Textual analysis of a Three-Minute Clip from the Successful
The Oscar-winning film Titanic (James Cameron 1997, U.S.A) proved to be one of the most profitable films ever made. In this essay I am going to analyse at a three-minute sequence from the film, where I will be specifically looking at features such as mise-en-scene, editing, framing, sound and lighting. I will then be discussing how these aspects help to reinforce the broader areas such as narrative, genre, representation and style. I am going to particularly focus on the representation of class as I feel that the class system is vividly portrayed in the film.Titanic is a love story set against real historical events: the sinking of the great ocean liner amongst the ice packs of the North Atlantic in 1912. Directed by James Cameron; famous for Aliens, True Lies and the Terminator movies, and starring actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane; it is listed amongst the top ten grossing films of all time. It has won eleven Oscar awards including the much sought after award of 'Best Motion Picture', tying with the illustrious record set by Ben Hur in 1959. In its first year of release it sold more tickets than any other motion picture in history and it was the first ever to gross one billion dollars in worldwide
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Cal Rose, Ltd Southampton', Modern Classics, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ruth Rose, Rose Ruth, Jack Rose, James Cameron, Rose You're, Jack's Rose, class passengers, third class, third class passengers, main plot, class system, clip chose, cal rose, tommy ryan, class passengers treated, passengers treated, romance jack, rose dewitt bukater, focus placed, romance jack rose, cal rose mother,
Approximate Word count = 2392
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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