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Cinematography 1

Cinematography is the art of motion picture photography. In cinematography various styles are used by different cinematographers to differentiate films/or make films more memorable. Different film techniques can be seen in motion picture from a Point of View shot to zooming in.

A cinematographer/director of photography is the person in charge of the camera and light crews on sets.

Notable recent cinematographers in film are:

  • Emmanuel Lubezki, 3 time Academy award winner for Gravity, Birdman and The Revenant.
  • Janusz Kaminski, Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s list and War Horse.
  • Andrew Lesnie, Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit

The Heroes Journey, Terminator 2

THE ORDINARY WORLD, John Connor is a adopted kid living a normal life.

THE CALL TO ADVENTURE, is saved by the T-800

REFUSAL OF THE CALL, doesn’t want to be apart of this.

MEETING WITH THE MENTOR, talks with the programmed T-800 who reveals who John is going to become.

CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, John wants to save his mother

TESTS, ALLIES AND ENEMIES, Sarah is trying to be convinced she is crazy.

APPROACH, John, Sarah and T-800 escape and go to one of Sarah’s former friends

THE ORDEAL, The heroes break into the lab to retrieve the arm and chip.

THE REWARD, They steal the arm and chip though Dyson sacrifices himself.

THE ROAD BACK, trying to escape the T-1000 in the SWAT car.

THE RESURRECTION, A believed to be dead T-800 saves John and kills the villain before destroying himself.

RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR, John and Sarah can live safely preventing doomsday by destroying the arm and chip.

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Comparative study

AREA OF FILM FOCUS Movement/Theory FILM TITLE 1 (INCLUDING DATE/DIRECTOR) FILM TITLE 2 contrasting cultural context to 1 (INCLUDING DATE/DIRECTOR) Possible topic for comparative study
Spaghetti Western The Good, The Bad, and The ugly , Sergio Leone, 1966Terminator 2, James Cameron 1991, has clear parallels with The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly How the sphagetti Western inspires a certain movie narrative format and structure in opposite genres?