Beasts of the Southern Wild- Opening sequence notes: Contexts, Spectatorship and Film Form:
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Beasts of the Southern Wild- context notes
Contexts notes on Beasts of the Southern Wild- in correlation to the WJEC worksheet:
ISP Week 26: All category Exam questions
Exam questions: on Pan’s Labyrinth, Moon, Under the skin, Casablanca and Blade Runner Select one film form element and explore how it makes meaning in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’. Marks will be awarded for exploration of social/political contexts and/or aesthetic effects. [20 marks]- mise en scene In this question I will be showing how mise sen sceneContinue reading “ISP Week 26: All category Exam questions”
ISP Week 25: Beasts of the Southern Wild essays
Beasts of the Southern Wild- 20 markers To what extent have you been able to use an ideological framework in the appreciation of Beasts of the southern wild (20) Beasts of the Southern Wild consists of a varied ideological framework, including multiple social and political issues surrounding the community of the Bathtub dwellers and theContinue reading “ISP Week 25: Beasts of the Southern Wild essays”
Easter ISP: Hollywood comparison essays
Classical Hollywood and New Hollywood Comparisons Casablanca and Blade Runner (1930-1990) ‘Films always reflect the society and politics of their day’. How true is this for the films you have studied (40 marks) In this essay I will be comparing the Classic Hollywood film Casablanca (Curtiz 1942) and the New Hollywood film Blade Runner (ScottContinue reading “Easter ISP: Hollywood comparison essays”
What is Spectatorship?
Spectatorship: What can affect Spectatorship: Personal: Culture Language ‘Taste’ Knowledge Gender Age Ideology Structure: Music Actors/stars- credibility Narrative perspective Characters Genders Setting Where? When? Location Choice Gender What’s happening in the world Who you see the film with Types of viewer: Passive viewer/viewing – Doesn’t engage with product. This view reinforces the idea that the spectatorContinue reading “What is Spectatorship?”
Spectatorship- Beasts of the southern Wild
Spectatorship and Ideology- Beasts of the Southern Wild Beasts of the Southern Wild is set in a community living off the coast of South Louisiana. It shows a community full of eccentrics and outcasts through the POV of six-year-old Hushpuppy. Audience expectations: Set in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina. Level of squalor and Lack of healthContinue reading “Spectatorship- Beasts of the southern Wild”
Beasts of the Southern Wild- Initial reaction
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Zeitlin 2012) My Initial reaction: My initial impression of Beasts of the Southern Wild was that it was an incredible film with not only stunning cinematography and all round excellent performances, but a deep moral message and ideology around it. From I took away, in terms of what the film isContinue reading “Beasts of the Southern Wild- Initial reaction”
ISP Week 24: Hollywood Blade Runner and Casablanca Comparison
ISP Week 23: Blade Runner Essay
Week 23 ISP: Blade runner essays Essay Questions: ‘Blade Runner’ is a typical example of New Hollywood cinema’. Explore this statement with reference to at least one scene from the film and with a consideration of its production, social/political/historical contexts. You should identify and discuss the traits of New Hollywood cinema and the extent toContinue reading “ISP Week 23: Blade Runner Essay”
Emma Coe Film Studies 