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Jake Metcalf
Sep 27, 20205 min read
‘L’Age D’or’ (Bunuel, 1930) and ‘Un Chien Andalou’ (Bunuel, 1929)
Do both these surrealist films reject conventional narrative structure through the focal point of a subjective reality? One could say...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 27, 20206 min read
‘The Grandmaster’ (Kar-Wai, 2013) & ‘Mad Max’ (George Miller, 1979)
Statement: ‘Fictional narratives in films can provide us with an understanding of the nature of real-life conflict’ Can this be applied...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 3, 20196 min read
Searching for Sugar Man, directed by Malik Bendjelloul 2012
Are documentaries an unreliable source of past events? Does manipulation play a big part within documentaries? Does 'Searching for Sugar...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 20199 min read
'Raging Bull' by Martin Scorsese, 1980
Can Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' be determined as aesthetically successful? How does he exaggerate the use of micro elements to suite...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 201910 min read
'Singin' in the Rain' by Stanley Donen, 1952
Does Donen's usage of micro and macro elements aid the overall visual effect? How important is the usage of sound within the film? Does...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 201910 min read
'Sunrise' by F.W. Murnau, 1927
Could film be considered as just a spectacle? Is narrative resolution necessary for a film to be successful? Regarding both narrative and...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 20199 min read
'Skyfall' by Sam Mendes, 2012
Does the "big screen" effect the way a film is experienced? Does it effect other factors, such as auteur? Can character representation...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 20198 min read
The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher Nolan, 2012
How does watching TDKR on a cinema screen affect spectatorship? Can representation and narrative still be recognised or is it all lost to...
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