Madichi's Blog: Film

Who is creatively responsible for Casablanca? Casablanca was created in 1942. As a result of this, it is a product of the classical Hollywood style that films of that era all followed. That means it contains all the attributes of a film created during this time period. The Old Hollywood Studio System is the phrase used to describe how films were made between the 1930's and 1950's. All of the films,whilst being set in different locations, were filmed on a sound stage in a studio.   The old studios produced a lot more films then they do today often putting out around 200 a year.    The studios had power over the film and would make the big decisions. Casablanca was made by Warner Bros who were responsible for films that were socially realistic and were able to capture emotions and twists in their plots. This is why Casablanca is the way that it is. The studio is the reason for the type of genre and narrative that Casablanca falls under. The director of the film was M

What is Film Noir? Film Noir   is a term used to describe  an era of crime and drama movies   from  Hollywood  that are often focused on  problems involving crime and money  in people's lives. They  were mostly made from the start of the 1940's  to the end of the 1950's in the United States, and they were filmed in black-and-white. The term "film noir" comes from the French term for "black film". Film noir movies used many different  genres  of movies, such as  having themes of gangster , police, and  detective   movies as well as developing their own characters, language and views on the world. Film Noir uses the elements of light to add to the suspense and tension of their films. They use shadows to create an abstract view of people's faces and dismembers them. It allows some of the character to remain hidden to the audience showing that they are possibly shady and hiding something. They also use blinds to block out sight and create an imper

Footloose The film that I am analysing is the 2011 remake of Footloose. The film starts with lots of images of the feet dancing symbolising what the main theme of the film will be. The start of the film introduces the main character. He is seen fixing cars and listening to rock music enforcing the gender stereotype that men should be handy at manual labour. As far as the kids at the high school goes they are pretty stereotypical. This includes the pretty bad girl, her friend the sensible one, the new out of town guy and his friend- the outsider who provides exposition. These stereotypes could be made to save time creating brand new original type characters for a movie that os mainly about dancing. The dancing that the girls are often seen doing is blatantly provocative. It is clear that the director is doing this as there are extreme close ups on the actresses bodies. This sends a bad message about dancing in general as even something that is seen as traditional such as