The girl fetching water was portrayed as innocent with her costume and hair. Even the act of fetching water and watching squirrels is innocent. Gus Is costumed rough and it appeared as though he was foaming at the mouth while he was chasing her. His movement is awkward and almost animal like. I feel that …
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HW 10/22
Film makes have used techniques such as iris, decor, costume, and lighting to elaborate their story telling. The use of these techniques helps to develop characters, moods, and settings.
CL 10/22
The discourse communities of science and law fell under Swales’ criteria as they had members with set goals and ways they spoke to each other within their own discourses. The members had their own prejudices and convictions that bled over into their professions/discourses. These communities of law and science have enormous impacts on society. The …
HW 10/17
Birth of a Nation fueled higher recruitment numbers for the KKK. In 1920, just five years after the release of Birth of a Nation, the Klan was the largest it had ever been. The films glorification of the Klan and its new record numbers is correlative.
CL 10/17
Birth of a Movement L.A. 1915, folks line up to see “Birth of a Nation” one of the “greatest films ever produced”. It’s touted so much that it is shown in the White House. Although racist and considered propaganda, it is perhaps the most pure and real portrayal of white feelings at that time. This …
HW 10/15
Birth of a Nation is a silent film directed & produced by D.W. Griffith. It was adapted from the novel & play, The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr. The film was released in 1915. Not only was it the first 12-reel film ever released but it is also one of the most controversial film ever …
CL 10/15
Disclaimer at beginning stating the film makers don’t mean to offend. The film is whitewashed with no African American portrayal Griffith writes from his own perspective only. He was most likely affluent and perhaps wealthy. He assumes all people have similar lives to him. He dehumanizes all others with this thinking. Griffith portrays life in …
Assignment 1
Race Amalgamation 1896, what a time to be alive. The Industrial Revolution was in full swing and ingenuity was at an all-time high. Science was a powerful driving force for this time, but while the science was progressing, some men behind it were not. Fredrick Ludwig Hoffman immigrated from Germany in 1884 and published a …
Rough Draft Assignment 1
Race Amalgamation 1896, what a time to be alive. The Industrial Revolution was in full swing and ingenuity was at an all-time high. Science was a powerful driving force for this time, but while the science was progressing, some men behind it were not. Fredrick Ludwig Hoffman immigrated from Germany in 1884 and published a …
HW 9/26
William Dubois lived 95 years and he was a highly educated intellectual who authored important works in sociology, prose fiction, and essays. He was also a political figure and one of the founding members of the NAACP. One of his first books was about the african slave trade and tackling the belief at the time …
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