Austin Eldridge Film Studies

  Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) Lucasfilm     Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, is the third movie in the Star Wars Prequels and story-wise, sets up the plot of Star Wars: The New Hope. Revenge of the Sith  stars the characters: Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christiensen), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor),  Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), and Sheev Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). This film was directed by George Lucas and music score by John Williams.      In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi rescue Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic from General Grievous. Grievous escapes, but suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council about Chancellor Palpatine's recent political actions concerning the ongoing Clone Wars. Anakin has formed a bond with Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars and is now asked to spy on the Chancellors actions, full of bitterness against the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the dark side.      One cinematic scene in particu

     In the short film Caroline, the mother has to attend an interview and leaves Caroline and the 2 kids in her locked car. The kids in the car become hot and sweaty because it is very hot outside and there is no air conditioning. Caroline has the keys of the car but doesn't know what to do with them. After being left in the car, the kids became hot and worried about what was happening. Caroline tried calming them down by talking about the kids show PJ Masks. In this scene, there was a large use of handheld close-up shots that was meant to show the panic of the kids because of the shakiness of the camera.      The directors of the film used this camera technique to demonstrate what was going through of the kids trapped in the car. The technique created a sense of unease because seeing children in danger and almost close to death and is something that can affect an audience to have a certain feeling towards the scene, most likely being disgusted and scared. When the concerned woman

High Key Lighting Backlighting   Low Key Lighting Halloween Lighting The Halloween Lighting is used to show the horror that is taking place in the camera shot. The lighting shows intense detail of the mans face but his eyes are dark and not able to be seen, making the shot give a sense of unease and worry. 

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Lucasfilm This sequel continues the first ever Star Wars Sci-Fi Action movie, Star Wars: A New Hope  in the original trilogy when the first Death Star was destroyed by the Rebel Alliance. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back  stars the main characters from A New Hope , Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamil), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). The Empire Strikes Back  story is created by George Lucas and directed by Irvin Kershner. Movie score by John Williams. Set in a galaxy far, far away.      In Star Wars: A New Hope , Luke Skywalker joins the Rebel Alliance to fight against the Galactic Empire and helps destroy a super battle station called the Death Star. In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back , the Rebel Alliance is ambushed by the Empire on the icy planet of Hoth. Han Solo and Princess Leia escape on Han Solo's ship: The Millennium Falcon, while Luke Skywalker travels to Dagobah in search for the ancien