Emma Coe Film Studies
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Global Practice Question
With close reference to the two films you have studied, explore how mine-en-scene and cinematography is used to create meaning (40 marks) Mise en scene and cinematography are used in Pan’s Labyrinth and House of Flying Daggers to create meaning as both films use specific colour pallets and lighting elements. In Pan’s Labyrinth Del Toro… Read more
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Pan’s Labyrinth Visual Style Revision
How does the use of cinematography and mise en scene create meaning? Opening Sequence: Cinematography: Zoom into an extreme close up of Ofelia’s eye- gate way to her soul/ her soul returning to the fantasy world/ in Ofelia’s imagination or memory? ‘princess’- connects the two together (sound and visuals) Tracking shots and pans- fluid, continuous,… Read more
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Film Maker’s theories- revision
Kapadia: Linear narrative Hero and villain narrative structure- form archetypes Extreme juxtaposition of high and lows- when Amy wins the Grammy award Guided viewing experience- opinions rather than facts ‘True fiction’ – more related to fiction as it follows the narrative structure Kapadia starts as a fictional filmmaker Michael Moore filmmaking: 8 key traits Moore… Read more
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Ridley Scott Auteur- Revision
Filmography: Blade Runner Black Hawk down Gladiator The Martian Alien Prometheus Hannibal Thelma and Louise Kingdom Heaven Robin Hood American Gangster Ridley Scott Auteur film form: Known for his long films Art school references- trained in production design Motivated lighting – Neon lights, shadows Noir style lighting- low key lighting Specific colour pallets Use of… Read more
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ISP W24: Michael Curtiz Auteur?
ISP Week 24 – Michael Curtiz – Auteur? Watch these three scenes from Angels with Dirty Faces (Curtiz, 1938) and take notes on the film form elements: Directional lighting to create shadows Functional/studio lighting to create high contrast of light Film noir Carefully detailed mise en scene and set design- shadows on the walls, poster ‘voice your protest against corruption’… Read more
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Michael Curtiz Auteur- revision
Auteur- a directors signature on a film Director crafts the work Curtiz is considered an anti-auteur Uses a range of genres Works with same actors in his films Focused on sentimentality Akratic direction- aristocrat- studio system Made 3 feature films a year What makes Curtiz an auteur: Directional lighting Studio lighting Shadows- German expressionism European… Read more
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Component 3 Storyboard drawings
ISP Week 23: Component 3 Story board key sequence drawings
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Strike: Ending sequence analysis
Strike: Ending sequence- analysis notes:
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Component 3: Screenplay ‘Deception’
Component 3 Screenplay script: ‘Deception’
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Strike: Middle sequence analysis
Strike: Middle sequence- analysis notes: Explore how film form devices are used to convey messages in the film you have studied Film form is used to convey political ideology in the silent film ‘Strike’ through propaganda in order to promote the unity of the working class and address the masses and proletariat. Firstly in regards to the… Read more
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Strike: Opening Sequence analysis
Strike: Opening sequence- analysis notes: Why might expressive tendencies have emerged within the silent film period? Plan: Bazin’s realist theory: He believed that realism was the only way to make true cinema No fancy camera work, shots on location with real people He presented a new take on cinema to compete with German Expressionism and… Read more
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Realism, Expressionism and Soviet Montage
Class notes on Realism, Expressionism and Soviet Montage:
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ISP W22: Filmmaking Tips
ISP Week 22: Filmmaking Tips Tips from Gretta Gerwig Don’t judge your drafts right away and don’t throw your ideas before Get others to read it- it forces you to listen to your own work from another perspective Give yourself a chance Story structure is within us- how we create meaning in our everyday lives … Read more
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Realist vs Expressionist Film
Realist vs Expressionist Using the short film screenplay you have written for your Component 3 work… Write a 400-word outline which discusses how you would undertake producing this short film from a realist/ expressionist Realist: For my screenplay ‘Deception’ I would undertake producing this in the form of a realist film by specifically using real locations… Read more
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Strike: Silent Cinema
Strike (1924) by Sergei Eisenstein Propaganda and ‘Cinema of Attractions’ Eisenstein was a Russian and global film maker- one of the pioneers of silent soviet cinema Later the same year, Battleship Potemkin was released Widely available- Youtube Political Contexts: Depicts a strike in 1903 by factory workers Reflects mass political and social unrest that led… Read more
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Battleship Potemkin (1925): Fact File
Director: Sergei Eisenstein Date: Produced in 1925 under Soviet control- banned in the UK until 1954 75 minuets long Tribute to the early Russian revolutionaries Sergei Eisenstein’s second full-length film Widely regarded as a masterpiece of international cinema Eisenstein’s early career was marked by a focus on decisive crowd sequences and by the use of… Read more
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ISP W21: Classical Cinema and André Bazin
Classical Cinema in the 21st Century Cinema Year Zero: Tik Tok and the Grammar of Silent Film: https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/cinema-year-zero-tik-tok-and-the-grammar-of-silent-film The social media platform Tik Tok built on an expanding user base of short form video-makers using one-minute video loops, shot and edited entirely on a mobile device For the majority of Tik Tok creators, their output has… Read more
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Silent Cinema
The Silent Film Era 1895-1929 No synchronised recorded sound and no audible dialogue- often title cards and music was played live. The height of the silent era (from the early 1910s in film to the late 1920s) is considered a period of artistic innovation. The film movements of Classical Hollywood, French Impressionism, German Expressionism, and Soviet Montage began in this period. Silent filmmakers pioneered the art form… Read more
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Strike: Initial notes
Strike (1925) – Sergei Eisenstein Eisenstein’s first full-length feature film Depicts the 1903 by the workers of a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia and their subsequent suppression. Cinematography: Black and white Experimental camera angles and techniques Dutch angles High angle/low angle shots Tracking shots Extreme close ups, close ups and long shots Mise en scene: Intertitles-… Read more
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ISP W20: Influential Soviet Films
Sergei Eisenstein’s influential film: Battleship Potemkin (1925): Based on the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled The film was used to consolidate power and spread soviet information- propaganda The film was banned in the UK until 1954 as there was worry it would influence a working class… Read more
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ISP W19: Soviet Montage Cinema and Sergei Eisenstein
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ISP W18: Storyboarding Prep
Birdman (2015): Opening scene Hot Fuzz (2007): Opening scene Oceans 11 (2001): Opening scene No Country for Old Men (2007): Opening scene The Godfather (1972): Opening scene
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W17 ISP: Screenplay Errors
ISP Week 17 Task: Identify Errors of a Screenplay Doesn’t use ‘FADE IN’ Slug line needs to be in CAPITALS Use correct terms in slug line (INT./EXT.) Doesn’t need specific time (eg. 9am)- use either DAY/NIGHT Character name should be in CAPITAS (Eg. CHRISTINE or EBONY) when they first appear in scene Character name before… Read more
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Short Film- updated versions
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ISP W16: Character Profile Development
2. Notes on how to embed subtext in screenplays: Text, Subtext and Context: Dialogue is a conversation confronting conflict Exposition is explain something with the purpose of informing the audience Text- words that are written on the page for the actor to speak Subtext- emotional charge of an idea and the intentions of the characters.… Read more
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Comp 3: Short Film Ideas
Mood Board ideas: Pinterest Task 2: Five Finger Pitch Genre- Psychological thriller (short film) Main protagonist- 20 year old young woman Goal- Avoid danger and guilt/ get away with murder Obstacle- Herself- she is overly paranoid and psychotic What’s important- power of memories and the mind Task 3: Film Outline Working Title: ‘Deception’ Brief: A… Read more
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Component 3: Examples and Genre
Task 1: Which screenplay and DSB did you enjoy the most and why? Did you see anything that has inspired ideas for your own coursework? I enjoyed the screen play ‘Compos Mentis’ by Sian Taylor the most as it included short yet detailed and effective scenes which I believe built suspense and establishes a fast… Read more
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ISP W15: Pan’s Labyrinth Exam Question
Mock question: For 10 marks – With reference to one scene of your choice, explore how mise-en-scene is used to reflect genre conventions in Pan’s Labyrinth. Mise en scene is used reflect genre conventions in the Pale Man sequence of Pan’s Labyrinth, for example through the use of the low-level tracking shot of the pile of grey… Read more
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ISP W15: Tips on Screenwriting
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Comp 3 Short Films: class work
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ISP W13: The Kuleshov Effect
The Kuleshov Effect: Named after Lev Kuleshov- a soviet film maker from the early 1900’s Kuleshov’s experiment proved that ‘a sequence of images conveys more meaning than a single shot therefore when building a film’s narrative editors must consider who the audience will connect multiple images together in their mind’ Conveys deep emotion through editing … Read more
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ISP W13: The Russian Revolution Research
Historical contexts on Sergei Eisenstein’s ‘Strike’: 19/20th Century Russian history The Russian Revolution 1849- 1939 Nicholas II – last emperor of Russia ruled from 1894-1917 Huge Russian empire Late 19th century – rapid industrialisation Introduced communist ideas like Karl Marx theory- working class of Russia demanding greater representation Communism wanted to abolish social classes (e.g. no priests or kings)… Read more
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‘Amy’ Sequence Analysis (All Scenes)
Sequence Analysis notes: Opening Sequence:
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ISP W12: Film Makers Theories: Peter Watkins
Peter Watkins – filmmaker theory: British director Highly regarded for his work in. the 1960’s His early work ‘Diary of an unknown soldier (1959) and The Forgotten Faces (1960) started his experimental film Used mock newsreels to show a media constructed version of reality He used amateur actors to add naturalism to his films Watkins… Read more
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ISP W11: Under the Skin Ideologies mock question
Mock question: For 10 marks – Analyse how ideology is explored in Under the Skin. Ideology is explored in the film Under the Skin through the concept of Marxism. An example where this features in the film is in the opening sequence where we see Laura working for an unknown higher power which forces her to exploit… Read more
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ISP W11: Documentary film comparison
Documentary film comparisons: 1. Michael Moore’s 2018 film Fahrenheit 11/9: a. What stylistic traits/techniques are present in the film which are similar to Bowling for Columbine? Using news reals/ media footage Addresses social and political issues about American society- left wing view Addresses the way in which the media presents people/ issues Interviews filmed on location- Moore… Read more
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ISP W11: Amy Context notes
Amy’ Documentary CONTEXT notes ‘Condensing countless hours of material into a powerful and coherent film that ends with such an emotive montage of photographs and music.’ Who was Amy Winehouse? London born(1983) jazz and pop singer Died (2011) of alcohol poisoning aged 27 She had problems with bulimia and substance abuse since her teens Her… Read more
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‘Amy’ Critical Debates
Kapadia on ‘Amy’: Amy is looking at the camera- at the audience (start) We become the paparazzi- Amy attacks the camera- attacks the audience Camera goes from being her friend to being violent and aggressive Film Vs Digital technology Digital Technology: The degree of the impact that digital has had on film since the 1990s… Read more
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Film Makers Theories: Bill Nichols
Film Makers Theories: Bill Nichols An American film academic who wrote a seminal text on documentary form, Introduction To Documentary (Indiana University Press, 2nd edition, 2010) Six modes of documentary: 1. Expository: Speak directly to the viewer with voice-over. These films use explicitly rhetorical techniques in order to explore points of actuality. They use voice-over… Read more
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Film Makers Theories: Kim Longinotto
Film Makers Theories: Kim Longinotto A British documentary filmmaker Well known for making films that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression or discrimination Prolific documentary filmmaker (an observational filmmaker (Observational cinema, also known as direct cinema, free cinema or cinema verite, usually excludes certain documentary techniques such as advanced planning, scripting, staging, narration,… Read more
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Film Makers Theories: Michael Moore
FILM MARKERS THEORIES: Michael Moore https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Moore Often controversial—that addressed major political and social issues in the United States. Mixing humor and poignancy with indignation Established Dog Eat Dog Films He also created an organization to finance social-action groups and other filmmakers. Very visible presence in his documentaries- participatory and performative role Highly committed- overly polemical in taking up a clear point… Read more
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‘Amy’ Documentary Notes
Why did Kapadia make a documentary on Amy Winehouse? ‘I wanted to know how that happened in front of our eyes.’ ‘I almost knew it was going to happen. You could see she was going down a certain path.’ ‘It tackles lots of things about family and media, fame, addiction, but most importantly it captures the very hearts… Read more
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ISP W10: Moon Exam Question
Mock question: For 10 marks – Explore how circular imagery is used as a narrative device in Moon Circular imagery is used as a narrative device in the film Moon, for example in the opening sequence where we see a graphical match cut between a sand dune into a green desert using circular imagery. The image explores the… Read more
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ISP W10: Amy vs Maradona
‘Amy’ (2015) VS ‘Diego Maradona’ (2019) directed by Asif Kapadia What are the similarities to Amy? Use of archive footage News interviews Home footage Media footage Fame turned to drugs Success and fame Press and media- portrayal public image No sit down interviews Linear- follows a timeline from childhood through their lives and careers Focuses on how the… Read more
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ISP W9: House of Flying Daggers Questions
Component 2: Global Filmmaking Perspectives. Section A Global Film. Group 2: Outside Europe. House of Flying Daggers (Zhang, China, 2004): Contexts, Style, Audience. Write at least 200 word answers to each of the following questions, supported with direct reference to the film: How might you describe Zhang Yimou’s visual style or aesthetic? Zhang Yimou’s visual style and aesthetic is shown… Read more
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ISP W9: House of Flying Daggers review articles
House of Flying Daggers- Review article notes https://newrepublic.com/article/70443/redemption-film ‘House of Flying Daggers is also about imperial rule and rebellion, by its conclusion politics have faded far into the background.’ ‘the protagonists have left behind their loyalties to either side, instead fighting and dying for more intimate concerns: for love, for jealousy, for redemption or release.’ ‘As… Read more
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House of Flying Daggers: Ending sequence notes
House of Flying Daggers: Ending sequence analysis notes CINEMATOGRAPHY: Zoom from dynamic close up into extreme close up- focuses in on their eyes and facial expressions Frequent use of mid shots and close ups- intimacy linking to romance genre Tracking shot follows the dagger’s POV (similar to other sequences)- dynamic and indicates fantasy elements Tracking shot… Read more
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House of Flying Daggers: Bamboo sequence notes
House of Flying Daggers: Bamboo sequence analysis notes CINEMTOGRAPHY: Changing camera angles- mainly low angles POV shots of Mei looking up into the trees Close ups of bamboo splitting Tracking shot of Mei and Jin running through forest- aligned with the change in protagonists- Jin shows character arch as audience aligns with his POV POV tracking… Read more
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ISP W8: House of Flying Daggers Mise en Scene
Mock question: For 10 marks – Explore how one example of mise-en-scene is used the opening sequence of HOFD. Mise end scene is used in the opening sequence of House of Flying Daggers to create meaning, for example the repetition of the butterfly motif in the Peony Pavilion. The butterfly acts as a visual metaphor… Read more
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ISP W8: Pan’s Labyrinth Powerpoint
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