A Fistful of Dynamite by Sergio Leone
Text commentary - 1 pages - Film studies
The story takes place in Mexico. Juan Miranda a robber of diligence meets John Mallory an Irish revolutionary specialized in the dynamite. In the beginning Juan wants to kill John, but John says “ I wouldn't shoot if I were you. If you kill me, half of this country will vanish, including...
How Brands Become Icons, Holt (2004)
Case study - 2 pages - Art history
As mentioned in the title, this excerpt deals with brands' myths, that is to say a strong image of brand that would talk to the consumers and attract them, while being in phase with the actual society tensions. The extract focuses on the case of Budweiser and their struggle to always just...
La Dolce Vita (The sweet life), Fellini (1960)
Artwork commentary - 3 pages - Film studies
The scene takes place in Rome in the 1950s. The main character, Marcello Rubini (alias Marcello Mastroianni) is a journalist of a tabloid newspaper, but his dream has always been to become a writer. He works with a photo-grapher called Paparazzo. The word “paparazzi” originates from the...
Facebook and social media
Case study - 4 pages - Design and digital creation
Nowadays, who doesn't use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Youtube, Linkedin or other kind of social media? Even parents and grand parents use ti nowadays. Social media are omnipresent in our lives. But before going further, let's define what social media is. Social media include forms of electronic...
Cities of modernity: The self and the city through text, image, and moving images
Essay - 13 pages - Arts and art history
I have decided to study the aspect of light in the city. In a city, there are several sources of light, some natural, like the sun, or the stars, some artificial as streetlights or festive illuminations. But studying the light also means studying the absence of light, the darkness. How do those...
Comparison of Paul Baudry and Jacques-Louis David's paintings
Artwork commentary - 15 pages - Arts and art history
The two paintings that I am going to study are Charlotte Corday, painted by Paul Baudry in 1860, and in the Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David in 1793. It seems to me that those two paintings are extremely interesting to analyze side by side for several reasons; firstly and most obviously...
Media, culture & society
Worksheets - 5 pages - Arts and art history
McLuhan's Main Points 1.Our environment is comprised of different forms (technologies) of media,which change over time. 2.Form is more important than content because form affects both our bodies and minds unconsciously. 3.When these forms change, people change in fundamental ways that are largely...
The Truman Show: Movie Review
Internship report - 6 pages - Film studies
Many elements in the Truman Show illustrate the reality of our current society and how it works. I will particularly talk about the attitude of viewers who, perhaps unwittingly, are partly responsible for the broadcasting of this kind of program (reality TV shows). I shall also tackle the ethical...
Characteristics and roles of the Russian blogosphere-2000
Essay - 7 pages - Design and digital creation
At the time when the world became attracted to the new technologies, and especially to the Internet, Russia did not consider it immediately. But the introduction of Microsoft 95, which included the Cyrillic encoding, was the predominant element for Russian to equip themselves with computers at...
Michelangelo's David
Thesis - 2 pages - Arts and art history
Fifteenth century Florence, Italy is the focal point for a sudden rise in artistic, humanistic, technological, and scientific interest known as the Renaissance. The recent discovery of classic texts and artifacts are among the primary catalysts for this new cultural emergence. People begin...
Roman Architectural Influences in the United States
Thesis - 2 pages - Arts and art history
The tremendous beauty and ingenuity of Roman architecture remained a visual testament of a culture that rose to power and became a dominant force that conquered and governed a vast empire spanning Europe, Asia Minor and Northern Africa. Since Roman architects assimilated Greek and Etruscan styles...
A Burial at Ornans
Thesis - 1 pages - Arts and art history
The appearance of “A Burial at Ornans” in 1851 by French painter Gustave Courbet at the Paris Salon art exhibition not only sparked tough criticism among viewers, but also propelled the relatively unknown artist into fame and notoriety. The painting was debuted in a time when the...
The Art of Ancient Greece
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Arts and art history
As confirmed by the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (n.d.), it is during the years 600 through 480 B.C., the Archaic period, that Kouros sculptures governed Greek art. These sculptures came in male and female form, depicting subjects who the state had financially supported, or designed...
Baroque or Rococo Art Critique
Case study - 2 pages - Arts and art history
"The Taking of Christ" is an impressive work of art by one of seventeenth centuries most prolific and influential painters, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The painting is typical of Baroque style: intense, vibrant colors, strong contrasting of light and dark shadows, and dramatic emotions of...
In defense of Abstract Art
Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history
It's possible to believe that people around the world love, hate, misunderstand, and criticize abstract art. More than likely the people who've come to hate and criticize probably have no art history knowledge or appreciation whatsoever. However, art critics and serious art collectors debate the...
The Pride and Prejudice of Elizabeth: An Analysis of the Heroine in Pride and Prejudice
Essay - 4 pages - Film studies
This paper gives an analysis of characters of the heroine in Pride and Prejudice-Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice is generally considered as one of the Jane Austen's most popular works. After reading the novel, people will be attracted by Elizabeth's intelligence, wit and lively character,...
Future of TV Broadcasting
Dissertation - 4 pages - Television
Media and TV have changed a lot in those last 2O years but we may assume that this change is going to be even more fast paced and increasingly important in the next 2O years. Of course the new media (internet) and the new technologies linked to the internet have completely changed people's...
Analysis of 'The miracle of Christ healing the blind' by El Greco
Essay - 3 pages - Arts and art history
“The Miracle of Christ Healing the Blind” features in the European Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was painted in approximately 1575-76 by the artist El Greco in oil on canvas and measures 47 x 57 ½”, an outstandingly large painting. It illustrates the passage in...
'The Second Shepherd's Play' - A comment
Essay - 4 pages - Arts and art history
Religion has always had a major influence in all aspects of human culture. This can be seen in many different forums from education to social norms to entire governments: Art, in particular, has been deeply affected by religious ideals. In order to see the role religion plays upon an aspect of...
Masks and costumes in Ancient Greek Theater
Essay - 4 pages - Film studies
Ancient Greek theater has long been of interest to many historians and theater enthusiasts alike. Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of Greek theater is the masks used by all actors, made even more intriguing because little is known about them. Although history can tell us masks existed...
Viewer's Guide: Okuribito (Departures)
Essay - 8 pages - Film studies
New viewers of Asian cinema, especially if they are from a Western audience, often encounter many problems in understanding Asian movies. The cultural background of the film can often times be quite perplexing; Asian culture differs so vastly from Western culture that many new viewers tend to...
Using technology to challenge the 'I, The Time, and the Theater' in Beckett's play 'Krapp's Last Tape'
Thesis - 6 pages - Film studies
There is little doubt that the cannon of Beckett's work is one of experimentation and investigation, with the author constantly exploring the boundaries of content and form, pushing the limits not only of theme and narrative, but also of the very mediums themselves that are in use in each...
The value of Blues in the face of Oppression: Ma' Rainey
Essay - 4 pages - Arts and art history
In 1927, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstong began their careers. Armstrong's start was in Chicago. The setting for August Wilson's play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, also happened to be in 1927, and in the city of Chicago. During this time the commercial and economic value of African-American art,...
How Hogan Heals - "The Book of Medicines"
Thesis - 3 pages - Arts and art history
The concept of healing is a central and consistent theme in Linda Hogan's book of poetry called The Book of Medicines. Throughout all three sections of the book, the reader is shown the value and process of healing of American Indians and the earth itself, especially concerning the white...
Arts of America [A Mask- Shaman Pendant- A Sully Portrait]
Thesis - 3 pages - Arts and art history
There is a dynamic range of artistic style, cultural influence and quality of the pieces on display in the Arts of Americas wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, in Boston. The variety of the art is reflective of the different cultures represented. The spectrum can be seen throughout the three pieces...
The Arts of Africa [Opon Igedeu v Nkisi Nkondi]
Thesis - 3 pages - Arts and art history
Throughout African history, artistic creation has been a fundamental element of the livelihood of various cultures. The Yoruba, of Nigeria, hold the aesthetics and criticisms of art to an extremely high standard, of which they can measure personal contentedness with life as a whole. The Chokwe,...
Visual Arts Technician at the Drumcroon Gallery
Internship report - 14 pages - Arts and art history
This report is constructed as follows: the first part presents the gallery explaining its functioning and its philosophy in order to make my role in the organization easier to understand in the second part. The third part of the report analyses the problems I had to face, and what I learnt during...
Pho Pasteur: Drawing in Emersonians and Bostonians
Essay - 3 pages - Arts and art history
It is quite popular among various social groups to have a favorite place to go for gastronomical options. A spot that encapsulates a comforting and familiar atmosphere, and that provides cuisine that is enjoyed and loved by those who flock to it. In Boston, it seems that there would be an endless...
Global Festivals: An Overview
Essay - 5 pages - Arts and art history
In today's contemporary times, music festivals are held on every continent, except Antarctica. These numerous festivals that take place across the globe each year, are illustrations of cultural identity, in the host country, and in the collection of foreign artists participating in them. The...
The European 'art cinema' as a genre
Worksheets - 5 pages - Film studies
Cette dissertation de niveau Licence 3 a pour but de montrer en quoi le cinéma d'art européen est un courant cohérent qui se distingue par certains traits communs. Il est notamment caractérisé, ce qui le distingue d'autres genres de cinéma, par le principe de réalisme et fait du cinéaste,...
