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 MooreContinue reading “Film Maker’s theories- revision”
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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 ofContinue reading “Ridley Scott Auteur- Revision”
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 EuropeanContinue reading “Michael Curtiz Auteur- revision”
Strike: Ending sequence analysis
Strike: Ending sequence- analysis notes:
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 theContinue reading “Strike: Middle sequence analysis”
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 andContinue reading “Strike: Opening Sequence analysis”
Realism, Expressionism and Soviet Montage
Class notes on Realism, Expressionism and Soviet Montage:
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 locationsContinue reading “Realist vs Expressionist Film”
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 ledContinue reading “Strike: Silent Cinema”
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 ofContinue reading “Battleship Potemkin (1925): Fact File”
Emma Coe Film Studies 