James Astle

James Astle
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James is a scholar and writer that specialises in a variety of topics. He is a subject matter expert in areas like politics and international relations, and also offers insights into education, art, media and literature.

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Articles by James Astle

Computer Technology In The Movie Industry Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Filmmaking is a process of producing a film based on a storyline. Although many people say, a movie is good if it has a successful plot, however, a movie needs also good production in order to be clas…

History Of Gender Inequality In Movies Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

The classic Hitchcockian woman remains a staple image of glamorous femininity within Western culture – a depiction of femininity which has survived……

Western Representations Of Chinese Women Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Topic: Discuss Western representations of Chinese women in the context of stereotypical, Orientalist views of Asian women (e.g., the Puccini opera, Madame Butterfly, mail-order bride agencies, represe…

Analysis Of The Musical Grease Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

In this musical written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, it is 1959 and Rydell high is crowded with defiant, fun-loving students. In the middle of this landscape, Sandy Dumbrowski arrives as the new gi…

The Film Salaam Cinema Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

The film Salaam Cinema, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, takes place in Iran. Makhmalbaf puts up advertisements regarding an audition for 100 extras in an upcoming film (Tabibnia, 1995). However, thousa…

Assess the artistic limitations of the dogme 95 vow of chastity

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Assess the artistic limitations of the Dogme 95 “Vow of Chastity” In the mid 1990s, a creative and low cost filmmaking was created – Dogme95. The founders were two Danish directors, Lars v…

Snow White And The Huntsman Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

In the epic action-adventure starts out with (Kristen Stewart) who plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen, her name, snow white. While the film offers an appropriately exciting t…

Portrayal Of Reality In Documentaries Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Many, perhaps most, documentaries are organized as narratives, they presented themselves as descriptions or stories, just as fiction films are. Meanwhile these very forms ranging from the propaganda f…

Horror Women Clover

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

How has the role of women in horror films changed? Using Carol Clover…

Auteur Analysis Of Tyler Perry Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Tyler Perry, a 42 year old self proclaimed writer actor and director to the urban circuit has single handedly changed the direction of mass media in general. My gearing more to a specific audience tha…

Relationship Between Documentary And Reality Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

By exploring the relationship between documentary and reality define the genre. (Please note the term ‘reality’ here does not mean the genre ‘reality television’). Documentary …

Paul Hindemith Sonata For Flute And Piano Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

J.S.Bach: Sonata in G minor, for flute and obbligato harpsichord. In a famous remark about J.S.Bach, Beethoven said ‘he should be named Sea instead of Bach, because of his infinite, inexhaustibl…

Notorious Movie Overview And Analysis Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Notorious is a film made in 2009 based on the true story of the life of Christopher Wallace. The film starts out with at a party in 1997 in Los Angeles. Wallace, otherwise known by his stage name the …

Themes And Issues In Blade Runner Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

This essay will look at the themes and issues used in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982), Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men (2006) and James McTeigue’s V for Vendettea (2006) to conve…

The Notion Of Film And Ideology Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

What do you understand by the notion of film and ideology. With reference All That Heaven Allows and or other films from this unit, write an essay that explores the ideological messages – or po…

How Animation Affects Children Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

In today advancement of technology, television is a big part in the role of delivering information to the society. The influence of this form of media has no exception to children. Nowadays, children …

The History Of Dance And Cultural Influences Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Political climates, social factors and cultural influences are some of the key elements that affect dance and its development. Emotional and intellectual reactions towards changes in these political a…

Physical And Slapstick Comedy Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

Early film comedy certainly focuses more on physical comedy-the slap in the face, the anvil falling on a head kind of stuff. With film being silent, you had to focus on body language to convey meaning…

The Great Escape As A Team Film Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

The Great Escape was one of the best films that show the true meaning of teamwork that I have seen in a long time. The importance of this teamwork was evident throughout the film, from the beginning t…

The Production Process Of Monster Inc Film Studies Essay

Essay. Published: 1 January 2015

The process of movie making entails four stages, development, pre-production, production and post-production. The development stage involves the process of creating the story line. At the pre-producti…