How many cinema screens were there in Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema?

There were roughly 13/14 cinema screens in Jersey during 1930s to 1960s.

How many cinema screens are in Jersey now?

There are now 10 screens in Jersey in Cineworld, this is Jersey’s only cinema.

What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?

Howard Davis, The Grand Hotel, The Arts Centre

Explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general

The number of cinema screens have declined over the years due to the increase of streaming services people now have access to. Streaming films at home is much easier than going to the cinema and much cheaper too.

1. In the ‘Golden Age’ of Cinema, there were roughly 7 cinemas operation between these years.

2. There are 10 public cinema screens, currently operated by Cinema.

3. The original Odeon building is available to hire, and many properties in Jersey have private cinemas.

4. The number of cinemas screens has declined because of the rise of at-home cinema: aka being able to rent or buy a film from your own home. As well, companies like Cineworld having a monopoly on local cinema has forced smaller businesses to shut down: such as ‘New Era’ in St Helier.

Narration within film, much like in theatre productions, typically involves a character detached from the story physically, as if it’s being retold by them, coined as a “Voice of God” style. Often narration is also done by a character featured in the film itself, such as Morgan Freeman within Darabont’s 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption, considered a first-person style. Narration is used this way to position the audience within the mind of a character, and to provide context in a more direct and simpler way. However, the narrator isn’t always a character that the audience can trust – sometimes known as the unreliable narrator – they’re a character that’s lost their credibility in the audiences eyes, whether it’s because they have been deceived by the narrator, or because of certain attributes to the way they talk or behave that makes them unreliable.

Another film including narration like this could be 2005’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – starring Robert Downey Jr. as both a separate character and narrator in the narrative, much like The Shawshank Redemption.

My chosen auteur for the powerpoint is Zack Snyder, for his unique visual style and approach to storytelling. I will discuss his directing style, his approach to cinematography and mise-en-scene, his use of colour, and various other aspects of his work.

George: Zak Snyder

Aaron: Quentin Tarrantino

Noah: David Fincher

Iona: Wes Anderson

Ollie: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Tate: Bong Joon-Ho

Maria: Tim Burton

Mia: Christopher Nolan

Dan: Martin Scorcese

Charlie : Ari Aster

Poppy: Edgar Wright

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Leitmotifs are “short, recurring musical phrase” that is typically associated with a character, concept, or location within a film or piece of visual media. They’re often used to stir emotion within the audience, usually for a particular characters arrival or actions.

Leitmotifs are very commonly used throughout Marvel films – in particular the leitmotif of the Avengers Theme, which usually plays as the Avengers make their “last stand” against the antagonist of the specific instalment, such as Avengers: Endgame.

Foley is the process of reproducing the everyday sounds that are heard within film and other visual media to enhance audio quality. Added in post-production, sounds such as the sound of Christian Bale’s character in Mary Harron’s American Psycho walking through a corridor can be replicated in a studio under similar conditions – such as knocking a block of wood on a large stone or even just having the foley artist (the person recreating the sounds) walk on a similar surface. When using sounds like walking, they have to be synced with the movement of the character in the chosen scene, even when their feet aren’t in shot.

Within the horror genre of film, various vegetables such as celery or carrots can be used to recreate the sounds of breaking bones. This enhances the effects of the film as it creates for a more intense experience for both the visuals and the hearing – or, if the foley is offscreen, can provide context to something the audience aren’t yet allowed to see – and overall leave the studio with a more stimulating film for the audience.