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Out of all the themes described in the document "Themes in Art", the theme that personally speaks to me the most would have to be Politics and the Social Order. Politics and social classes are a important part of our daily lives which allows viewers to relate to films with this theme. Using this theme allows the filmmaker to address political or social issues with their own creative thoughts. It's in the filmmaker's thoughts that the viewer can see what the world around them could be like in the the film were a reality. This can influence the viewer to not only see the film as a story being told but also as a commentary of the world at the time. Other than Politics and the Social Order, the second most appealing theme to me would most likely be the theme of the Sacred Realm. The reason that I believe this theme is so appealing would be because the idea of a higher being or a sacred realm is largely embedded into our lives and culture. Since this thought is up to o...

-What Can You Do To Fix Audio? If your audio is recorded at a level that makes it difficult to listen to, you can raise the levels of the audio in order to put it at an optimal volume -What Cannot Be Fixed? If your audio is recorded at a very low and quiet level, raising the levels may not end-up helping you make the audio easier to listen to. -What is the optimal level for sound recording? After analyzing the three examples of audio, the -12db level seemed to have the best result. This is because it's very clear and easy to listen to without having to do any changes

Alfred Hitchcock's  Rear Window features a scene in which the camera pans across a neighborhood to show the characters that live there. In this pan and each time it is repeated, Hitchcock shows the viewer what he wants them to see and let's them know what he wants them to know about the plot. The sound and visuals add to this, adding more detail regarding each character and their influence on the plot. This analysis from YouTube goes in depth with examples regarding the film and how Hitchcock works to create suspense in the film. I enjoyed the Creator's examples regarding how the audience would change their viewpoint as the plot progresses. Personally after watching the film, I enjoyed Hitchcock's concept of putting the viewer in Jeff's shoes and only allowing them to see what he sees through the rear window.

A Few Sounds that I heard were: An Alarm Clock A Train Horn A Running Sink Talkative children The Post War period of Film: Following World War II, Films started to have a darker tone. Various actors, directors, and others who worked in the film industry were blacklisted as they were feared to be communists. Around this time various genres of film started to emerge such as Spy, Horror, and Western Films. Also at this time, color film was becoming the common way to make films in. While films were advancing at this time, Television was starting to be introduced to houses all across America.

Throughout O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Coen brothers included various elements in the film that drew inspiration from Homer's The Odyssey . The following are a few of these elements and characters from O Brother, Where Art Thou?  that are meant to reference Homer's The Odyssey . The Sirens In The Odyssey , Sirens are seductive creatures who try to tempt the main character of Odysseus into coming with them. To counteract this, Odysseus fills his ears with beeswax and is bound to the mast of his ship as instructed to him by Circe. In O Brother, Where Art Thou? , the Sirens act like they do in Homer's poem. They're used in the plot as a way to tempt our main characters. However unlike Odysseus in The Odyssey , Elmer, Delmar, and Pete do nothing to protect themselves from the Siren's temptations and allow themselves to be thrown off their path. Big Dan Teague In The Odyssey , The creature of the Cyclops is known as Polyphemus, son of Poseidon. In...