ISP Week 13: Under The Skin- Initial response and Binary Oppositions

Write a 300-500 word initial response to the screening of ‘Under the Skin’. Consider the use of film form, narrative structure and plot. What do you think the film is about? What is it trying to say? My initial response to the film ‘Under the Skin’ was that it was very different to your averageContinue reading “ISP Week 13: Under The Skin- Initial response and Binary Oppositions”

ISP Week 11: Moon- film form and binary opposition

ISP Week 11: Film Form (10 markers) Ending sequence- Moon  Cinematography: In terms of cinematography used in the ending sequence of the film Moon, lighting is used to mimic the new Sam’s emotions. In the film, the new Sam drives up to the harvester in the dark, however after the old Sam loses consciousness, we seeContinue reading “ISP Week 11: Moon- film form and binary opposition”

ISP Week 10: Moon- Middle sequence Binary oppositions

ISP Week 10: Moon- Binary oppositions (Middle sequence) Explore how binary oppositions contribute to dramatic conflict in ‘moon’. [20]  In the film Moon, dramatic conflict is explored through binary oppositions within the performance. In this, the new Sam is constantly compared and seen as different to the old Sam, through their opposite viewpoints and motives.Continue reading “ISP Week 10: Moon- Middle sequence Binary oppositions”

ISP Week 9: Pan’s Labyrinth

Week 9 ISP: Pan’s Labyrinth Review and complete your 20-mark analysis of one part of Pan’s Labyrinth exploring the aesthetic experience of the film- Pale man sequence. In the Pale Man sequence of Pan’s Labyrinth aesthetics are explored through gender and age. In the scene fallopian imagery is used, through mes-en-scene, in Ofelia’s story bookContinue reading “ISP Week 9: Pan’s Labyrinth”

ISP Week 8: Moon Opening Sequence Binary Opposition

Week 8 ISP- Moon 20 marks: How are binary oppositions used in the opening of ‘Moon’ to create meaning? Binary opposition in Moon is used to create meaning through the use of Marx’s theory, for example the binary opposites of the company vs the worker. This represents how the working class is exploited by larger companiesContinue reading “ISP Week 8: Moon Opening Sequence Binary Opposition”

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