Heidi Wilhite’s HUM210 uniblog

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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The director whom I will be focusing on for the course paper is Steven Speilberg.  I chose to write about him because I enjoy all of his films.  The three films that I will be analyzing are: The Terminal (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Munich (2005).  The reason I chose these particular films […]

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I really enjoyed this module.  It was nice to be able to pick the movies I wanted to view.  I learned a great deal about directors.  I appreciate all of the feedback I received from my replies. 

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The three film elements that I chose were: Three Point Lighting System, Crane Shot & Steadicam.
The resource I found for Three Point Lighting System is: http://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/three-point/
The resource I found for Crane Shot is: http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/cinematography.htm
The resource I found for Steadicam is: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/steadicam/steadicam.htm
I hope these will be beneficial to you all.

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This resource is on the movie The Terminal (2004).  You can watch the trailer, look at the cast overview or read the plot outline.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362227/
 

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I decided to find a resource on Nancy Meyers.  I found the following in which you can locate movies she has written, produced and directed.  Hopefully this will be useful information to all of you.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583600/
 

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