Rebecca's film blog

The film 'Casablanca' was directed by Michael Curtiz. It was produced by Hal B. The film was based on the play 'Everybody comes to Rick's' The person responsible for Casablanca were the Epstein brothers, they were the first writers assigned to the film. They were then later joined by Howard Koch who wrote the first 40 lines of the script.  Wallis was in charge of the film who then chose his close friend Michael Curtiz to direct the film. You could also say the film's story editor, Irene Diamond could be responsible for the creation of Casablanca. You could say this because he was the one who discovered the unproduced play 'Everybody comes to Rick's' whilst he was on a trip to New York in 1941. Arthur Edeso was the cinematographer, he was a film noir expressionist. You can see were he had a say in the film as there was many shadows such as the bars outside Rick's, suggesting that they're trapped there's no way to get out, also with t

Film Noir: Film Noir is a style of cinematographic film by a mood of pessimism, fatalism and menace. Film noir was originally used in American Thrillers or detective films made between 1944-54. An example is Casablanca,  this film was made in 1942. Even though this film is before the term 'Film Noir' it's still known as being a film noir, as it's a black and white film and is a crime movie. The term 'Film Noir' was only first applied in 1946. Film noir is the era associated with a low-key, black and white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Before 'Film Noir' was used the films used to be known as 'melodramas,' Film noir is still not qualified as a distinct genre. Classical Hollywood Cinema: Classical Hollywood cinema, classical Hollywood narrative and classical continuity are terms used in film criticism. They designate both a narrative and visual style of film-making. Which was developed in American cinema

I was given the chance to go to the film festival, in London to watch the new breath taking film 'Breathe'. It's a heart wrenching film, based on a true story about the producers (Johnathon Cavendish) father, who was diagnosed with polio when he was just 28 years of age, just weeks before his son (Johnathon Cavendish) was born. It takes us on a journey through his battle of polio and all of the obstacles in his way. Robin Cavendish, who in the film is portrayed through the actor Andrew Garfield, is given no longer than two weeks to live outside of the hospital. This is because in the 1960's they didn't have the best technology, so the doctors didn't think he would be able to survive. However, he proves the doctors wrong. He has the idea to build these chairs where his respirator can go, which will help other people diagnosed with polio.  At the end of the film, we had the privilege to be apart of a question and answer with the producer himself and the so

Both 'Soft' and 'Wasp' are British short films. Wasp, was directed by Andrea Arnold and was released is 2003. Soft, was directed by Simon Ellis and released in 2007. Both short films look at the trouble families are faced with, however they're portrayed in different ways. In the short film 'soft' it shows the problems that a father and son have been faced with. Whereas, in the short film 'wasp' they look at a young single mother who wants to go out with an old friend, while still having to look after her four young children. Soft, is set in a urban area in the UK. We know this because at the beginning there is a establishing shot of the setting surrounding them. This has connotations that the family is middle class. We are also shown the father wearing a suit, which has connotations that he is a business man. Whereas, in Wasp even though they use an establishing shot we're shown a completely different setting, we're shown the estate in whic