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    numerous techniques that constitute film editing‚ ranging from fade ins and outs‚ to the Kuleshov effect and the 180-degree axis rule. This response is dedicated to analyzing‚ relating‚ and pointing out the use of shot/reverse-shot patterns in The Big Sleep. When cutting a dialogue scene that typically utilizes a shot/reverse-shot‚ one character’s reaction to what is being said is just as important as what is being said. Through the 180-degree axis rule‚ the camera shifts along the axis without

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    shot A and shot B 3. Spatial relations between shot A and shot B 4. Temporal relations between shot A and shot B1 Howard Hawks‚ being highly inspired by German Expressionist films‚ has used many stylistic film editing techniques in his 1946‚ Big Sleep. These techniques can fall into all four categories mentioned earlier. Hawks has widely used establishing shots to transition from one scene to the other. Examples of these shots can be observed as Marlowe commutes to various locations (Brody’s apartment

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    Ali Abdallah 201000408 “Murder‚ My Sweet” and “The Big Bang” Film noirs have had a history of using two diametrically opposed archetypes to illustrate acceptable and unacceptable desires‚ ambitions‚ and social behavior that need narrative resolution. The film “Murder‚ My Sweet” is no different. In this movie Ann and Helen are opposed against each other‚ vying for Philip Marlowe’s desire‚ while Marlowe himself and Ann’s father are opposed with each other with regards to their professional and

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    self-reliance. How can a reader truly assess a character’s qualities if the narration is told in a first person perspective? Philip Marlowe‚ a “hard-boiled private detective” created by Raymond Chandler in his first novel (Yearley par 15)‚ The Big Sleep‚ displays many of said admirable qualities. His story is also told in first person. One can only assess Marlowe’s personality through the biased opinion of the narrator himself. Therefore‚ it is the readers’ responsibility to question how much

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    Marlowe ironically lacked mystery or intrigue. A seemingly boring man‚ he fights off temptation of women and sets forth to solve the task at hand. Silver Wig‚ the alias of Mona Mars adopted by protagonist Phillip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep‚ was a seemingly crucial character in the novel though lacked a similar importance in the story’s film adaptation. When the knightly Marlowe was captured in a surprise attack‚ Chandler writes that Mona is the hero dressed in green with lake-blue

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    The Big Time series is a series of paranormal novels by paranormal and urban fantasy author Jennifer Estep. Estep published the first novel of the series Karma Girl in 2007 to much popularity amongst fans of the genre. Following the popularity of the series‚ Jennifer went on to follow the first with several more titles in the still ongoing series. The Bigtime series of paranormal romances is set in the Big Apple‚ New York City. The Bigtime is a city full of uber villains‚ heroic superheroes‚ sassy

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    press can be worth paying attention at. Thus‚ it would be more secure to refer to more proper crime fiction book. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler is a hardboiled crime novel‚ which is included in "TIME ’s List of the 100 Best Novels."[1] Moreover‚ it has an honorable place in several other lists of top 100 books. Such figures speak for themselves. Therefore‚ The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler will be used in this work as an example of crime fiction novels. In the main body of the work attention

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    Writing 39B January 20‚ 2013 Unconventional Conventional Women: Chandler’s Femme Fatales The Sternwood sisters‚ Vivian and Carmen‚ depict themselves as being the ultimate femme fatales in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep. A femme fatale is an attractive and seductive woman‚ especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes romantically involved with her (“TV Tropes Femme Fatale”). While both women possess the attractive and seductive characteristics‚ they fail to become involved

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    Starting out with a mere case about a blackmail situation‚ Marlowe‚ the detective‚ ends up solving a bigger case about the death of Rusty Regan and learns the deeper and scarier truth about human nature and desires. Chandler’s The Big Sleep portrays ambitious characters committing real crimes that are mentioned in the article “The Simple Art of Murder”. According to Chandler‚ good detective fiction comprises of real life situations. Chandler tried to fabricate a realistic situation so that the novel

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    Essay #1 “The Big Sleep” a novel by Raymond Chandler‚ presents Philip Marlowe a quintessential private‚ who is hired by the General to “rid of” the persona behind blackmail letters. During his investigation Marlowe reveals the corruption with each source of information. Marlowe notices a pattern of city officials getting away with petty crimes. After hundreds of pages later‚ Marlowe is yet to be done with his investigation‚ when the General asks for trace on Rusty Regan. Although Marlowe is a trustworthy

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