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Friday, 20 September 2013
Thursday, 12 September 2013
AS Film: Mise en Scene - Lecture 1 13/09/13
Welcome to the supporting teaching blog for your AS Film Studies.
In today's lesson we considered one of the major cinematic techniques - Mise en Scene. This, as you will remember, translates as "everything in the frame". Mise en Scene includes: setting, location, costume, props, lighting and character placement, and has a vitally important role in how meaning is constructed by film makers, and consequently understood by the audience.
In this blog entry you will find the sequences shown today.
You may choose one of these sequences for your 1500 word coursework analysis. Other film sequences will be shown in the lectures the coming weeks which you can also choose from, as well as those which I did not show in the lessons.
IMPORTANT: You will be required to undertake a short 400-500 analysis of one of these three sequences as part of your initial review on the AS Film Studies course. This will help me assess your analytical and written skills in order to progress further onto this AS Level course.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Lurhmann (1996).
Consider how Lurhmann provides a modern take on a classic play in order to engage the contemporary audience. This is achieved by its modern setting, costumes and props, while still retaining the original language. Note how the repeated visual motif of fire set up the violence ahead.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg (1977)
Think about how Spielberg shows both fear and wonderment of the alien contact, through the eyes of the mother and her son. Note how ordinary, everyday objects ,or props, take on a new life in this extraordinary setting. You should also note how Spielberg uses creative lighting techniques to endorse the meaning of the sequence.
28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle (2002)
A sequence full of meaning, which Boyle achieves with his creative use of a deserted London as a setting, the use of costume and props, together with how he places the main character within the various locations.
In today's lesson we considered one of the major cinematic techniques - Mise en Scene. This, as you will remember, translates as "everything in the frame". Mise en Scene includes: setting, location, costume, props, lighting and character placement, and has a vitally important role in how meaning is constructed by film makers, and consequently understood by the audience.
In this blog entry you will find the sequences shown today.
You may choose one of these sequences for your 1500 word coursework analysis. Other film sequences will be shown in the lectures the coming weeks which you can also choose from, as well as those which I did not show in the lessons.
IMPORTANT: You will be required to undertake a short 400-500 analysis of one of these three sequences as part of your initial review on the AS Film Studies course. This will help me assess your analytical and written skills in order to progress further onto this AS Level course.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Lurhmann (1996).
Consider how Lurhmann provides a modern take on a classic play in order to engage the contemporary audience. This is achieved by its modern setting, costumes and props, while still retaining the original language. Note how the repeated visual motif of fire set up the violence ahead.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg (1977)
Think about how Spielberg shows both fear and wonderment of the alien contact, through the eyes of the mother and her son. Note how ordinary, everyday objects ,or props, take on a new life in this extraordinary setting. You should also note how Spielberg uses creative lighting techniques to endorse the meaning of the sequence.
28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle (2002)
A sequence full of meaning, which Boyle achieves with his creative use of a deserted London as a setting, the use of costume and props, together with how he places the main character within the various locations.
Consider how directors use Mise en Scene in other films which you have watched.
More on Mise en Scene next week.
More on Mise en Scene next week.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Friday, 7 June 2013
A2 Film - Useful article on the symbolic use of setting and location in 'Vertigo'
Very useful article regarding the symbolic use of the setting and various locations in Vertigo
Vertigo - more than just the streets of San Francisco
Vertigo - more than just the streets of San Francisco
Sunday, 12 May 2013
A2 Film - 'Fatal Attraction' trailer and alternative ending
In this post you will find the trailer for Fatal Attraction (1987) and the alternative ending.
The original ending was screened before the official release, but the results showed that the ts audience did not like it, saying it was too downbeat and that it should end with Beth shooting Alex. The director Adrian Lyne re-shot the ending in keeping with the wishes of the test audience.
Fatal Attraction trailer (1987)
The original ending
The released ending
CBS News report on the alternative ending
The original ending was screened before the official release, but the results showed that the ts audience did not like it, saying it was too downbeat and that it should end with Beth shooting Alex. The director Adrian Lyne re-shot the ending in keeping with the wishes of the test audience.
Fatal Attraction trailer (1987)
The original ending
The released ending
CBS News report on the alternative ending
A2 Film - Emotional Response: "Fatal Attraction"
In this blog post you are asked to analyse at least four sequences from the film, Fatal Attraction.
You need to identify how the cinematic and narrative techniques used affect your emotional response. These should include the following elements:
Mise en scene (Setting, location, lighting, props, costume, character placement)
Performance
Cinematography - angles, movement, framing
Sound - dialogue and music
Editing - pace and detail
Narrative techniques such as enigmas, cause/effect, and use of dialogue should also be considered in framing an emotional response from the audience.
You should also consider how the audience is being 'positioned' to feel potentially different emotions for different characters.
Also consider how the audience theory of 'structured interpretation' may affect an audiences' emotional response. This will depend on factors such as age, gender, class, social background, religious beliefs, moral beliefs, education, social status, marital status etc.
Sequence 1 - Lying in the Park
Sequence 2 - A Married Man
Sequence 3 - Bloody Farewell
Sequence 4 - Alex is pregnant
Sequence 5 - Alex comes over
Sequence 6 - Not being ignored
Sequence 7 - Boiled Bunny
Sequence 8 - Bathroom Brawl
You need to identify how the cinematic and narrative techniques used affect your emotional response. These should include the following elements:
Mise en scene (Setting, location, lighting, props, costume, character placement)
Performance
Cinematography - angles, movement, framing
Sound - dialogue and music
Editing - pace and detail
Narrative techniques such as enigmas, cause/effect, and use of dialogue should also be considered in framing an emotional response from the audience.
You should also consider how the audience is being 'positioned' to feel potentially different emotions for different characters.
Also consider how the audience theory of 'structured interpretation' may affect an audiences' emotional response. This will depend on factors such as age, gender, class, social background, religious beliefs, moral beliefs, education, social status, marital status etc.
Sequence 1 - Lying in the Park
Sequence 2 - A Married Man
Sequence 3 - Bloody Farewell
Sequence 4 - Alex is pregnant
Sequence 5 - Alex comes over
Sequence 6 - Not being ignored
Sequence 7 - Boiled Bunny
Sequence 8 - Bathroom Brawl
Friday, 10 May 2013
AS Film - useful Michael Caine interview regarding the making of 'Harry Brown'
For those considering revising 'Harry Brown' for the forthcoming exam, it is worth checking out this interview with Michael Caine. In it he talks about why he choose to do the film and his south-east London background. Might be some useful quotes regarding the issues of 'context' and representation.
Michael Caine interview
Michael Caine interview
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