Devon Benham Film Blog

Francis Ford Coppola's approach to Auteur Directing. The Godfather: Opening Scene -The opening scene of The Godfather uses - many visual effects which are synonymous to Coppola's style. -The lighting on Bonasera's face casts a very harsh shadow over half of his face, giving a visual sense of the shady business which Bonasera is conducting with Vito Corleone. -This is particularly reminiscent of Coppola's later work Apocalypse Now, where shadows are used throughout the film to visually represent the moral ambiguity of the characters. -The scene consists purely of a two way conversation between Bonasera and Vito. The scene establishes how powerful Vito is and what he represents to the community -After the police fail to help, Bonasera turns to The Godfather 'We must go to Don Corleone' shows his power and influence.  Apocalypse Now: Ending Scene -The scene opens with Willard in the swamp, with his face covered in shadows

What are the Best and Worst Human Qualities? Best Human Qualities: -Empathy  -Sympathy -Kindness -Charitable  -Friendly  Worst Human Qualities: -Lack of empathy -Lack of sympathy -Selfish -Greed -Putting others down 

                      Trainspotting: Renton's Betrayal Foreshadowing: Renton's betrayal was foreshadowed most obviously during the bar scene after Sick Boys's deal. When Begbie starts a bar fight and seriously injures the other man involved, Sick Boy and Spud immediately go to Begbie, while Renton remains seated. The close up shot of Renton's face, while the others crowd around Begbie ,extremely out of focus, represents his growing distance from the group. 

                          This is England: Title                               Sequence Montage Representation of 1980's England: The Montage opens with archive footage of Roland Rat, a popular children's television show character in the 80's. The song '54-46  Was My Number' by Toots and The Maytals plays over the Montage. This genre of reggae music was popularised in the 1980's as it was adopted by the growing 'Skinhead' community Archive footage of Margaret Thatcher, followed by strikes and riots represents the political views of the English public during Thatcher's run as Prime Minister. Footage of run-down council housing, the speeding train crashing into the barrier and a number of street brawls further shows England's poor state due to bad management. The footage of an old arcade videogame and the popular American television show Knight Rider represents England's adoption of American culture as well as the rise in techn

That homework https://youtu.be/5pBEnaBYwFI Notes: -True story, saved over 80 men from death (including enemies) without ever picking up a gun -Humanity and compassion triumph in the face of pure evil (a big war) -HE DIN'T EVEN KILL NO ONE -

How Does The First 15 Minutes Introduce The 3 Main                                                          Characters The Sheriff:  The film opens with the sherif's narration, however he does not appear at all in the opening. He mentions how both his father and grandfather were sheriffs and the current state of crime in the U.S. This tells us that the sheriff is