Feature Films 2013. Official Selection. 23rd Psalm: Redemption. Cannes Pan African Film Festival. Written, Directed and Produced by Christopher C. Odom and Cornelius Booker III. 2013. Official Selection. 23rd Psalm: Redemption. Berlin Black Cinema International Film Festival. Written, Directed and Produced by Christopher C. Odom and Cornelius Booker III. 2013. 2nd Place. 23rd Psalm: Redemption. North Carolina Black Film Festival.…
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Is Jenkins Metaphor of Poaching Valid?
In Henry Jenkins book, “Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture,” Jenkins presents the interesting metaphor of TV fans as textual poachers. In short, textual poaching is the action whereby aficionados become so versed and immersed in a text, that they proclaim themselves legitimate experts of the text and thereby create their own contextual meanings which supercede the meanings of…
Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons
Stylistically, CITIZEN KANE and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS are similar, but not the same. The majority of the scenes in each film utilize group shots, showing every character in the scene in the frame at the same time emphasizing community. Both films also utilize depth of field, where characters are filmed in large rooms or at great distances apart. In Citizen…