Partner presentation analysis
Chronicle and Attack The Block - Themes
-Foreshadowing
-Both films appear to be demonising the youth
-Disruption: power from radiation. In Chronicle, Andrew is more powerful out of the group of three guys due to his unstable home/social life
-Stereotypes and perceptions of youth, how it affects them when they're given power
-Both films portray an expression of masculinity
-One of the themes in Chronicle could be virginity, the transition of childhood to being a man
-Hubris = pride before the fall
-Both films include themes of supernatural occurrences and each have different portrayals of how each film deals with encounters with these supernatural events
-Superiority, apex predator
Thursday 14 November 2013
Class notes - Friday 8th November 2013
"Just One Morning"
-A possible macro for this student-made film could be narrative.
-Restricted narrative; the audience only knows what the protagonist knows
-Cinematography is used heavily
-A cliche of being a "party animal"
-The morning after
-Influences from "The Hangover"
Aesthetic = visual style
Dream-state links to hyper-reality
-A possible macro for this student-made film could be narrative.
-Restricted narrative; the audience only knows what the protagonist knows
-Cinematography is used heavily
-A cliche of being a "party animal"
-The morning after
-Influences from "The Hangover"
Aesthetic = visual style
Dream-state links to hyper-reality
Class notes - Tuesday 5th November 2013
Film festivals are for distributers to pick up independent films
All essays have to have an argument
-Comparison of two films (1 independent and 1 blockbuster)
-Explain why you agree or disagree with those opinions
-Need to be structured in a thesis point conclusion
Men act, women appear
-Example: V for Vendetta. Evey's portrayed as an attractive female female who's dependent on V for her safety
-The film "Just My Luck" follows Classic Hollywood Narrative
-The film "Columbiana" has a female protagonist who's violent and dominant throughout the film
All essays have to have an argument
-Comparison of two films (1 independent and 1 blockbuster)
-Explain why you agree or disagree with those opinions
-Need to be structured in a thesis point conclusion
Men act, women appear
-Example: V for Vendetta. Evey's portrayed as an attractive female female who's dependent on V for her safety
-The film "Just My Luck" follows Classic Hollywood Narrative
-The film "Columbiana" has a female protagonist who's violent and dominant throughout the film
Children of Men - Themes and Messages
-Infertility
-Terrorism
-Oppression of immigrants
-Trust
-Reproduction
-Immigration
-Hopelessness and Suicide
Class notes - Tuesday 15th October
Django Unchained
-Representation and reflection of how racial society was in that era.
-Representation of race
-Could be paired with the film "The Help" due to representation of race and how they were viewed by society. Style and dialogue of the film is dramatised/emphasized due to the director and how he wants his films to come across
Representation of race compares to "The Help". Both films narrate the lesser/bad treatment of black people and how they're looked on by society. When black people are in a high position of power in Django Unchained, they treat other black people with less respect whereas with The Help, all black people see each other as equal because there is no hierarchy within the same race. In both films, white people are in a high position of power which reflects the acts that were going on in those eras, both before the Civil Rights Movement. Django Unchained is less realistic because of the swearing and stylized dialogue
-Theme of both films: slavery
-MACRO studies will often intertwine
-Distribution is not the same as making
-Tarantino makes independent films
-When researching films, go to imdb
-Independent films get picked up by major distributers
-Representation and reflection of how racial society was in that era.
-Representation of race
-Could be paired with the film "The Help" due to representation of race and how they were viewed by society. Style and dialogue of the film is dramatised/emphasized due to the director and how he wants his films to come across
Representation of race compares to "The Help". Both films narrate the lesser/bad treatment of black people and how they're looked on by society. When black people are in a high position of power in Django Unchained, they treat other black people with less respect whereas with The Help, all black people see each other as equal because there is no hierarchy within the same race. In both films, white people are in a high position of power which reflects the acts that were going on in those eras, both before the Civil Rights Movement. Django Unchained is less realistic because of the swearing and stylized dialogue
-Theme of both films: slavery
-MACRO studies will often intertwine
-Distribution is not the same as making
-Tarantino makes independent films
-When researching films, go to imdb
-Independent films get picked up by major distributers
Sunday 3 November 2013
Moonrise Kingdom and Super 8 essay notes/plan
Super 8
-Cafe scene
-Very little music used in Super 8 to focus on the story
-Narrated by characters as the story progresses
-Flashbacks used to tell the story, set the tone of the film/make the audience aware of the situation
-Confiding in each other
-Joe and Alice, night bedroom scene
-Mostly shot at night/in the dark to create what kind of atmosphere?
-Alice getting home scene. Who looks inferior out of the two?
-Serious and intimidating music/sound effects to fit the film - suspense
-Verisimilitude in Super 8
-Magnets flying scene
-Set in a town
Moonrise Kingdom
-Bright and vibrant colours used throughout the film
-Lots of attention to detail via medium long shots and close-ups
-Sharp and exaggerated camera shots
-Told through a physical narrator
-Fast paced speech
-Music in almost every scene and throughout the film
-Everything is spelled out and straight forward
-Exaggerated acting
-Suzy's dad and Captain driving scene
-"What did you bring with you?" scene
-Letters scene
-Set on an island, reclusive
-Narrator talks to the characters, breaking the fourth wall
-Beach scene
Both
-Ideas/themes of adventure and independence
-Young kids in relationships
-Set in the 60's and 70's
-Cafe scene
-Very little music used in Super 8 to focus on the story
-Narrated by characters as the story progresses
-Flashbacks used to tell the story, set the tone of the film/make the audience aware of the situation
-Confiding in each other
-Joe and Alice, night bedroom scene
-Mostly shot at night/in the dark to create what kind of atmosphere?
-Alice getting home scene. Who looks inferior out of the two?
-Serious and intimidating music/sound effects to fit the film - suspense
-Verisimilitude in Super 8
-Magnets flying scene
-Set in a town
Moonrise Kingdom
-Bright and vibrant colours used throughout the film
-Lots of attention to detail via medium long shots and close-ups
-Sharp and exaggerated camera shots
-Told through a physical narrator
-Fast paced speech
-Music in almost every scene and throughout the film
-Everything is spelled out and straight forward
-Exaggerated acting
-Suzy's dad and Captain driving scene
-"What did you bring with you?" scene
-Letters scene
-Set on an island, reclusive
-Narrator talks to the characters, breaking the fourth wall
-Beach scene
Both
-Ideas/themes of adventure and independence
-Young kids in relationships
-Set in the 60's and 70's
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