Artistic or Visual Design: Without a Paddle

The set and or location of the film is very important to give it the right feel for the audience. I think that they needed to film on set and on location. They filmed on set for the stunts and other visual effects they could not achieve on location. It was important however to be on location to get the feel of the story line and make the audience feel like they were there with them on the mountain. The costumes were chosen by what type of personality each character had in the film. It distiguished who had what role and makes it easier to follow the story when you can have that color association with each character. I believe that they used natural lighting for most of this movie. It works well because they are trapped on a mountain outdoors and the lighting helps get the feel of that. The director is trying to make it as real as possible I think so it all flows well once it is put together.

Raiders of The Lost Ark

This film I feel is very good because of its theme and story line. I liked the movie and thought that the director shot it very well. The movie made you feel like it could really happen and that made it realistic and more exciting for the audience to watch. Roger Ebert's article suggests that the movie has an underlying theme about being a Nazi. I too feel that the movie is potraying them as cruel, selfish, and uncompastionate and it does form a very good "bad guy" that the audience will despise throughout the movie. This movie has symbolism aswell, it is dealing with ancient artifiacts related to God. The ark itself is a symbol of power, grace, and forgiveness. This movie has a lot of ups and downs and is a great adventure for anyone to see.