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    Horror movies can often rely on dark and mysterious atmospheres and creeping dread, but Suspiria (1977) creates its chilling effect by embracing an explosion of color, sound, and striking cinematography. Directed by Dario Argento, Suspiria takes its viewers on a surreal journey, using techniques they pull in the audiences into a nightmarish world. Unlike typical horror films, it leans on bold, almost surreal visuals and sound to achieve its unsettling tone. Suspiria is a unique in the horror genre due to its vivid color palette, intense lighting, and chilling soundtrack, all of which combine to immerse viewers in an unnerving, dream like atmosphere. One of the most distinctive features of Suspiria is its use of color, with bold hues that are rarely seen in horror. For example, in the opening scenes, bright red lights flood the dance academy, casting an eerie glow over the characters and giving the building a life of its own. Unlike traditional horror, which uses muted or d...

  Special effects, both practical and computer-generated, have transformed the way stories are told on screen, allowing filmmakers to create scenes and creatures that wouldn’t be possible in the real world. Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993) is a landmark film in the world of special effects. It revolutionized the industry by combing cutting-edge CGI with practical effects, bringing dinosaurs to life in a way that had never been seen before. This blog will explore how Jurassic park’s use of groundbreaking CGI and practical effects not only made the dinosaurs feel real but also set a new standard for special effects in film. While much of Jurassic Park is praised for its use of CGI, practical effects played an equally crucial role in bringing the dinosaurs to life.  One of the most iconic uses of practical effects was the full-sized animatronic T-Rex, built by Stan Winston’s team. This massive, lifelike model could perform a range of movements, from roaring to thrashi...

  Editing in film plays very vital roles in any given film, the process of selecting and combining shots into sequences shapes the flow tone and emotional impact of a film. In Christopher Nolan’s Memento (2000), editing isn’t just used to tell a story it becomes the story. This films fragmented structure, where events unfold in reverse order, mirrors the disorienting experience of its protagonist, Leonard Shelby, who suffers from short term memory loss. This lovely blog will explore how Memento uses non-linear editing, frequent cuts, and overlapping timelines to immerse the viewer in Leonard’s disjointed reality, creating a narrative structure that reflets his struggle to piece together his past.                   To start off with most films present events in a clear chronological order, memento deliberately disrupts this structure, using nonlinear editing to reflect Leonard’s inability to re...

       Cinematography, the art of visual storytelling through camera work, lighting, and composition, all play very vital roles in shaping the emotion and feel of a movie.     Today, I’m going to talk about cinematography and how it’s used and how I enjoyed the way they used cinematography in the movie In Children of Men(2006), directed by Alfonso Cuarón, In this film, they use cinematography to capture viewers in a dystopian future, where society is brought to an interesting problem. This blog will go through how I found cinematography in this film unique and very well thought out going through how they used natural lighting and handheld camera work to its long takes, helping the movie become the wonderful master peace it is.                       Starting with the first scene of the movie we notice a bleak, dystopian atmosphere that is better understood with the natural lighting and muted colors. In t...

Is Blackfish a film advocating for change, or is it manipulative propaganda? If you haven't heard of Blackfish the documentary is about SeaWorld and how Seaworld treated the orcas they had and how the trainers were not properly told about the danger they could be in with the orcas overall leading to a massive debate with SeaWorld and other news reporters. The big question is, Is Blackfish a form of propaganda or a genuine call for ethical reflection? Now what is propaganda and how do we know when something is trying to be propaganda well, for something to be considered propaganda it has to have a couple of things. Firstly we have to have an explicit bias, in an explicit bias, we are aware of the attitudes and beliefs we have towards others showing them in some sort of film picture or painting out loud. We also have to have a call to action to have it considered as propaganda for example with the military needed soldiers for the army we used the image of the guy pointing toward you...