Notes

V for Vendetta

Narrative and representation through camera shots and angles:

evey is small infront of the fireworks- she is powerless to stop the events that are to unfold: the shot looking over her shoulder but from a low angle symbolises this as the fireworks appear huge and menacing in the darkness of the sky that could represent the evil of London in that day and age. 

Chancellor on screen is huge conveying that he is in control and the superior power over London. The eye-line long shot shows the men small as if they are the minions of the man on screen.

There are individual close ups of the men to show that they each have their own important role to play in the story.

close up of Vis to show that he is important to the story. he's the protagonist/ antagonist. he's the anti-hero. he's the vigilante. he's a terrorist. he wants a revolution- for the freedom of the people. anonymous  due to the mask he wears. he's an anti-hero: he's the villain yet because he's the main character we are rooting for him. he is cheerful over the chaos he is causing. slightly psychopathic. 

the government is a dictatorship which is why we are automatically against them. the secret service  are known as 'fingermen' who are controlled by the chancellor to sort out any individuals that do not follow the laws and customs they set out for the people. creedy is the leader of the secret service out in the world but is still under the power and influence of chancellor sutler- however at end of film he double crosses the chancellor as he kills him. creedy appears out of the darkness showing he is surrounded by evil. high angle shot allows the audience to see that creedy is in-superior to the chancellor.

v has blown up a building and secret service are covering it up with a fake story to hide the truth from the public. evey has been automatically associated with v as his accomplice as he saved her from being raped by the fingermen; secret service are looking for her as a lead to discover and arrest v. 

the audience sees the story from evey's point of view; this can be shown through the camera angles and shots used throughout the film which influence the audience to empathise with evey. 

compartmentalisation- allude what they know and understand
UK- dictatorship

Voyeurism/ Identity- male point of view (male gaze); female point of view (identity)
mirror stage- identity/ aspiration

evey has shaved her hair off- taking away her femininity: no fear
evey in child prostitute outfit- sexual object

v uses emergency channel to broadcast to the people- knows it is the only way he can speak to the people. people's homes are introduces where they are watching the TV.

close up shots on army to show that they have a power and order to kill V.
close up on V- has the upper hand in the situation.
low angle shot over shoulder of man in government- shows that in this situation V has more control and that he is listening. eyeline shot over shoulder of the boss shows that he is on the same level of thinking as V.
everyone is watching.