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Analysing the Portrayal of Violence in Mad Max and Rashomon
In Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon and George Miller’s Mad Max it is undeniable that violence is a key and extremely prevalent theme. The different ways in which violence is portrayed, however, is crucial t… more →
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Analysing the Portrayal of Violence in Mad Max and Rashomon
Katie Wellbrook wrote 1 week ago: In Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon and George Miller’s Mad Max it is undeniable that violence is a key and … more →
Exploring Noir – The Representation of Family and Gender in Film Noir
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 3 weeks ago: In this article I will explore Sylvia Harvey’s ‘Women’s Place: The Absent Family o … more →
Narrative Signposting in French Connection II
A.R. Duckworth wrote 6 months ago: Commonly the construction of a compelling narrative utilizes a “signposting” device in order to draw … more →
Exploring Noir: Where The Sidewalk Ends
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 8 months ago: In the coming weeks and months I will be exploring some “film noirs”, sometimes focusing … more →
Influential Theorists: Andre Bazin - The Myth of Total Cinema
A.R. Duckworth wrote 8 months ago: This article continues my examination of Andre Bazin’s What Is Cinema? The Myth of Total Cinem … more →
A Sketch of the First Episode in Nanni Moretti's Caro Diario
A.R. Duckworth wrote 10 months ago: I am currently writing a collection of articles on the auteur theory, exploring Sarris and his detra … more →
Basic Film Techniques: Wipe
A.R. Duckworth wrote 10 months ago: The much maligned wipe – infamous for its inclusion in “tacky” wedding videos – has recently become … more →
Basic Film Techniques: Extreme Long Shot
A.R. Duckworth wrote 11 months ago: The extreme long shot is a shot wherein the object, in the western genre typically the “lonerider”, … more →
Basic Film Techniques: Slow Motion
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: Slow motion is the technique through which time appears slowed down. The slow motion technique regul … more →
Basic Film Techniques: The Dissolve
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: The dissolve is a common film technique which is often used as an indicator of a passage of time; th … more →
Basic Film Techniques: The Jump Cut
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Vedette Bianciotti wrote 1 year ago: The jump cut is an elliptical editing technique which foregrounds the form and constructed nature of … more →
Influential Theorists: Andre Bazin – The Ontology Of The Photographic Image
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: Andre Bazin is undoubtedly a famous figure in film criticism and film theory. Bazin was a co-found … more →
Basic Film Techniques: The Extreme Close-Up
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: The extreme close-up is a shot that would only show an eye, mouth or portion of an actors’ fac … more →
Basic Film Techniques Round-Up
A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: Currently my head is lost to Locke’s Political Philosophy and Empiricism and will be for the n … more →
Shallow Focus and the Aura of Authenticity in Gamorra
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: Gamorra/Gamorrah(2008) Gamorra the film selects several stories from investigative journalist Robe … more →
Basic Film Techniques: Match-Cut
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: A mach-cut is a cut between two shots which match graphically. This match establishes a sense of con … more →
Basic Film Techniques: The Kuleshov Effect
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: In order to proceed with basic film techniques I felt that a short exposition on the ‘Kuleshov … more →
Slow Motion (2)
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: Just a little addition to my Cross Of Iron (1977) article concerning slow motion. In The Defender (1 … more →
Slow Motion in Sam Peckinpak's Cross Of Iron
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 1 year ago: Cross Of Iron (1977) In Sam Peckinpak’s war film (anti-war) Cross Of Iron we see the use of sl … more →
