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Titanic: 'Based' on a true story.
Adapting a film from a true story is usually considered to be a difficult subject. It is difficult to collect information and eye-witness accounts on what actually happened during an event, especially if that event occurred multiple generations ago. Another difficulty in developing a film based on a true story is making characters within that film match up with the actual lives of the people they are portraying. Non-fiction films have existed since the beginning of the medium, telling stories of everything from the Civil War, to the sinking of the Titanic, to Pearl Harbor, and even modern films discussing the events surrounding September 11th, 2001. One relatively recent film which was critically lauded for its storytelling and broad scope was the James Cameron romantic drama, Titanic, based around the sinking of the eponymous ship. Released in 1997, Titanic tells the story of Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater, two star-crossed lovers who meet aboard the eponymous White Star Line cruise ship on its first and only journey across the northern Atlantic Ocean. Three days into its voyage, the cruise liner hits an iceberg and sinks below the waters, killing over 1500 people. While the film does its best to accurately portray the sinking of the ship itself, the portrayal of the people on board are depicted in an expressively fictional matter. Real-life historical figures are demonized as crooks and murderers, while other events and characters are made up entirely purely to push the action further and tell a story that, for all intents and purposes, was a product of Hollywood.
By N.J. Folsom5 years ago in Photography
My First Film Camera. Second Place in Thrift Finds Challenge. Top Story - April 2021.
Spring had come to stay in Boise, Idaho. The bright, April afternoon light filtered through the windows and around the bookcases and clothing racks that lined them. Whether as a result of the sunshine or thanks to the warmth of my own nostalgia, I remember a corner of the thrift store being bathed in orange light, with dust and the smell of old books sparkling in the air.
By Oliver Dahl5 years ago in Photography
How to Freeze Video (Freeze Frame) on Computer(2021)
Adding freeze frames to your video creates an unexpected feeling to the viewers. When all the things suddenly stop, it also leaves the result to the viewers. What might happen next? Will the protagonist be alive? All this can be contained in a freeze frame.
By Vincent Yang5 years ago in Photography
Visual Artist RaMell Ross Is Redefining How We View The Black Experience
On his website, RaMell Ross describes himself as a “visual artist, filmmaker, writer and liberated documentarian.” Ross is as articulate and poetic in his words as he is in his imagery. He studied Sociology and English at Georgetown University on a basketball scholarship, but serious injuries early on in his athletic career realigned his interests and decided to pursue photography. In an interview with Filmmaker Magazine, he attributes his experience as a point guard to how he ‘look[s] at things in terms of movement and their relationship to what came before and after.’ So, the evolution from his photography to his first and only documentary, Hale County This Morning, This Evening - award winning experimental documentary that covers the everyday lives of the black folk living in rural Alabama - is only natural. Although, in a virtual interview with filmmaker Garret Bradley (via Film At Lincoln Center), he claims that film and photography operate differently:
By Adrian Castillo5 years ago in Photography
When it still lights you up
It is difficult for me to not feel and be lit up when I talk about my stays in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Central America had always been a place I wanted to go and venture to and it wasn’t until my early-mid 20s that I was able to do so. I was and still continue to be so drawn to the culture of the people, colors and textures of the land, the long lineage of unique history and of course, the food. Little did I know how much my heart would feel so connected to one place.
By Kendall Wilson5 years ago in Photography
Our Nostalgic Collective. Top Story - February 2021.
The classic ride parked in the carport of a mid-century home at the top of a well-watered green hill. A rundown gas station, desolate, neon glowing in the mist of night. A laundromat full of chrome, empty except for a handsome young man in a white T-shirt, jeans, and red Converse high-tops. The scenes of an America once hailed the world over as prosperous, advanced; an America gone; one that, perhaps, only ever existed in our imagination.
By Benjamin Butz-Weidner5 years ago in Photography
5 Reasons to get into Film
Film photography, a.k.a analog, a.k.a analogue (for my friends across the pond), is a great hobby for anyone. It forces you to slow down from the high speed digital picture-taking and really think about composition and quality. Film leads you on exciting adventures while demanding patience. Film is a process and a passion. Here's a few reasons why I got into it.
By Nick Bucci5 years ago in Photography
Kodak Tri-X 400: Initial Thoughts. Top Story - February 2021.
Generally speaking, I'm not a photographer who shoots a lot of black and white. When it comes to film, before this roll, I had only ever shot one roll of black and white and, to be honest, it was an accident:
By Sophia Carey5 years ago in Photography
Authenticity in Photography
Before I start. This isn't dig at photo edits or the start of a lengthy debate on photo manipulation. Yes, I know fully well that photos have always been edited and 'those darkroom chaps' used to do some awesome things back in the day, pre photoshop.
By Michael Rowlands5 years ago in Photography
Photo Walks: Utah's Road Island Diner. Top Story - January 2021.
At some point on Saturday morning, a friend and I decided we wanted to go on a road trip. Only a few hours before we left, we decided to make the drive from Provo, Utah up to Oakley, Utah in order to check out this retro diner we’d seen photos of on Instagram.
By Oliver Dahl5 years ago in Photography
