Movie Tehcniques

Film, what do you think of when you hear that word? A motion picture is simply a series of still pictures shown quickly so they stimulate motion. But a film can be so much more than that. It can tell a story, inform people of news, or educate. A film can surprise, aggravate, and inspire the imagination. Some of the necessary skills to analyze how images are constructed, how they create meanings, and how they affect us help us to better understand film as a whole. Throughout the class we watched several films each displaying some different techniques used throughout the films.These techniques help provide a dynamic approach to discover the different meanings that the viewer can receive from the film. In Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. made in 1924, the specific film technique that best stands out is mise-en-scene. Mise-en-scene is the composition or what’s in the scene or frame. This technique includes long take, long shot, and moving camera. A specific example of a scene f rom the film that illustrates mise-en-scene is when Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton) is riding on the handle bars of the motorcycle that the theater manager, Gillette (Ford West) is racing around through town on (154).Sherlock Jr. is unaware that Gillette has fallen off and he is performing crazy stunts while on the handle bars with no driver. One of the extreme stunts that he performed is when the motorcycle appears to cross a bridge that is open so it looks like he could plummet to the ground, but just as he is crossing the gap two trucks pass underneath him filling the gap and he safely makes is across. From this account, this powerful scene shows mise-en-scene perfectly. The camera is taking a long take which means that the camera is taking a single unbroken shot that can be moving or stationary.In this case the camera is moving with the action which shows moving camera. The scene also fills long shot which is a shot that shows the full human body, and the camera is also showing the background behind Sherlock Jr. while he racing around town performing crazy stunts. This technique is used to help keep this silent American comedy interesting and the audience intrigued throughout the performance that Sherlock Jr. is presenting. In Sergei Eisenstein’s 1926 film, Battleship Potemkin, the specific film technique that stands out is montage.Montage is different than mise-en-scene instead of long take, long shot, and moving camera it is a sequence of quick shots, showing a condensed series of events. The individual shots put together to cause and emotional or intellectual reactions to the audience. Eisenstein believed that film montage could create ideas or have impact beyond the individual images. He wanted to represent perceptions powerfully more than emotions directly (172). A specific example of a scene that illustrates montage very well is the Odessa Steps scene.In this scene, the Tsar’s soldiers march down a seemingly endless flight of steps in a rh ythmic, machine like fashion. While walking down the steps they are shooting into the crowd of town’s citizens creating a traumatic massacre. There were several victims including an older woman trying to stop the soldiers but she is stabbed with a knife. The next shot is of a young boy that was killed and his mother was protesting for them to help her because her boy had been hurt, but they didn’t even listen and shot her.The next shot flashes to a mother holding onto a baby carriage but she is shot. As she falls to her death she knocks the carriage down the steps. The camera continues to show the carriage tumbling down the stairs and then zooming in on the wheels of the carriage and it quickly plummets down the steps. During these main shots, there were quick shots of other town citizen’s dying and scurrying to get away. This seven minute scene just showed complete and utter chaos.Montage is used for the Odessa Step scene because it allows Eisenstein to manipul ate the audience’s perceptions of time by stretching out the crowd’s flight down the steps. The rapid progression and alteration of images in the sequence gives the audience just a piece from a dreadful nightmare. This sequence of montage sets up the audience to rise up against oppression and the Tsar government. In Orson Welles 1989 film, Citizen Kane, the specific film technique that stands out right from the beginning is mise-en-scene.As explained earlier mise-en-scene is what the director decides to put into the film frame such as lighting, the setting, costume, and the movement and actions of figures appearing within the film. The scene that shows the most powerful and significant mise-en-scene is the first flashback scene set at Charles Foster Kane’s (Orson Welles) childhood home. The scene begins showing Kane in the background, while in the foreground, his parents (Mary and Jim Kane) and Mr. Walter Parks Thatcher (George Coulouris) are discussing his futu re.Kane appears visually trapped within the frames of a window, foreshadowing the way in which he will be â€Å"trapped† into Mr. Thatcher’s guardianship. During the scene, they show a close up of Kane’s facial expression and they fade out to reveal the sleigh, Rosebud, which he was happily playing with moments before. The beginning scene of the flashback of Kane’s happy childhood being given into the hands of Mr. Thatcher illustrates mise-en-scene very well. The scene provides a great example of deep focus, which is the drama within the frame.The director focuses on the foreground with his mother signing the papers, the father in the middle by the door, and young Kane outside the window. The use of mise-en-scene keeps the audience intrigued into who Kane was referring to when he was dying and asked for rosebud. They continue to use long take, long shot, and at the end the moving camera reveals what Rosebud was. By not revealing that Rosebud was the sled from his child hood right from the beginning, the audience stays curious as to who Rosebud really was.In Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s 1951 film, Singin’ in the Rain, the specific film technique that stands out is mise-en-scene. When mise-en-scene is applied to film it means everything that is present before the camera, which includes arrangement of props, actors and sets. During the entire film, mise-en-scene was shown through performance of the main characters Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), Kathy Seldon (Debbie Reynolds), Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) and Cosmo Brown (Donald O’Connor). These characters would often express their emotions through song or dance.One example of a scene that shows mise-en-scene thoroughly is when Don Lockwood performs the song, â€Å"Singing in the Rain. † The scene starts with Don Lockwood kissing Kathy Selden on the doorstep of the house. This starts off as a long shot before zooming into a close up of the two kissing and they are both under Lockwood’s umbrella, which is a crucial prop for the entire scene. There is a constant rain throughout the scene, which is acknowledged by Kathy who states â€Å"This California dew is just a little heavier than usual tonight,† before she goes back inside.Don then waves away the waiting taxi which has been visible since the start of the scene. Don begins to sing the opening of â€Å"Singing in the Rain. † He then shuts his umbrella and begins dancing down the street, filled with a mixture of houses and shops with displays on the window. Don interacts with almost all of the props like the light pole on the sidewalk and the puddles of water on the road. Two people rush past him hiding under a newspaper, while he dances around them giving them a cheerful wave.Throughout his performance, Don carries an umbrella as some kind of dance partner, and at one point using it as an air guitar. This technique is used in the movie to allow the audience to use the pe rformance to perceive different perceptions and meanings of the images and sound. Mise-en-scene in this specific scene with Don creates a different effect, leaving the audience with a feel good moment. Everyone lives in a different reality and that is why people enjoy watching films. They give insight into the worlds of others.Film directors do their best to portray their characters’ lives and make them as believable as they can. They do this through the different film techniques to help describe the way that meaning is created throughout the film. Many help set up the realism with costumes, setting and performance, while others use a series of quick shots to condense space, time and information. Even though film is just a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of images, when shown to an audience the meanings created helps them to better understand the films overall.

Scenarios Review Activity

Jones' students brings err a thank-you gift, she feels her heartbeat pick up and thinks how wonderful she feels as she experiences the joy Of receiving the gift. 4. At the end of her junior year, Susie is registering for classes for her last year of high school. She decides to register for an entire schedule of less-than-challenging elective classes, thinking to herself that everyone can get an A in those classes, so I'll blend right in. 5. John gets his exam score back in AP Psychology, sees the A+ he earned, and as his heartbeat picks up and his breathing speeds he feels an overwhelming life and excitement at his hard work paying off. . After running a marathon and burning an immense amount of calories, Jorge goes to Buffalo Wild Wings and eats fifty chicken wings and an order of potato wedges, downing 5 glasses of water. He probably? 7. Philip is a rather uptight person (what personality type is ), who is now suffering congestive heart failure due to years of compounding life prob lems, including financial trouble, marital struggles, and a high-stakes career with the federal government. 8.Josses decides to pursue a career in law because she understands it, she's good at it, but it still presents a challenge, rather than pursuing medical degree due to her struggles in science classes. 9. Michael Phelps has decided to come out of retirement and work to become the best swimmer he can possibly be at the next summer Olympics (as long as he can stay away from drugs and alcohol :-)) 10. While watching Paranormal Activity 38 , Franks heart pounds, he starts to sweat, and his pupils dilate, then he feels as scared as he's ever felt in his life. KEY instinct 1 .When touched on the cheek, newborn baby Nolan turns his head ND opens his mouth to receive the potential food. Moscow s- physiological 2. Every afternoon, in her first grade classroom, Mrs.. Jones gives students a snack so that they aren't hungry and can focus better on their learning. Two-factor 3. When one of Mrs.. Jones' students brings her a thank-you gift, she feels her heartbeat pick up and thinks how wonderful she feels, when she then experiences the joy of receiving the gift. Low-achievement motivation 4. At the end of her junior year, Susie is registering for classes for her last year of high school.She decides to register for an entire schedule of less-than- challenging elective classes, thinking to herself that everyone can get an A in those classes, so I'll blend right in. Cannon-Bard 5. John gets his exam score back in AP Psychology, sees the A+ he earned, and as his heartbeat picks up and his breathing speeds he feels an overwhelming relief and excitement at his hard work paying off. Drive-Reduction 6. After running a marathon and burning an immense amount of calories, Jorge goes to Buffalo Wild Wings and eats fifty chicken wings and an order of Toto wedges, downing 5 glasses of water.

Nursing Education

The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice provides the educational framework for the preparation of professional nurses. This document describes the outcomes expected of graduates of baccalaureate nursing programs.The Essentials apply to all pre ­licensure and RN completion programs, whether the degree is baccalaureate or graduate entry. Program curricula are designed to prepare students to meet the end  ­of  ­program outcomes delineated under each Essential.BackgroundThe healthcare delivery system has changed dramatically since The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice was endorsed by the American Associate ion of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, 1998). Building a safer healthcare system has become t he focus of all health professions following numerous reports from the Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2000, 2001, 2004), American Hospital Association (2002), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Kimball & O’Neill, 2002) , the Joint Commission (2002) and other authorities.Nursing has been identified as having the potential for making the biggest impact on a transformation of healthcare delivery to a safer, higher quality, and more cost  ­effective system. Wit h the increasing awareness of the need for change in the healthcare system, the clinical micro systems (small, functional units where care is provided within the larger system) have become an important focus for improving healthcare outcomes (Nelson, Batalden, & Godfrey, 2007).In addition to the concern over healthcare outcomes, the United States and the global market are experiencing a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as the demand for more and different nursing services grows. Buerhaus, Staiger, and Auerbach (2008) reported that the U.S. may experience a shortage of more than 500,000 registered nurses by the year 2025. Despite annual increases in enrollments in entry  ­level baccalaureate nursing programs since 2001 (Fang, H tut, & Bednash, 2008), these increases are not sufficient to meet the projected demand for nurses.According to Buerhaus et al. (2008), enrollment in nursing programs would have to increase at least 40% annually to replace the nurses expected to leave t he workforce through retirement alone. Addressing the need for an increased number of baccalaureate prepared nurses is critical but not sufficient. Nursing must educate future professionals to deliver patient ­-centered care as members of an inter professional team, emphasizing evidence  ­based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics (IOM, 2003b). Nursing education and practice must work together to better align education with practice environments (Joint Commission, 2002, Kimball & O’Neill, 2002;).The environments in which professional nurses practice have become more diverse and more global in nature. Scientific advances, particularly in the areas of genetics and genomics, have had and will continue t o have a growing and significant impact on prevent ion, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, illnesses, and conditions. The increased prevalence of chronic illness is a result of an increasingly older adult population, environmental threats, lifestyles that increase risk of disease, and enhanced technological and therapeutic interventions that prolong life.Increases in longevity of life have made the older adult the fastest growing segment of the population. In 2003, 12 % of the population was older than 65   years of age. By 2030, this population will increase to 20%, with a large majority older than 80 years of age (He, Sengupta, Velkoff, & DeBarros, 2005). Those older than 65 years of age had almost four times the number of hospitalization days than those younger than 65 years of age (Centers for Disease Control, 2007).Education for the baccalaureate generalist must include content and experiences across the lifespan, including the very young who are especially vulnerable. The p ercentage of the population under 18 years of age is 24.6% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). U.S. infant mortality in 2006 ranked 38-th in the world (World Health Organization, 2008). Prevent ion is critical in addressing both acute and chronic conditions across the lifespan. The role of the nurse in prevent ion continues to be of utmost importance. Increasing globalization of healthcare and the diversity of this nation’s population mandates an attention to diversity in order to provide safe, high quality care.The professional nurse practices in a multicultural environment and must possess the skills to provide culturally appropriate care. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2008), the nation's minority population totaled 102 million or 34% of the U.S. population in 2006. Wit h project ions pointing to even greater levels of diversity in the coming years, professional nurses need to demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of a variety of cultures to provide high quality car e across settings. Liberal education, including the study of a second language, facilitates the development of an appreciation for diversity. Strong forces influencing the role of nurses include: scientific advances, particularly in the area of genetics and genomics, changing demographics of patient populations,  new care technologies, and patient access to healthcare information.These forces call for new ways of thinking and providing health care. Nursing is uniquely positioned to respond to these major   forces, requiring an increased emphasis on designing and implementing patient- ­centered care, developing partnerships wit h the patient, and a focus on customer service.Nursing EducationIn response to calls for transforming the healthcare system and how healthcare professionals are educated, AACN has maintained an ongoing dialogue wit h a broad representation of stakeholders internal and external to nursing. The dialogue has focused on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes n eeded by nurses to practice effectively within this complex and changing environment. New innovative models of nursing education have emerged, and AACN has taken a leadership role in crafting a preferred vision for nursing education.In 2004, the AACN Board of Directors reaffirmed its posit ion that baccalaureate education is the minimum level required for entry into professional nursing practice in today’s complex healthcare environment. Baccalaureate generalist education, as defined in this document, is the foundation upon which all graduate nursing education builds. The preferred vision for nursing education includes generalist, advanced generalist, and advanced specialty nursing education.Generalist nurse education occurs at a minimum in baccalaureate degree nursing programs. Advanced generalist education occurs in master’s degree nursing programs, including the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL ®), which is an advanced generalist nursing role. Advanced specialty educati on occurs at the doctoral level in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or research  ­focused degree programs (PhD, DNS, or DNSc). End ­ of ­ program outcomes for the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral nursing programs build on each other.The Discipline of NursingRoles for the baccalaureate generalist nurse are derived from the discipline of nursing. The roles of the baccalaureate generalist include: provider of care,   designer/manager/coordinator of care, and   member of a profession.Nursing generalist practice includes both direct and indirect care for patients, which includes individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Nursing practice is built on nursing knowledge, theory, and research. In addition, nursing practice derives knowledge from a wide array of other fields and professions, adapting and applying this knowledge as appropriate to professional practice.In the senior college and university setting, every academic discipline is grounded in discrete inquiry ­-based applications that are distinctive to that discipline. Scientific advances, (particularly in the area of genetics and genomics), changing demographics of patient populations, new care technologies, and patient access to health care information call for new ways of thinking and doing in the provision of health care. The academic setting provides a forum for contemplating physical, psychological, social, cultural, behavioral, ethical, and spiritual problems within and across disciplines.Faculty have a responsibility to facilitate the translation of knowledge from a liberal education base into the practice of nursing. Nursing faculty introduce nursing science and theories, and guide the student in developing an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s dist inctive perspective.

4 questions Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words - 6

4 questions - Essay Example Moreover, the U.S. political system represents the conflict of interests between public organizations and politicians. Due to all these challenges, it is hard for USA to provide quick decisions in environmental diplomacy. Question 3. In fact, the events of two World Wars had shown that conflict of interests in international system leads to great humanitarian and economical disasters. Since they had always started from the occupation of certain territory, the current states tried their best to protect their sovereignty in the last century. In other words, it is no longer acceptable for the state to claim that territory in the other country is its property, if there is no will of local population. This change appeared in the post-war world order. In contemporary world, the different interests often lead to open conflicts. Even though neoliberals believe in the potential of international institutions to neglect the states’ individual influence, the recent dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen reflects that we still deal with the world divided in states and full of conflict purposes. In this context, the given essay discusses Saudi-Yemen conflict through the concepts of terrorism and war to show the unresolved state of global security issue in the contemporary world. On the one hand, Saudi Arabia and Yemen situation reveals that terrorism is still the subject of global policy concern. In fact, appearance of Saudi Arabia invasion both in political speeches and in media messages throughout the world reveals the nature of terrorism as not only an attempt to influence foreign government but also an intense to create panic in global public. In addition, the great number of displaced civilians after the Decisive Storm operation fits the purpose of terrorism in its violent appearance. Thus, current world deals with political regime in contemporary Saudi Arabia

Language teaching course Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 words

Language teaching course - Essay Example Language learning has a little bit to do with survival. If you don’t speak a language, you cannot communicate or interact with others and you cannot have your needs met. Additionally, if the teacher does not give his students all the answers, they will play an important part in acquiring knowledge. This type of approach promotes learning of skills that can be applied in other areas. This approach helps students learn to analyze, memorize and, most important of all, they learn to draw inferences and conclusions (Field 2000). The vocabulary taught was basic: good morning, my name is†¦, I’m from†¦, you’re welcome, good bye, etc are some of the words taught during the lesson. The teacher would draw pictures to help us learn new words. The activity our teacher carried out seems to follow the Audio-Lingual Method, which is based on teacher-student and student-student interaction. According to this method teachers are to use both spoken and pictures cues so that students learn to respond to verbal and non-verbal stimuli (Larsen-Freeman 2000). The vocabulary selected has to be rather basic as the teacher has limited time and he has to be able to make simple drawings. This would not work with words that describe more complex ideas. Furthermore, when students are learning a new language, be it a familiar or unfamiliar language, teachers cannot go overboard and try to make them learn too much material. This means that the first couple of lessons are going to go slowly, hence the basic words, with emphasis on the survival skill (Richardson 1983). During the lesson the teacher did not translate any of the words into English, which required the teacher to become a sort of entertainer. He had to use body language and act out certain words and phrases, which was both amusing and helpful. The students felt they had to make an effort to understand and use their imagination. As my classmates and I listened to our teacher

Education as an Important Quality Essential for Professional Success Assignment

Education as an Important Quality Essential for Professional Success - Assignment Example It is clear from the paper that education is the most important quality to achieving professional success and satisfaction because it improves workers’ prospects. This essay will discuss three main points about why education is the key to professional success: what education actually is, why it is so important, and the ways in which it affects workers’ lives. Education can be defined as anything that teaches a person something that they were unaware of or did not know beforehand. There are many ways to receive education, but the most obvious one is by attending some form of higher education, either a prestigious college or university. For workers who are too busy to take time off work, they may prefer to take classes part-time until they complete their degree. However, paying for an education can be rather expensive, so this option is not always readily available. In that case, education can be gained from outside sources, usually close friends or family members, or eve n personal experiences. Other people are a great source of knowledge because they can provide insight into a certain situation. As long as a worker can trust the advice that they receive, then this is a good way to be educated in ways that are unfamiliar. Another way to learn is through personal experience. ... To have an aspiration to do better than previous generations did is something that must come from within. The will to actually improve one’s ability to think and process information is not present in too many workers. Given a choice, many workers would rather stay and earn a pittance where they are currently employed rather than stepping out and taking a risk by educating themselves further. The benefits of pursuing education are many, but the most obvious one is that is wage prospects are increased. Because an employee is more qualified and has greater skills, he or she can command a greater wage. This should not be the sole purpose of wanting to pursue higher educati on, but it is one of the most tangible. Besides the benefits mentioned above, education can also contribute in other areas towards professional success. One of the most overlooked benefits of education is that it can transform someone’s personality by making them more outgoing. This is often surprising, but education can improve a person’s confidence because they now have the ability to articulate for themselves in the presence of their peers. On the other hand, if a worker rejects the idea of education as being essential to professional success or satisfaction, then they are obviously not motivated enough to improve themselves. They would rather remain an incompetent worker who feels safe knowing that their future will be solid if not unspectacular. This is a particularly worrying sign when a worker does not want to climb up the corporate ladder. What is wrong with wanting to increase one’s wealth and success?

E portfolio assignment Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words

E portfolio assignment - Essay Example Accordingly, skulls are divided into three categories. The mammals like sheep, pigs, cows and horses have non-primate skulls. Baboon, Gorilla and Chimpanzee belongs to non-human primate skulls. The third category, called hominid skulls details the shape, size and other known parameters of human skulls.(NS 201, p87) The study of historical components of life within the scope of Biology relates to biodiversity. In addition, the recent space research results have aroused the interest of many scientists to study the possibility of existence of life, in planets beyond earth, like Mars, Saturn or some moons of Jupiter. Such studies are called â€Å"exo-biology†.(NS 201, p34) Many species of animals and human beings have common characteristics in their structures that show the similarities of their organisms. Accordingly, Homology relates to studies in this direction. For example, many similarities are found in the structure of human skeleton and that of a chimpanzee. Many animals from a common ancessetor inherit the basic vertebrate â€Å"body plan†, although they may have distantly related organisms. Such animals have homologous skeleton structures.(NS 201, p51) According to Darwin, natural selections are slow and dependant on the environmental changes. Hence, these may not be observable during the lifetime of any scientist. Accordingly, these mechanisms are studied with the help of simulations, using different methods like directional, stabilizing and disruptive selection models.(NS 201,

The emotional intelligence competence I most want to develop and why' Essay

The emotional intelligence competence I most want to develop and why' - Essay Example This developed my insight on what competencies constitute emotional intelligence and scopes of the competencies. I then applied the derived knowledge to examine my intelligence potentials. Based on the literature review and self-evaluation, I identified self-confidence, self-control, and initiative as my top three emotional intelligence competencies. My identified weakest competencies are however adaptability, innovativeness, and communication. This activity was useful in facilitating self-awareness for personal development. Its developmental aspect was based on the activity’s scope that created awareness of elements of different emotional intelligence competencies towards understanding personal competency and the need for improvement. My identified strength in self-confidence, self-control, and initiative means that I can exercise integrity in managerial or leadership roles within my profession. Even though my weaknesses may challenge my leadership and managerial potentials, I can improve on them to enhance my capacity to lead and manage. Adaptability is the emotional intelligence competence that I most wish to develop. This is because of its scope that is instrumental to achieving change, a very critical concept in leadership and management. In improving my adaptability competence, I seek the ability to multitask and manage priorities in dynamic environments, and become flexible to people’s responses and my perceptions. I will apply the SMARTER goal as a strategy to making the desired development. My specific objective is to improve my adaptability competencies. I will measure my competencies through an independent examiner who will evaluate and rate my adaptability potentials on an interval scale. Improving on my adaptability capacity will require financial resources for a qualitative research that aims at understanding people’s strategies to developing and improving their adaptability potentials. The process will also require human