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Sofia Coppola's unique perspective of Marie Antoinette

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  Sofia Coppola is an accomplished filmmaker known for her unique style and perspective.  She is recognized by her particular use of visuals throughout her films to convey a story or emotion with a minimalist use of words.  She is known as auteur,a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over the elements in the film showcases her personalized viewpoint.  Let's explore Sofia's unique style as an auteur in the movie, Marie Antoinette.  Sofia is a feminist on a mission! She uses scenes in her movies to encourage viewers to see female characters through a different lens.  In Marie Antoinette, Sofia wants the viewer to consider a different perspective on Antoinette's life that in many contradicts the story that have been told through history.  Sofia portrays Marie Antoinette as not the hero nor the villain in the film and instead as the protagonist impacted by events happening to her.  As I watched the film, it was interesting to se...

How to Watch a Movie - Carter Vance

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 In Stanley Kubrick's movies, he uses one point perspective to tell a story.   From a technical viewpoint, it can be achieved by placing the camera from the horizonal line and vanishing point.  This perspective draws the viewer's eye to the center of the screen.  He uses all the lines to point to this particular object or person on the screen to create drama and emphasis for his viewers.  The the short video, all the clips showed a snip of a scene where a person was centered in the hallway or moving down the middle of the screen.  Without words, by watching each clip, the viewer can detect emotions such as danger, excitement or loss.  Kubrick used one point perspective in The Shining where in a scene a child is seen riding a tricycle through a hallway and the focal point approach builds tension and makes the viewer take notice that something bad is about to happen.  Interestingly, Kubrick did not invent the concept of one point perspective....