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‘In the context of the film production process, it does not make sense to talk about the director as the films auteur’ – discuss how valid this view is in relation to examples from Pride and The Hunger Games. 

COSTUME: E.T is not wearing any clothes, whereas Elliot is wearing a bright red iconic hoody. The boldness of Elliot's red hoodie stands out clearly in this scene, especially in the contrast with the setting in this scene. E.T's red heart matches Elliot's red jumper which connects these characters even more. MAKE UP AND PROPS/SYMBOLISM There is no clear make up in this scene, however E.Ts costume was created by Carlo Rambaldi, who designed the aliens and was hired to design the animatronics of E.T. Rambaldi's own painting  Women of Delta led him to give the creature a unique, extendable neck. It's face was inspired by those of Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein and Ernest Hemingway. Producer Kathleen Kennedy visited the Jules Stein Eye Institute to study real and glass eyes. She hired Institute staffers to create E.T.'s eyes, which she felt were particularly important in engaging the audience. Four heads were created for filming, one as the main a...

Costume In this scene, Don Lockwood is wearing a grey suit and tie with grey trousers and a grey hat. All of these subdued colours amplify the bright colours that everyone is so used to seeing throughout the film. I think this may have been done to show how his clothes contrast to his mood as the whole song is all about how he has suddenly become happier than he ever has been before. The shoes in which he is wearing allow him to tap dance in the rain, he is wearing the appropriate footwear in order to dance properly. As well as this, the scene begins with him and Kathy, Kathy is wearing a raincoat and rain hat, this is showing the weather conditions as well as adding a hint of colour to the scene as her raincoat is bright yellow. All of the other characters in the scene are in raincoats which makes Don stand out as being different as he is the only one without one. The policeman who comes up to Don is identifiable by his costume, we know it is a policeman as soon as he comes up to ...

Costume In this scene from the Gold Rush, it is obvious that the costume chosen is to imply the extreme weather conditions that the characters are in. A sense of comedy is added here also as although the two other characters are dressed in thick coats and hats, Charlie is dressed in his usual attire however in this scene doesn't seem to be suffering from the cold even though there is a blizzard going on outside. This makes a contrast between the three characters, it makes Charlie more recognisable as when the two other characters are dressed in winter wear it is harder to tell them apart, whereas Charlie can be easily recognised just by the clothes that he is wearing. Props The props used in this scene also highlights the desperation in which the three men are in. The piece of meat in which Charlie and 'Big Jim' are fighting over shows just how hungry they are and by adding a slapstick fight over it when it seems like Charlie's hand is being eaten, it takes ...

The Great Train Robbery- Edwin s. Porter 1903 What is the basic plotline? This short film begins with a man sitting at his desk when two other men enter, here they force the telegraph operator to send a false message to the train so the train will make an unscheduled stop. In the very next scene, the bandits board the train and the robbers enter the mail car, and after a fight, they open the safe. In the next scene, two of the robbers throw the driver and fireman off the train and take it over. Next, the robbers stop the train and hold up the passengers. One runs away and is shot. The robbers escape aboard the engine, and in the subsequent scene we see them mount horses and ride off. Meanwhile, the telegraph operator on the train sends a message calling for assistance. In a saloon, a newcomer is being forced to dance at gunpoint, but when the message arrives, everyone grabs their rifles and exit. Cut to the robbers pursued by a posse. There is a shoot-out, and the robbers are ki...