Nosferatu
Use of shadow and silhouette in an iconic scene from the 1922 film Nosferatu. This visual technique is typical of German Expressionist film.
Prana Film/Internet Moving Images Archive (at archive.org)
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Great Museums Television (A Britannica Publishing Partner)A discussion of George Eastman and the museum established on his estate, from Picture Perfect: George Eastman House.
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Prana Film/Internet Moving Images Archive (at archive.org)One of the scariest scenes from Nosferatu. The vampire (portrayed by Max Schreck) rises ominously from a coffin on a ship and terrifies a crewman.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Using the example of Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation's 1977 dramatization of Walter van Tilburg Clark's “The Portable Phonograph,” director John Barnes discusses the problems of translating a short story into film and explains what it means to be faithful to the original.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.A movie without popcorn is like a day without sunshine.
