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Books and articles: 1. Bergan, Ronald. Francis Ford Coppola: Close Up the Making of His Movies. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1997. 2. The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film. Ondaatje, (2002, p.152) Knopf. 3. Billboard magazine. May 1, 1999 … Continue reading →

Critical review: How original was The Conversation taking into account its historical and social context and how much was Coppola really inspired by other texts? In this essay I will be exploring the concept of inspiration and originality in relation … Continue reading →

My main question will be; how original was The Conversation taking into account its historical and social context and how much was Coppola really inspired by other texts? – introduction to The Conversation, basic information about the film, its release, … Continue reading →

‘Main achievements’ I think some of my main achievements in the research process was picking up on research which was generally hard to find and using a wide variety of sources. In my eagerness to find relevant information I would … Continue reading →

After writing two blog abouts semiotics and intertextuality I have come to a conclusion that my research is slowing down and I already have a substancial amout of information. I need to begin thinking about the i-map and the results … Continue reading →

I have already covered a fair amount of intertextuality in my blogs on the similarities and influences of other texts and films. I hope to cover the concept of intertextuality in relation to Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation in more … Continue reading →

Semiotics is otherwise known as the study of symbols, signs and cultural sign processes (semiosis).[1] It is closely linked with the field of linguistics, however in the book Course in General Linguistics (1915) Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, argued that … Continue reading →

Through my research I have come across this mentioned several times and I think it is quite significant yet I have comepletely forgotten to post it. According to altfg.com “The opening scene was filmed by Haskell Wexler, and the rest … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures I took of some group work I was involved in during our lectures. The group work was admittedly quite useful as it gave me ideas on how to begin developing my research. There were several reliable … Continue reading →