Zoetrope Essays

Psychoanalysis of the Wizard of Oz Of the many literary theories that have come about over the years, one of the most interesting is the idea of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis was first introduced in the 1880s by Sigmund Freud, he claimed that unconscious desires were the reasoning behind most behavioral problems. Furthermore, Freud speculated that one’s subconscious desires were influenced by what happened in one’s childhood ("Purdue OWL: Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism", 2018). Freud also

The movie trolls was a dynamic film that took the audience into fantasy land that is unimaginable. In the beginning we are introduced to various exquisite characters that love to hug and sing. Among them was the protagonist Poppy. Poppy was the daughter of the Trolls king and was the next heir to the throne. As the heat begins to rise the trolls are forced to go into hiding after the Chef of Bergon Town was bound to annihilate them for the bergons own pleasure. Therefore, the Chef was banished from

The animated movie musical should be considered a genre entirely of its own, for it can create stories that movie directors before had once only dreamed of in their imaginations. For many people today, the animated movie musical was the movie musical we watched the most. It created a fantastical, whimsical form of reality. While the animated movie musical had the power to capture things that could simply not be recreated in person, it also has some drawbacks in its ability to get in touch with reality

How you ever wondered why Tim Burton's films are always a fan favorite for everyone? Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques to create a mood and tone for the audience of any age to enjoy. Springboard informs the audience in their biography that Tim Burton is wickedly funny, grotesquely, humorous they claim that Tim Burton's films influenced his imagination and cinematic style. Tim Burton used his idol Roald Dahl stories to create Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton uses his influence to make

“Christmas is the day that holds all time together” (Alexander Smith) Christmas is a holiday full of joy and happiness, and people from all over the world loves Christmas, not only children but also adults. As a result, thousands of companies see the business opportunities of Christmas, which formed Christmas big Sales, Christmas special products, and Christmas series shows and movies. Watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate with your family around the fireplace is always a sweet memory

Enchanted The movie Enchanted is a self-parody that plays homage to former Disney films. It focuses on Giselle, a princess who is sent away from her animated world of Andalasia, by an evil queen, to the action-packed city of New York. In the movie, director Kevin Lima utilizes different camera movements to invite the audience in and reveal details about the movie’s plot. Through the use of traditional animation and various camera movements, Lima was able to perfectly complement the film’s narrative

novella, At the Mountains of Madness. Although it was published in the 1930’s, this chilling tale of an expedition to the Antarctic continent by a group of scholars is still a chilling part of the Cthulhu Mythos. It is clear that indie developer, Zoetrope Interactive, are big fans of Lovecraft and his work as Conarium was inspired by his novella. However, it takes place after the original story and focuses on a character named Frank Gilman. The game opens with Frank waking up at an Antarctic base

four photographs across a 100-piece scale challenges the natural instinct to view a photograph for a couple of minutes and then move on to the next as we are forced to engage with the same four photographs over and over again, therefore creating a zoetrope effect experienced by the viewer. This encourages individuals in society to become fully immersed in Nguyen’s fascinating expression, standing in the place of many equally troubled migrants from Vietnam. His photograph of Nguyen pleads that individuals

1. Introduction Being the first CGI-animated film to be rated R by the MPAA is not the only title of which Sausage Party can be proud. The irreverent movie is also the highest grossing film of its category with a box office of almost 140 million dollars as of November 2016. The openly parodic way in which the film makes fun of Pixar and Disney narrative tropes, like the singing moments and its strong critique of religious traditions, has not damaged in the slightest the response to Sausage Party

The topic I would like to introduce is Surrealism/ Surrealistic/ Surreal imagery and the significance of its movement and how it influenced many artist all over the globe in the past and still is today. My understanding of this style of art is basically having something out of this world but juxtaposed. Fantasy like objects, effects, perhaps hallucinatory quality of a dream or simply just something unreal. In this essay, the example I have chosen or artist work I found interesting is Sabina Nore

The 1920s saw the growth of popular recreation, in part because of higher wages and increased leisure time. Just as automobiles were mass-produced, so was recreation during the 1920s. Mass-circulations magazines like Reader’s Digest and Time (established 1923) enjoyed enormous success. Radio also rose to prominence as a source of news and entertainment during the 1920s: NBC was founded in 1926 and CBS a year later. Movies were the most popular leisure attraction of the times, making stars out of

Throughout history humans have attempted to animate or give the illusion of movement. Evidence of this can be found as far back as a 5,200-year old pottery bowl discovered in Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran. It is a bowl, which uses a series of five images to illustrate the motion of a goat jumping up in order to nip some leaves off a tree. Another example of early attempts to create motion through a series of drawings is Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Studies of the Muscles of the Neck, Shoulder, Chest, and

Cultural exchange is the transmission of cultures between nations linked to culture human presence is closely correlated evolution with human life, according to submit individual creativity and production in various fields, culture when Taylor is "complex and interlocking system, which includes languages, beliefs and knowledge and the arts, instructions and laws and constitutions moral standards and values, customs and habits social traditions and skills possessed by members of a particular community