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New Hollywood- Blade Runner: Ending sequence notes. Auteur theory, new Hollywood, contexts and film form

Blade Runner: Middle Unicorn Flashback sequence- Auteur theory, New Hollywood, contexts, representation and film form:

Blade Runner: Opening sequence- Auteur theory, New Hollywood, contexts, representation and film form:

Ridley Scott- Blade Runner Auteur Theory On going collaborations: Actors- Russell Crowe Composers- Hanz Zimmer, Marc Streintenfield Cinematography- John Mathieson Reoccurring: Horror, science-fiction, fantasy, historical events Strong female characters The unknown Main characters show strong mental strength to overcome physical weakness Identity and technology Colonisation Technical Codes (Visual effects): Use of smoke and other atmospheresContinue reading “Ridley Scott Auteur Theory- Blade Runner”

Blade Runner worksheet notes- contexts  Cinematography: Dystopian neo-noir fable Simultaneously high tech and decaying  High frame rate of street scenes  Effect of pulsating stilted to feel vivid  Dominating neon signs and lights Volumetric light and searchlights- reoccurring  Fog- enhance depth Sense of camera space Light and activity beyond darkness of frames World where privacy inContinue reading “Blade Runner Context Notes”

Blade Runner Contexts: ‘On the edge of blade runner’ – documentary P.K Dick ‘Do androids dream of electric sheep?’ Source material- Nazi diary ‘The screens of children…’ Hampton Francher- script 1st draft- $9 million interior set 7 month re-write (final $49 million budget) Michael Deeley- producer David Peoples- 2nd writer Harrison Ford ‘Indianan Jones’- bigContinue reading “Blade Runner Context- documentary notes”