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Directors infulence essay

The most important influence on a film can be described as the Auter, which is usually discussed in relation to the director but could also be anyone who takes creative control of a project. For example, the film Blade runner the auter can be described as Ridley Scott The director or even some of the actors, like the actor who played Batty. He could be described as an auter because his final monologue he wrote himself, therefore making him, arguably, an auter of Blade Runner. The director is the most important part of the film in regards to how its shot and the plot, but not always the finished product. Studios tend to mess with films and the directors vision for finished product is not always brought to light and the studio can mess with films so much post and during production that its far from the directors original vision. Blade Runner and The Lady from Shanghai are two excellent examples of this. Both films the directors were restricted artistically and budget wise. Warner ...

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...

screenplay- a new perspective

Screenplay Fade in POV person 1 walking down a pavement everything from their perspective is warmer and this is to show how they are in a good mental state, person 2 in background but natural amount. Person 1 walks into college and meets a friend before walking to class, having a general chat friend1: you alright mate person 1: yeah mate you alright friend 1: i actually can't be arsed for film person 1: i know mate same In class person 1 is talking to a friend about a party they attended and it is inferred that person 2 'ruined' the party. Person 2 storms out of the room and breaks a pencil in half Friend 2: Anger issues On their way home person 1 sees person 2 about to jump in front of a train, they run to them and stop them. We revert to the start of the film but it is a lot colder to show their mental state, where person 2 is walking to college with person1 in the background. They follow person 1 into college, and meeting their friend friend1: you ...

Cinematic and Narrative ideas

Cinematic ideas  We have decided to do a social realism film, about suicide prevention and the issues like bullying within schools. To portray the aspect of suicide prevention we originally were going to use a split screen to two peoples day side by side whiter very similar (going to the same place, in the same place. In the backgrounds of each others POV) and one tried to commit suicide at the end, but the second pop stops them and the shots match up perfectly for the only part in the film. By using POV shots it can demonstrate how the issues referenced to in the film happen to thousands across the country and world and can really happen to anyone. It also allows us to have the other actor in the background so the two sides of the screen kind of match up but not perfectly. This is to showcase that many people deal with thoughts of suicide but we can never know who they are. Narrative ideas In our film we have a narrative with a conflict between two characters, which we ca...