Saturday, 28 September 2013

Notes

MACRO= bigger
-Narrative
-Messages
-Style
-Genre >> mise en scene (tool)
-Representation >> cinematography (tool)
-Themes >> dystopia

MICRO= small
-cinematography
-editing
-mise en scene
-sound
-lighting

V for Vendetta opening scene

Genre- Thriller
location- dressing room- theatrical/ intimate bedroom
costume- cape, mask, cloak >> villain << red and black connotes this
            -both wearing black- work in the night
            -dolled up >> damsel in distress- only way to earn money by being a prostitute
sound- eery and creates mystery and tension
lighting was dim - shadows
the shots flicked back and forth between V and Evey conveying that they are to cross paths >> foreshadows V saving her

Messages
evey and V  have disguises >> hers is suttle
                                         >> his is 'full on'
both watching news channel >> both don't agree with what is being said >> both have same views
the man's head takes up most of the screen to show power - facist >> feeding the people beliefs >> talks as if he were God

Representation
both scenes co-inside >> show they will cross paths
masks >> V: literal ; Evey: makeup
camera angles- V low angles >> dominant - power
Evey- eye-line yet tilted up to show that they still have some power over her
cloe ups of evey show half of her face- shows half her personality and half in shadow >> there is more to uncover about her character

Themes- dystopian
government conspiracies; oppressive >> man on TV dictating own views
accusations of hate >> minorities are targeted >> experimented on to make superior race
discriminations >> living in fear

Narrative
close ups show V is important in film
back and forth between v and evey show that they will cross paths >> similar
zooms in shows wise and important << TV man
TV man shown in different homes >> big impact >> V carries knives in  cape shows no one is conforming >> uprise eventually

Dominos- it only takes one to start the series of events

fire symbolises he starts the anger and uprising
rain symbolises that she is the one to put the fire out >> she will finish it

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