Heidi Wilhite’s HUM210 uniblog

I learned more about the film industry from this week’s reading.  It was great to read everyone’s blogs and find out what they had to say.  I am looking forward to the next module.  I responded to Sarah P., Nora M. and Kari V.

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This website gives pertinant information about the Sundance Institute, a calandar of events, Sundance programs and many others.
http://institute.sundance.org/jsps/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_programs&sk=41omKrxR6BSZGoht

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This is the official website of Malcolm X.  It lists a timeline of events during his life as well as his biography, just to name a few.  I found this website to be very beneficial to me as I had very little background information on Malcolm X prior to viewing this site.
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/home.php
This is a website […]

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This was the first time for me viewing Sex, Lies and Videotape.  Andie MacDowell is married to Peter Gallagher who is having an affair with her sister Laura San Giacomo.  MacDowell is a quiet type and unwilling to let herself go.  When Gallaghers old friend, James Spader shows up all of their lives change.  Graham […]

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The two film elements on sound I chose to research were Diegetic & Voice-over narration.
Sound in films is termed diegetic if it is part of the narrative sphere of the film.  For instance, if a character in the film is playing a piano, or turns on a CD, the resulting sound is “diegetic.”  If on […]

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I am learning a great deal about the film industry.  I just thought that this class was basically going to be about watching movies, then writing a review.  I am not only doing that but also learning the behind the scences info on the movie making process.  I only received one response from Nora, but […]

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The contemporary actor I chose was Jack Nicholson and I watched Anger Management (2003).  Adam Sandler stars as Dave Buznik who’s behavior on a plane is mistaken as aggressive.  He’s wrongly accused of a crime and ordered by Judge Daniels (Lynne Thigpen) to attend an anger management program taught by Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson).  Dr. Rydell is a crazy […]

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The two film elements I chose to research were Match Cut and Montage.
Match Cut - A cut from one movie or television camera or shot to another, with the action appearing to continue seamlessly.
This website breaks down and shows how Match Cut is used in the film industry.
www.nightforday.com/2004/10/match-cut_11.html
Montage - A style of moviemaking that makes […]

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This website gives the biography of Jack Nicholson.  It also lists awards in which he has received and milestones.
http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/fulldetail/id/196395
 

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During my reading I stumbled upon information on Robert Altman.  Although I had heard his name before in the past I couldn’t remember what he was famous for.  This website highlights his career paths and gives his background information.
www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/05/altman.html
 

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