically. Mullen (245) noted that continuity editing provides smooth flow across shots and scenes in the film without jarring the visual inconsistencies. This creates a sense of story at the beginning of the viewers. Another editing technique Sally Menke applies is linear editing, where the movie scenes are kept in the order of beginning, middle, and end. This helps to keep the criminal stories in order hence easy to follow. The style of non-continuity is also applied in some scenes. In the last scene, when Bruce disappears from the chopper to get his wings with his girlfriend, shots are a mismatch in to interfere with the impression of space and time. The use of flashbacks in the movie also emphasizes on the non-continuity editing technique when the film goes back in time then the tint is applied to make the shots…

Technological Advancements in Filmmaking The advances of the complexity of film have been motivated by the persistent technological evolution, ignition, and manipulation by the inventiveness and human initiative, which has provided filmmakers the chance to practice more craftily in an effort to tell more sophisticated stories. Similarly, with proximity and societal attitudes, this technological advance has initiated the development of distinct methods, styles, and movements which would not have been possible without more advanced apparatus. Nevertheless, whereas this technological development has been linear, the progression has not essentially coincided with an akin quality of evolution. That is, the technological sophistication of the production should not assess a filmmaker’s skills. However, the skills ought to be judged by the ability to wield the time’s technology and their choice to clearly and effectively convey a narration, make an impression, or evoke an emotion. While the direct technological advancement of films has enabled filmmakers by providing more diversified techniques and records of tools, it is the ability of the filmmaker to discerningly and effectively use this technology in a societal and temporal context,…