The Visual Aesthetics Of Baz Luhrmanns Red Curtain Cinema

Author : Anett Koch
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656675236
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Visual Aesthetics of Baz Luhrmann's "Red Curtain Cinema" written by Anett Koch and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Communications - Movies and Television, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: By using music, dancing, colorful settings and costumes to accompany the dramatic story, Baz Luhrmann's films stimulate all senses and intensify the movie experience to a degree that makes viewers aware of the artificiality and artistry involved. So-called "Red Curtain" films keep the audience engaged at all times by using theatrical rather than naturalistic cinema devices. This approach of storytelling is a conscious choice that can be attributed to Luhrmann’s comprehensive experience in arts and media. Although he is best known for his visually and symbolically charged films, Luhrmann has also worked in theater and opera – both behind and on stage. In addition, he has produced music videos and worked in journalism and fashion. Thus, it is not surprising that all these experiences influence his current work. Luhrmann’s films are characterized by a theatric style that combines dancing and singing with rapid cuts and editing, giving the impression that one is participating in the live action rather than just sitting passively in the auditorium.

Author : Pam Cook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844575780
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baz Luhrmann written by Pam Cook and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major book-length study of the work of Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann, one of the most exciting and controversial personalities working in World Cinema today. Luhrmann's reputation as an innovator rests on the evidence of the three films known as the Red Curtain Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom (1992), William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001), which together demonstrate the development of a highly distinctive style and brand. Pam Cook, who was given unprecedented access to the Luhrmann private archives, explores the genesis of the Red Curtain aesthetic, from Luhrmann's early experience in theatre and opera to his collaborative working methods and unique production set-up. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Luhrmann and his chief collaborator, designer Catherine Martin, she traces the roots of their work in an increasingly globalised Australian film culture, investigating the relationship of their company Bazmark to the Hollywood studio Twentieth Century-Fox, and the influences on their style and production methods. At the book's heart are substantial analyses of the spectacular Red Curtain films and the historical epic Australia (2008). This lively and original study of one of contemporary cinema's most fascinating figures will appeal to film scholars, cultural historians and Luhrmann enthusiasts alike.

Author : Louise Carey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy written by Louise Carey and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book "Spectacular, Spectacular": The Mythology of Theatre and Cinema Within Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Spectacular, Spectacular" looks at Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy--Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Moulin Rouge (2001)--in the context of the mythologies of the theatre and cinema that Luhrmann builds. Evoking themes, images, and concepts found within these two mediums, Luhrmann goes to great lengths to signify both the cinematic and the theatrical within these films through references to popular culture, and these references incrementally mesh the worlds of theatre and cinema throughout the trilogy. In Strictly Ballroom, Luhrmann explores the concepts of performance, spectacle, and realism while at the same time replicating a popular cinematic form of the time, the non-diegetic musical. Moving further away from the popular genre that Strictly Ballroom mirrored, Luhrmann next made Romeo + Juliet, a film that speaks to many of the same conventions of theatre and film while also adding features of diegetic song and self-referentiality to heighten this connection. Moulin Rouge, Luhrmann's final film, is an overt musical homage, complete with internal and external references to both theatre and film with an overwhelming sense of awareness of popular culture. Although many critics, including Luhrmann himself, have praised him for his innovative style, this thesis argues that Luhrmann's trilogy does not create a new film form. Rather, "Spectacular, Spectacular" will demonstrate that his self-proclaimed genre, Red Curtain Cinema, is a modernized echo of an earlier idea--using popular culture and referentiality to pay tribute to a fading genre--found in one of the most popular movie musicals of all time, Singin' in the Rain.

Author : Neil Rattigan
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781463590710
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strictly Ballroom written by Neil Rattigan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Critical Study of Baz Luhrmann's First 'Red Curtain' Film.

Author : Tom Ryan
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1626743002
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baz Luhrmann written by Tom Ryan and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though he has made only five films in two decades—Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, and the Oscar-nominated films Moulin Rouge!, Australia, and The Great Gatsby—Australian writer-director Baz Luhrmann is an internationally known brand name. His name has even entered the English language as a verb, as in “to Baz things up,” meaning “to decorate them with an exuberant flourish.” Celebrated by some, loathed by others, his work is underscored by what has been described as “an aesthetic of artifice” and is notable for both its glittering surfaces and recurring concerns. In this collection of interviews, Luhrmann discusses his methods and his motives, explaining what has been important to him and his collaborators from the start and how he has been able to maintain an independence from the studios that have backed his films. He also speaks about his other artistic endeavors, including stage productions of La Bohème and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and his wife and collaborative partner Catherine Martin, who has received two Academy Awards for her work with Luhrmann.

Author : Pam Cook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838714472
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baz Luhrmann written by Pam Cook and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major book-length study of the work of Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann, one of the most exciting and controversial personalities working in World Cinema today. Luhrmann's reputation as an innovator rests on the evidence of the three films known as the Red Curtain Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom (1992), William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001), which together demonstrate the development of a highly distinctive style and brand. Pam Cook, who was given unprecedented access to the Luhrmann private archives, explores the genesis of the Red Curtain aesthetic, from Luhrmann's early experience in theatre and opera to his collaborative working methods and unique production set-up. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Luhrmann and his chief collaborator, designer Catherine Martin, she traces the roots of their work in an increasingly globalised Australian film culture, investigating the relationship of their company Bazmark to the Hollywood studio Twentieth Century-Fox, and the influences on their style and production methods. At the book's heart are substantial analyses of the spectacular Red Curtain films and the historical epic Australia (2008). This lively and original study of one of contemporary cinema's most fascinating figures will appeal to film scholars, cultural historians and Luhrmann enthusiasts alike.

Author : William Charles Wees
Publisher :
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Download or read book Light Moving in Time written by William Charles Wees and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sylvia Krenn
Publisher : Diplomarbeiten Agentur
ISBN 13 : 3863411447
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Postmodern and Oriental Elements in 'Moulin Rouge!': Film Analysis written by Sylvia Krenn and published by Diplomarbeiten Agentur. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die Arbeit analysiert Baz Luhrmanns Film ?Moulin Rouge!? (2001) vor dem Hintergrund postmoderner und orientalischer Stilmittel in Literatur und Film. Moulin Rouge! ist nach Strictly Ballroom (1992) und William Shakespeare?s Romeo and Juliet (1996) das letzte Werk in Luhrmanns ?Red Curtain Trilogy?. Charakterisierend fr diese Art des Filmschaffens ist, dass der Fokus auf der Art der Erz„hlung bzw. der Erz„hlform liegt, und nicht prim„r auf ihrem Inhalt. Moulin Rouge! verknpft Elemente des amerikanischen Musicals der 40er und 50er Jahre mit europ„ischen Charthits der 1990er und Erz„hltechniken aus Bollywood Filmen. Dabei spielt er mit postmodernen und poststrukturalistischen Ph„nomenen wie Intertextualit„t, mehreren Erz„hlebenen sowie der Selbstreflexivit„t der Figuren als auch der Geschichte. Der Film ist laut, bunt und hektisch. Kitsch oder Kunst oder beides - das bleibt eine Frage des Geschmacks.

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838718699
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cinema Book written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cinema Book is widely recognised as the ultimate guide to cinema. Authoritative and comprehensive, the third edition has been extensively revised, updated and expanded in response to developments in cinema and cinema studies. Lavishly illustrated in colour, this edition features a wealth of exciting new sections and in-depth case studies. Sections address Hollywood and other World cinema histories, key genres in both fiction and non-fiction film, issues such as stars, technology and authorship, and major theoretical approaches to understanding film.