1999 was one of my favourite years. I studied film and the cinema for a year at John Leggott sixth form college in ScunthorpeĀ and ended up with an “A” Level in Film Studies. For years I had avidly watched movies at the cinema and on the television and more recently on video. I had even [...]
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Learning about Cinema
January 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Authorship, Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film Editing, Film General, Film History, Film Narrative, Genre
Tags: citizen kane·eisenstein·film grammar·Film History·film studies·propp·seven samurai
Kurosawa’s Influence
March 5th, 2007 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Directing, Film History, Film Narrative
One of my favourite film directors is Akira Kurosawa. Sadly, he is no longer with us but he has left a fantastic legacy of fine films which have had so much influence in the film world.
Most people will know of him as the maker of “The Seven Samurai” – a film that told the story [...]
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