Suspense is a main element in many films. Whether it's in a Heist film or Romance film suspense is often central to the plot and development. After all, suspense is a bit like uneasy uncertainty and indecision but it can also be character driven like Memento and also object driven like in Jaws....

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in London on August 13, 1899. His father, William Hitchcock, a grocer, and his mother, Emma Whelan Hitchcock, brought him up. As a young boy he loved to travel, and by the time he was eight he had ridden every bus line in London and explored all of its docks and sh...

Trying to produce a film adaptation from a play or novel is sometimes quite difficult because the result of the film is almost completely based on the director's decisions. While the director may manipulate the film production and guide it towards a certain direction, other people may disagree ...

\"Auter\" is a French term for the film director who places a personal style on his or her films. It was first coined by Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his films depict a certain style that is definite...

\"Memento\" directed by Christopher Nolan, is an interesting and complex film. The concepts and ideas the film conveys are a welcome, fresh change from the recent stagnation that American film has endured. Mr. Nolan built this film from a concept that had nothing in common with the all too familiar ...

Sounds of Glory The 1957 film Paths Of Glory can be hailed as a cinematic stunning success because of director Stanley Kubrick's unconventional use of sound aesthetics. He has a remarkably collective use of natural sound, music, and sound effects in this semi-fictional pacifist picture. The ...

By definition the auteur theory holds that "a director's film reflects the director's personal creative vision, as if they were the primary auteur. The auteur's creative voice is distinct enough to shine through all kinds of studio interference and through the collective process."1 With that in mind...

A Rhetorical Analysis Of JawsJaws is horror film based on the beaches of a small island town called Amity. Within the waters of these beaches lies a killer shark, hungry for human flesh. After the terrorizing of several people by this ruthless shark, Chief Martin Brody takes it upon himself to gat...

In the past, directors have been plagued with the task of creating a classic teen movie. The idea of a classic teen movie would have to include drama, comedy, action, friendship, and most importantly a life lesson. However, today's directors seem to make carbon copies of each other work in the ...

Alfred Hitchcock: The Greatest Director Ever! Alfred Hitchcock is among the few directors to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great audience popularity. Throughout his career he gave his audiences more pleasure than they could bask for. The consistency of quality plot lines a...

Michael Mann's life is not as open and public as many of his colleagues and rivals in Hollywood, but over the last few years he has been brought into the forefront through his increasingly impressive work, which will hit a peak this year with the release of his latest offering, Ali....

Many young people today are learning about their world through electronic means – radio, television, video movies, computer games, virtual reality games and the Internet. In particular the visual environment of the electronic media is greatly attracting the print media in all its forms. How ...

Consider the significance of the auteur theory to the development of film theory and film culture. Is it still a relevant concept?In this essay, I shall endeavor to outline the beginnings of the auteur theory, and show the arguments that support and oppose the relevance of the auteur theory in mode...

In Alfred Hitchcock's final film Family Plot he incorporates all of his ideas that he had previously used in his other films into one film. In Family Plot he used all the basic Hitchcock motifs along with some that were more directed to one movie. This film brings Hitchcock in full circle starting f...

The overall effectiveness of the film Simon Birch is enhanced by technical details such as, sound, lighting, colour and symbolic representation. Sound is an effective means of creating atmosphere and hence creating audience appeal. Similarly, lighting also brings emotion and mood to a film. Colour i...

Robin Wood's article "Ideology, Genre, Auteur" suggests that instead of looking at movies in only one perspective, one should combine different approaches to assess the movie as a whole. By collectively looking at the ideologies, the methods, and the director, one will get a more accurate sense of ...

George C. Scott once said that the Academy Awards were nothing more than "a meaningless, self-serving meat parade"(Legrand 478). Though his statement may seem harsh, many regard it true. In fact, over the 74 years that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been giving out Osc...

Steven Spielberg"Jaws" (1975) made Spielberg famous and the sequels continued to put him in the position of one of the most popular directors in America. "Jaws" also holds the record for the highest grossing film of all time. In my eyes, I believe that shows you a little something about the movie ...