"Casablanca:" A New Perspective
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Throughout history, the film industry has seen many directing styles and
techniques. The early part of the 20th century saw a factory style of film
production, but as the years went by, director's began to employ new and untried
techniques in their pictures. One such technique which these directo ....
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.... in "Rick's Cafe," shows people gambling and making illegal deals to
leave Casablanca. An employee of the cafe bring a check to a man seated at a
chess table to sign. The signature reads, "OK. Rick." By using this shot, the
director makes clear to the reader, without any dialogue, that the man signing
the check is Rick. This technique, however, is just the first of many used by
Curtiz.
The point-of-view shot is used by director Michael Curtiz to place the
audience directly into the action ....
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