Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980)

A true legend in cinemas. Movies belonging to Hitchcock have been under thriller as genre but in his works we can find the blend of sex, betrayal, psychology which provide a completely different experience.  This English film director and producer has taken Hollywood to a new level. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognizable directorial style.Hitchcock made two of the greatest, most innovative and memorable horror films of all time: Psycho and The Birds.  Suspicion, Dial M for Murder, Rope, North by Northwest are my particular favorites


Psycho
Sixteen films directed by Hitchcock earned Oscar nominations, though only six of those films earned Hitchcock himself a nomination. The total number of Oscar nominations (including winners) earned by films he directed is fifty.Four of those films earned Best Picture nominations.

Hitchcock was made aHitchcock was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by  Queen Elizabeth II in the 1980 New Year's Honours.


Alfred Hitchcock is a god to me or even better. My movie watching experience has never been more entertaining as it has been watching his works. Of course his work is spellbinding in thrillers in majority.So if you want to have a spine chilling i recommend you to refer to Hitchcock's movies.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Cinema Facts

Three of the most popular types of film at the cinema are science fiction(sci-fi), action, and horror.



SCIENCE FICTION
Most expensive film ever made was the sci-fi adventure Waterworld. The film costs $160 million. The second most expensive film was Terminator 2.

ACTION
The three Indiana Jones films were all in the top 10 most successful films of the 1980s. Each film earned at least $100 million.

HORROR
Count Dracula, The Vampire is the most frequently filmed horror character. Since his screen debut in 1931, he has appeared on film more than 160 times.

MORE FACTS......

. Cinema screens are coated with minute plastic prisms which make the screen as right as possible. Before their introduction, large screens were sprayed with water to improve reflection.

. First feature film was The Story of the Kelly Gang, made in Australia in 1906.

. Longest film ever made is The Cure For Insomnia(1987), directed by American J.H. Timmis. Lasts 85 hours.

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Famous Directors

Fritz Lang (1890-1976), Austrian director of Metropolis (1926) and Fury (1936).

Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948), Russian, directed Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October/Ten Days That Shook The world (1928).

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) British Director of The Lady Vanishes(1938), Dial M For Murder(1954), and Psycho(1960).

Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), Japanese director of Rashomon(1950 and Hakuchi"The Idiot"(1951).

Frederico Fellini (1920-1993), Italian, directed Il Bidone"The Swindle" (1955).

Satyajit Ray (1921-1992), Indian director of The Apu Trilogy(1955-1959).

Orson Welles (1915-1985), American who directed Citizen Kane(1940).

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

A Brief History Of Movies

1897-Zoo gyroscope (later named Zoopraxiscope) is developed by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904). It projects images of a series of photographs on to a screen, in quick succession, creating the illusion of movement.

1881-Etienne Marey (1830-1904), French photographic pioneer, invents a camera, shaped like a gun, which takes pictures on a revolving plate.

1894-Kinetograph (film camera) and Kinetoscope (film viewer) are marketed by Americans Thomas Edison (1847-1931) and W.K.L. Dickinson (1860-1933), using celluloid roll film.

1895-Projection system is invented y French brothers August (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948) Lumiere, and publicly demonstrated for the first time in Paris.

1908-Kinemacolour is invented by Englishman George Albert Smith (1864-1959) and demonstrated in London. It uses two colour filters and two reels of film.

1913-Hollywood’s first feature film Squaw Man, is made by American directors Jesse Lasky (1880-1958), Cecil B. De Mille (1881-1989), and Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974).

1920-First studios in India appear, including Bombay Talkis, Ranjit Film Company, and Prabhat Film Company.

1920s-Picture palaces are at the peak of their popularity, offering moviegoers magic and luxury.

1927-The first “talkie” is The Jazz Singer . The soundtrack to the film is recorded on a disc.

1928-Sound is recorded on to the film itself. The first all-talking picture is The Lights Of New York
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1929-First Oscars (Academy Awards) include Emil Jannings (best actor) and Janet Gaynor (best actress).

1932-Techicolor process is perfected and three-colour Techicolor Cameras are developed.

1937-Becky Sharp is the first film to be made entirely in three-strip colour.

1952-Eastman color takes over from Tehicolor. A negative three-color movie is made from which Technicolor or Eastman color prints can be taken
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1952 Bawana Devil is te first 3-D film in Natural Vision (a large screen process using natural process).

1953-CinemaScope is developed by Fox Studios. This wide-screen process forces Hollywood to film on locations as sets are harder to hide, The Robe is the first CinemaScope film.
1970-Steady cam is invented. It is a camera that remains completely steady while strapped to freely moving cameraman.

1976-OMNIMAX projection is first demonstrated. OMNIMAX films are shown on a huge dome-like screen that towers above and the audience.

Books Vs Movies II

Round 3 FIGHT!!!!

Books have the power to indulge the reader into it’s depth.So do movies have the
ability to grasp the audience into their premises. Regarding books their appeal is mostly to genuine readers whereas movies can appeal to any form of audience.Books can be tiresome and lengthy to people who are not that into reading. On the contrary movies are catchy and interesting. Books can be found on large variety of subjects easily. Think of any topic and you will have easy access to books on that topic but for movies the access is slightly difficult.

“Double Damage” Books and Movies


Round 4 FIGHT!!!!
Though books have their own importance in entertainment movies have a bigger impact on our daily lives. Multi national audience,millions worth of box office make movies the ultimate champion. Books lovers don’t get disappointed because movies and books go hand in hand after all.

WINNER MOVIES!!!!