samhawkins20201 min readThe elephant man (1980)The use of monotone palette despite its time of creation emphasis old world views and intolerance of society. A choice similarly chosen...
samhawkins20201 min readThe imitation game (1959)Through the use of a colour palette used Sirk continually contrasts or compliments the mood captured in every scene. The use of...
samhawkins20201 min readThe man with the golden arm (1959)Through the emphasize of closeup shots Preminger creates a world in which we emphasis with recovering heroin addict Frankie despite his...
samhawkins20201 min readA matter of life and death (1946)The world portrayed is that of over saturated colour reflecting the growing and blossoming love between Carter and June Upon viewing the...
samhawkins20201 min readThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Dir. Robert Wiene The artistic style of architecture featured is made to portray a twisted almost tortured landscape filled with harsh angles. Many outdoor...
samhawkins20201 min readMetropolis (1927)The industrial cityscape of the dystopian Metropolis emphasis the idea of a society ruled by complete totalitarianism an even reflects...
samhawkins20201 min readUn Chien Andalou (1929)The short film is made up wholly of a number of surrealistic scenes- of which are almost unrelated from one another but from the main...
samhawkins20201 min readBladerunner (1982)Through the use of lighting Scott creates a dystopian earth in which the viewer can experience the very crumbling of society. The earth...
samhawkins20201 min readScarlett Empress (1934)Sternberg’s Russian palace is an mixture of overarching religious art underlined by grotesque twisted gargoyles. Most scenes of this film...
samhawkins20201 min readCitizen Kane (1942)Kane's character is that of a man who craves not only control but the desire to be loved by not only close piers but that of everyone. In...
samhawkins20201 min readLa Belle et La Bete (1946)The use of humanizing inanimate objects within the beasts palace shrouds the world in a magical atmosphere. Our first glimpse into the...