Author Hope-Elena Sardella, ENG225, Prof. Jones, 2018 The artists’ that work to create a motion picture contribute to the texture and define a movie. Just as if we were to look at the “Mona Lisa” painting one may instantly know that famous artist Leonardo Di Vinci was the sole creator. The same recognition we have […]
By Hope-Elena Sardella, 2018, ENG225 This week we have been asked to analyze the elements of sound within the film, and how sound plays a vital role in one’s interpretation of motion pictures. The ability to hear sound is one the most important senses any living organism can possess for survival and comprehension of the […]
By Hope-Elena Sardella, March, 01, 2018 In this week’s discussion, I have chosen to analyze the Film Noir motion picture, Blue Velvet (1986) written and directed by the controversial David Lynch. The scene I decided to review is called “Baby Wants Blue Velvet”. In this scene, the main antagonist “Hopper” intrudes on the “Femme Fetal” […]
By Hope-Elena Sardella, ENG225, 02/24/2018 In this week’s discussion, I have chosen to examine the use of Lighting in the film Blue Velvet (1986). Blue Velvet’s writer and director David Lynch wanted Blue Velvet to embody a modern-day Film Noir; a genre of film that is a mystery movie with femme-females and the end result is to solve a […]
Author: Hope-Elena Sardella, ENG225, 02/26/2018 In this week’s first discussion, our class has been asked to choose a film from AFI’s top 10 list, to identify and examine the genre (or sub-genres) of a chosen film. I have selected my favorite film as a teenager; “Harold and Maude.” At first glance on AFI’s Romantic Comedy top ten […]
By Hope Sardella, 2019 Editing : The Baptism Murders, The Godfather (1972) The Baptism Murders – The Godfather (1972), begins with Micheal Corleone (Al Pacino), taking part in a ceremony for the baptism of his godchild. Micheal is going to be a godfather to Connie’s son, but at the same time is becoming the actual Godfather or “Don” of […]
Author: Hope Elena Sardella October 29, 2018 The continued use of pesticides has severely impacted the earth. A pesticide is a toxic human-made chemical that serves to eradicate and kill living organisms. Early applications of pesticides in the U.S. can be dated back to the 1700s, around the time of the industrial revolution. During the […]
By Hope Elena Sardella, ENG 225: Introduction to Film, Prof. Jones, Ashford University Published: March 21, 2018 Blue Velvet (1986) is an extraordinary film that unveils the underworld of the “American dream” with the use of symptomatic content and a labyrinth of cinematography. In the following critique of the film Blue Velvet, the author will […]
Author: Hope Sardella, PHI103 Informal Logic, Professor Kelly Mink, June 25, 2018 Since the early 20th century, we have seen temperatures on Earth increase approximately 1.8°F. Additionally, over this same time period we’ve seen an increase in atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). While both sides of the […]
By Hope Elena Sardella ENG122: English Composition II, Professor Lori Hawks, December 11, 2017 Protesters have been using unproductive advances to gain political change in government. To achieve political change by protesting; requires specific methods, and tactics to see that political entities cooperate with protester’s demands. There is a social science behind the art […]
