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Experimental – Scarface – 1932 – The first popular gangster film to be based on real events. (Al Capone)

Classic – The God-Father 1972 – This Film was the most successful at the character and environment development which was used as a template for many future American gangster films.

Parody – Bugsy Malone – 1976 – A spoof gangster film where the cast is made up entirely of children which puts a comedic spin on the genre.

Deconstruction – Good Fellas – 1990 – A film about a small-time gangster working up the ranks of the mafia whilst focusing on his psychological deterioration.

Quentin Tarantino has become one of the most successful filmmakers since his debut in the early 1990s. He has developed a signature style throughout the making of his 9 movies and has established himself as an auteur.

Tarantino set out to make 10 films across a variety of different genres when he first began his career, he has one more film to go and many fans speculate it will be of sci-fi genre since that is the only genre he hasn’t covered yet.

Quentin Tarantino has become known for his signature aesthetic of way over-the-top cartoon-like violence and long-drawn-out in-depth dialogue between characters which take up a large chunk of his films.

Tarantino regularly has scenes with whole pieces of music where he utilizes match-on-sound which can create a childish, slapstick type feel to his films. This has become recognizable across all of his work. Tarantino movies are shot on 35mm film since he refuses to use digital film-making and is strongly against his films being shown digitally which gives them a signature look.

My most memorable scene and the scene I believe is the most powerful is the final scene where Kane’s childhood sled gets burnt. This scene is shocking to the audience because it represents Kane’s childhood burning along with the sled and the way the text “Rosebud” appears on the sleigh as it’s being burnt adds more shock to the viewer. This is a good climax to the film because Charles Kane’s childhood is visited a number of times throughout the film and we know how much Kane values his childhood days and that he’s desperate to hold on to them and not lose them. We also feel that Kane is now vulnerable and helpless because he now has no control over his life since he’s dead which is a big contrast because throughout the whole film Charles Kane has a control freak personality and gets angry if things aren’t the way he like.

Another reason why this ending scene is so powerful is because Kane’s childhood sled is revealed after the long overhead pan shot of all of Kane’s priceless statues he has in his mansion where the word rosebud has been teased at the viewer throughout the film. The contrast of the countless expensive objects which don’t really mean anything to Kane and this reveal of the sled being burnt which he does care about dearly makes the viewer feel sorry for Kane after disliking him throughout the film because of his destructive personality. This leaves the viewer with mixed feelings towards Kane at the end of the film.

Mise En Scene – The arrangement of the scenery, props, etc on the stage of a theatrical production or a film.

An example of a film series that uses mise en scene effectively is the Star Wars film’s. This is because they utilize prop, set and costume design to fully immerse the viewer into the universe that has been created and has become the staple in film and pop culture it is today. The Star Wars series uses incredible Mise en Scene to create a completely original universe and style that most people can recognize just from a glance. The Mise en Scene used in the Star Wars series is used to create a futuristic environment mainly with the costumes and the architecture design. It also utilizes CGI which although was still a relatively primitive technology at the time the early star wars series was made it still adds depth to the films and is part of what makes the series recognizable throughout the world.

Reflects the industrialization of Russia. Also Reflects capitalism being deconstructed.

Why has UFA managed to stay in business?

Although UFA is not as prominent as it once was. It has adapted to modern film production techniques and moved into the television business which has kept it afloat.

Another reason for the ongoing survival of UFA is that it is attractive to film directors because it is on average 20% less expensive to film in Berlin then in Hollywood so they all want to use the facilities.