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Discuss how important cinematography is, in establishing strong responses from spectators to a key character in 'La La Land' . Your answer must refer to 1 scene.

In La La Land, cinematograpgy is key in establishing relationships between characters and getting the response from spectators the director specifically wants. In many of the upbeat scenes and numbers, the camera will quickly pan between characters to keep the pace of the scene very quick to represent its light heartedness. This why this film suits a passive audience because they can pick up on the tone very easily, through fast camera movements and the colourful Mis-en-scene. In the scene\song "Someone in the crowd" there are very few cuts, which is noticable through the whole film. The use of so many long shots could be the director trying to maintain as much verisimilitude throughout the film as possible. With these long shots the camera pans between characters at various different points and the speed at which it happens says a lot about the relationship between the characters and the tne of the scene. Throughout this scene, there are several moments where we see Mia

The moment of fantasy love

-dark when at the resturant -colourful and saturated at the cinema and when she runs to seb -wearing green and its in spring, new life and new love -quite dark at the cinema but with some lights, still in the dark about each other as they're just starting out -empty theatre, more intimate -Footage from an old movie, nod to old cinema and old musicals - classic 'old school' date with the hand holding -constantly inturrupted, foreshadow that they can never live together forever

How far does winters bone rely upon an understanding of social context? refer in detail to at least 1 sequence of the film?

How far does winters bone rely upon an understanding of social context? refer in detail to at least 1 sequence of the film? The sequence opens with the character Ree walking through a yard with a mountain bike and dressed in 'manly' clothes with her hair hidden by a beanie. This is to be representative of the patriarchal society and idea that men in the society we're being presented are superior. She is met by a woman and this showcases how women are made to do all the work instead of the men, which is shown many times throughout the entirety of the film. All of the shots on the women throughout the sequence are either taken from above, and this is done to show that men feel they are above women in this society. This is something that a passive viewer would ignore as it is implied and not obvious to someone watching without context. With the house being messy showcases how not all women fit into the 'wife' role who clean up after men but are forced into that role