Rod Serling And Darren Aronofsky

“Our culture, our traditions, our languages are the foundations upon which we build our identity.” - Unknown. Bilingualism has many different interpretations and definitions and can cause problems in the community or unite it. The concept of bilingualism represents several different ideas, two writers, Martin Espada and Richard Rodriguez share in their essays their personal stories about being immersed into the English culture and learning the language. They share their views of what bilingualism means to them personally and make arguments about the importance of the concept. The two essayists bring awareness to the major role bilingualism plays in the communities today and highlight the effects of disagreements between cultural groups.

This paper was prepared for Introduction to Film History, Module 1 Homework Assignment, taught by Professor Stephanie Sandifer.

Both Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky have been very influential to the NHL and to the world. But which is more influential than the other. Gordie Howe grew up in a hard working family with little money. Growing up had had to battle through adversity on numerous occasions, including being cut from the first travel hockey team he tried out for. He went from not being good enough to make a kids team to arguably being the best player ever. Wayne Gretzky throughout his whole life was a talented hockey player. During his youth he would play with kids that were 4 years older than him because his own age was not enough competition. From when he was 4 to when he was 38, Wayne Gretzky was always the best hockey player on the ice. Although both are a large influence in the world, Gordie Howe was more influential than Wayne Gretzky.

Milton Babbitt and John Cage were both composers who played pivotal roles in the post-World War II Avant Garde music scene and in the pioneering of electronic music. Both composers found their roots and were greatly influenced by German-Jewish composer Arnold Schoenberg, however they both adopted different viewpoints on the relationship between a composer and their audience . Babbitt believed that a composer or creator did not have an obligation to please his or her audience, and that his pieces were intended mostly for professionals capable of understanding the context and intention of his music. Cage on the other hand granted his audience more power and influence, believing that music was a platform on which audiences could utilize their creativity to adopt new ways of perceiving and being aware of the world around them. These stances, as well as the different techniques and methodologies of the composers pitted them on somewhat of a spectrum, with Babbitt and his systematic, modernist ideas that were largely based in the music schools of academic institutions on one side and Cage, with his uncontrollable, radical combinations of Avant Garde sounds on the other side. These ideas on audience construction and relations were also visible in rock music of the 1960’s, particularly in compositions of artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan.

The influential career of Leni Riefenstahl has been a point of great contention amongst scholars and filmmakers over the last few decades. The legacy Riefenstahl leaves behind are her achievements and failures of her

In contemporary film making, “Hollywood-ization” generally refers to the re-creation of a classic work in a form more vulgar and sexually explicit than the original in an effort to boost movie attendance. After all, sex and violence sell. However, from the mid-1930’s to the 1950’s, “Hollywood-ization” referred to the opposite case where controversial books had to be purified to abide by the Production Code of 1934.[1] This occurred to many of James Cain’s novels as they moved from text to the genre of “film noir.” As has been said about Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice, “The property, bought several years ago, was kept in the studio’s archives until now

The major influences that led to Leni Riefenstahl’s rise to prominence includes a fateful event that kindles her fascination with film, the continual influence of mountain (Berg) films and acclaimed director Dr Arnold Fanck as well as her first début as a director and producer.

This paper will discuss various elements of mise-en-scene, specifically; character development, lighting, performance, costume, makeup in the film "Casablanca".(Michael Curtiz,1942) The setting of the story sets the tone for the entire film. Shots of tanks and planes show the violence of war that coincides with the cutthroat city that is Casablanca. From there, those sentiments are reinforced when a man is shot in the street while another man pick pockets someone whom is distracted. The mood of the movie stays on the dark side of things when we enter Rick's Café, where we meet our protagonist played by Humphrey Bogart. In this scene we are treated to the jaded portrayal of night club owner. We see his utter disregard for a French woman

Being one of the world’s most popular art forms, it was inevitable that these archetypes would find their way into film as well. In this essay I will argue that the

This essay is based on films of the same story, told in different ways, with emphasis, themes, meaning and interpretation shaped or shaded by the situation of the storyteller; the cinematic mise-en-scene. Based on the same story, the films reveal and reflect the film-maker’s social norms and views, emerging from their different national contexts. While exploring the two films, this essay will examine elements of film language or semiotics: color saturation (or black and white), sound, setting, type of camera angles used; repetition of visual motifs (Metz, 1985). The two films explored were made in the 1960s. Neither film is American, yet both reveal influences and reflections on American cinema and American power; the Western film, adherence or detracting from Hollywood Classical cinema tropes, i.e. close-ups, shot-reverse-shot, POV, depth of field (Bazin, 1985: 128-9). The two films are Kurasawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Leone’s Fistful of Dollars (1964), from Japan and Italy, respectively. How are they different; how similar? Why do they use the same plot,

The cinematic philosophy and techniques used by Baz Luhrmann show that his films are not merely adaptations of the stories, but are rather a recreation of the original author’s work. In Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby it is clear that he has not attempted to stay as true to the originals as possible, but has modernized them in order to get the same response from his audience that William Shakespeare and Scott F. Fitzgerald got from their audiences. His first film, Strictly Ballroom can also be described as a re-imagining not only of the play but also of his own personal background of ballroom dancing. He has created these re-imaginings with his unique cinematic language, using many techniques to create exaggerated worlds that keep audiences captivated.

In this essay I will examine the cultural significance of Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night. Examining its influence on other films and cultural phenomena, I shall argue that Lester’s film invented or popularized many filmic conventions now considered standard in the movie and television industry. This paper covers concepts such as montage theory, jump cuts, camera shots, French New Wave, art film (especially surrealism), realism (documentary), and performance of the ‘actors’ (particularly accents) as they relate to a Hard Day’s Night.

The three eminent thinkers who are all physicists named Steven Weinberg, Lee Smolin, and Roger Penrose believed that a personal response is “ your thoughtful, organized, composed reaction to an idea, experience or set of ideas or experiences that you have had before”. What I believe a personal response is somewhat along the lines of what the three physicists believe, but a personal response is something from your mind, it isn't organized but it is a reaction to something such as an idea or experience. For example, you read a book and then want to respond to what you read, when you respond to what you read it isn't organized it is free writing. What they did say about personal response being thoughtful and composed is right to me as a personal

In my essay, I am going to consider the possible interpretations of the Mise en scene details in relation to a film Dogville (2003) by Lars von Trier. I will be exploring how the same details can be interpreted in different ways, depending on the viewer’s background, attitude, perspective, and so on.

As time has progressed in the same regard so has film, the cinema styles we see today contain modern film techniques and state of the art cinema equipment, however elementally they all draw influences from film eras of their past. Many established current day film directors have done an in-depth analysis of past film movements and often incorporate those elements in their films. Tim Burton, one of the most esteemed directors of our time has done extensive studies particularly on films from the German Expressionism era and often incorporates those influences as seen in his 1990 blockbuster, Edward Scissorhands. Metropolis, in particular, regarded as one of the greatest films from the German Expressionism era, showcases aspects of this era that Tim Burton’s film directly derives from, everything from the generally dark visuals to the development of setting and storyline. In viewing both films and examining them side by side, it is quite clear Edward Scissorhands contains many modern-day film styles, however at the same time draws numerous influences from Metropolis and from the German Expressionism era in general. The most astounding aspect of the German Expressionism era is the influences it has made in films that were made far past its prime. At any point in history films and directors incorporate clear influences from past cinematic eras, films such as Edward Scissorhands included modern day film styles while drawing key characteristic influences from films like Metropolis