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What is Freud's Theory Of "The Self" Psychoanalytic theory  is the  theory  of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides  psychoanalysis , a clinical method for treating psychopathology. Theorized by Sigmund Freud, his psychoanalytical perspective presented a unique way of looking at the connection between the body and mind with personality.  he theorized that the mind is made out of three main components when referencing personality;  ID, Ego, Superego.  The id, ego, and super-ego are a set of three concepts in psychoanalytic theory describing distinct, interacting agents in the psychic apparatus. The three agents are theoretical constructs that describe the activities and interactions of the mental life of a person. ID:  The id is the primitive and instinctive component of personality. It consists of all the inherited (i.e., biological) components of personality present at birth, including the sex (life) in...

  During the production of Chungking express, wong kar wai wanted to originally create a third storyline to portray hong kong however due to time complications he was unable thus leading to the creation of wong kar wais 5th Film fallen angels. to me, I believe that fallen angels can be seen as a love letter towards hong kong as it critics the atmosphere that the city had over the period when great Britain had handed over the rule of the region to mainland China. themes of loss and remembrance play a major role within this film to depict the life he saw hong kong would soon lead due to the events at the time. Similar to the production of chunking express, the film was produced over a short period with the script being written in the morning and shooting in the night. stylistic features are that a majority of this film is shot with a wide-angle lens to emphasize the sensation seen within the characters throughout the film. fallen angels, compared to its predecessor, takes a more mini...

Contextual Film Idea For my film, I wanted to present an experimental take on how coronavirus has caused solitude within a community. the film will show areas where a community would usually be very strong and vibrant within pre-covid times however because of covid-19 this clearly cannot happen. for the audio, I am using a melancholic soundtrack composed by yours truly to avoid any risks with copyright. to capture this film I will choose strategically when to shoot during the day as certain points within the day will convey different emotions, for example, the combination of a dark sky with a melancholic soundtrack will depict an image of sorrow and sadness. the reason I chose to go for this style of production as it relates to the second new wave of hong kongs themes, especially director Wong Kar Wai however contrary to Wong Kar Wai I've decided to invoke emotions within the scenery and setting instead of portraying emotions and themes through characters. I wanted to acquire a sho...

If I had to describe Wong Kar Wai's 1994 film "Chungking Express" I would describe it as confusing whilst simultaneously being considered as a masterpiece inspiring other directors upon its release. Chunking Express is a film where Wai's stylistic auteur traits show vividly within the film with an example being themes of loneliness, love, and being in a state of solitude within the characters ultimately telling the story rather than having a direct narrative openly tell the story to the audience. Chungking Express in better words can be described as a commentary of city life where the worlds of business and solitude abruptly collide. The film begins with officer 223 being dumped on April fools day. he is seen to be quite too optimistic as he believes the love that he once had will soon blossom again and until then he buys a can of pineapples with the expiry date of May 1st, his birthday. the love he once had does not gain life and he ends up with the conclusion of  ...

To describe Hong Kong's new wave cinema in one singular word that word would be "synthesis".  A perfect synthesis between the cultures of the united states, japan, Great Britain, and mainland China. Hong Kong is built very differently compared to mainland China but without going into more recent events, Hong Kong at the time was referred to as its own entity and local compared to all of the parts of Asia. this localization at the time really deviates the culture of outside influences. an example of this would be how the people of hong kong watched American movies, played Japenese arcade games, and spoke languages of English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. another example of this would be the Japanese game King of Fighters actually creating new fashion trends within hong kong at the time. in addition, hong kong does not have the same currency and government due to Great Britain owning hong kong at the time. the new wave kicked off with the success that hong kong had when produci...

 within filmmaking, healthy, and safety is a crucial aspect that has to be considered to ensure that no problems occur during any scenes being shot. understanding the ethics of health and safety is a basic requirement whilst making a film so any risks are minimized. Conducting a risk assessment is the best idea when making a film to inform people of potential risks that may be at hand and allowing people to take extra percautions. depending on re you're shooting,  risks may present themselves for example if shooting a live-action film taking place in scenery that's already available to the public will present more risks than a scene that has been built within a studio. research of your location that you are shooting is the best option to do before making a risk assessment  My own risk assessment for photography work in the studio   In conclusion, I believe that my risk assessment was pretty successful as it ensured the safety of people who had entered the studio at t...

 The rule of six theory was a theory discussed by American film editor Walter Murch within his book 'in the blink of an eye: a perspective on film editing'. within this book he discusses six factors that he believes he helps tell a story using editing. Walter suggests  "a list of priorities. If you have to give up something, don't ever give up emotion before the story. Don't give up the story before rhythm, don't give up rhythm before eye-trace, don't give up eye-trace before planarity, and don't give up planarity before spacial continuity, " he believes there is a hierarchy in which you should use the rule of six theory in order to create an edit which will have the best effect on the audience. Emotion - 51% within editing, emotion is a very essential part in order to provoke some sort of effect in the audience.it is important you are able to reflect the tone of the scene onto the audience. they audience must be able to feel a connection with the ...

 when it comes to lighting a subject, The three-point lighting setup is a traditional setup that is commonly used in most cases in photography. the lights used in this setup are placed in three key positions that all have a purpose. the three lights used are; the key light which is your primary source of light which is usually in front of the subject, the fill light which is used to reduce contrast, and the fill light which is used to separate the subject from the background. the three-point allows the photographer to create a 3D look by the placement of the lights. a thing to keep in consideration is the brightness intensity as well as the placement of each light. each light will need to be at a certain brightness to allow different atmospheric aesthetics to be given to the shot. a cinematic look is created by having the intensity of the key light double the fill light creating contrast within the shot. if all light is at the same intensity the image will end up looking rather fla...

Pull focus is the camera technique where the focus changes whilst shooting. this technique is usually used to change the focus from one subject to another. this focus is good as it allows the director to guide the audience into focusing on what subject to another. this can technique can also create a disorientating effect when the focus changes within the shot. this effect achieved by beginning with a low aperture (approximately f/2. 8-4). the focus must be set on manual so you are able to use the ring on the lens. a main focus must be in the foreground. proceed to twist the ring changing the focus to something within the background. this shot can be used in multiple formats, for 1 it can be used to transition from a different scene, add drama to a shot or combine multiple shots at once.  within this example, in the movie 'Predator' you can clearly see that the focus is being changed to show the perspective of different characters within the film

 Within the photography world, the term ISO refers to the sensitivity to light on the camera sensor. when a camera is using actual film the iso is dependent on the sensitivity of the specific film to light, when your ISO is placed relatively high (about ISO 800), the image will have brighter exposure whereas a low iso will give an underexposed image. however, adjusting the ISO to artificially brighten up an image will affect the image quality, the image will end up having more noise if the ISO is higher. this is not a flaw in some sense as it can be used creatively in certain aspects, for example within horror movies, an addition of grain will allow the film to look tenser and scarier for the audience. this noise can create a handheld look for the camera.

within film, lightning is a very key aspect, a poor understanding of lightning may be detrimental to your film as some shots will look under or overexposed. there is a variety of different techniques that all have different effects on your film result with some having different connotations to different emotions. lowkey lighting is achieved by using a singular source of light instead of a traditional 3 point setup. this will produce high contrast shots. a very similar technique is hardlight; hard light is achieved when the light source is substantially smaller than the subject. hard light casts shadows alongside producing high contrast and areas of darkness. hard light is used a lot within noir films as it creates a hard edge on the shadow to give it a clear shape which is good when making silhouettes. these types of lightings give connotations of fear and suspense in contrary to soft lighting which connotates happiness or being in a state of sobriety and equilibrium. soft light is pro...