tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67332457794201495822011-04-21T13:33:32.084-07:00Dan Dukelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711831832770627570noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733245779420149582.post-40198072875719581752008-07-07T05:37:00.000-07:002008-07-07T06:44:26.754-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Hypothesis: How did Scorsese influence the gangster/mob genre of film?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over the last thirty years Martin Scorsese has become a prime auteur in the film industry. He has virtually taken the gangster genre of film and made it his own. For my presentation I am going to be looking into how Scorsese done this. I will be looking into the elements and unique style of Scorsese's films which have led to him becoming one of the biggest and most famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">auteurs</span> in film. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will be looking into three Scorsese films for my research. My main focus film is the classic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Goodfellas</span>. My other two films are Casino and Mean Streets. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Goodfellas</span> and Casino are very similar in many aspects, in a way they are practically the same film. From cinematography to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mise</span>-en-scene, from story lines to characters. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Personally I feel that Scorsese is a perfect auteur to look into. This is as I find the gangster/mob genre very interesting. I find that analyzing Scorsese as an auteur is easy as most of his films are similar. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I have fully analyzed my three movies I will be comparing the elements and themes involved and showing how Scorsese has used them to make the gangster genre his own, proving my hypothesis of how Scorsese has had a huge influence on the gangster/mob genre.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6733245779420149582-4019807287571958175?l=myfilmstudies.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dan Dukelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711831832770627570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733245779420149582.post-68720037285005933542008-07-03T05:13:00.000-07:002008-07-03T05:21:03.741-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My hypothesis: How did Martin Scorsese influence the gangster/mob genre of movies?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I am going to focus on researching themes and elements involved in Martin Scorsese's movies. my main focus film is going to be Goodfellas. My other two focus films are going to be Casino and Mean Streets</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6733245779420149582-6872003728500593354?l=myfilmstudies.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dan Dukelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711831832770627570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733245779420149582.post-53777575376510203652008-06-24T09:05:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:34:39.536-07:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TCfWbEbku1M/SGEiEvT8ZtI/AAAAAAAAAA4/eaH3l7epFRE/s1600-h/martin_scorsese.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215487308286682834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TCfWbEbku1M/SGEiEvT8ZtI/AAAAAAAAAA4/eaH3l7epFRE/s320/martin_scorsese.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />I have chosen Martin Scorsese for my auteur as I am a big fan of his work. If I see a film is directed by him then I know that it will be good as all of his films are very similar in ways however also very good. </div><br /><div><br />Themes in a Scorsese film are often very reocurring for example the actors that he uses. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci etc, also recently Leonardo Di Caprio. Most of Scorsese’s films are set in deprived areas of New York and often involve Italian/Americans. There are usually links with the Mafia. Scorsese’s films can often be described as ‘Mob’ Films.<br />I will be analyzing Taxi Driver, Mean Streets and Raging bull. As I feel that they are all similar in terms of themes and settings.</div><br /><div><br />I will also look at Goodfellas and Casino as the themes in these two films are also identical. For example the cast is very similar. It is about the criminal underworld of a high powered gangster organization.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6733245779420149582-5377757537651020365?l=myfilmstudies.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dan Dukelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711831832770627570noreply@blogger.com1