Friday 28 October 2016
Tuesday 25 October 2016
Sunday 23 October 2016
Representation of Age- Humans
Sound-
Camera Work-
At the beginning of the scene we are shown the front/ main room of George's house. The camera focuses on the degrees and achievements on the walls to show that the person, whose house it is, has been through a lot and lived a full life. This representation lives up to a common stereotype of old people being proud of their achievements and wanting to show them off. The camera slowly pans so the George is in the shots, he seems relaxed whilst tidying away some beads. George drops the beads when the doorbell rings and so the shot zooms onto the beads to show how disorganised and disrupted they are. This representation mirrors that fact that the outside world and changing atmosphere has disrupted is calm, relaxing way of life.
A stereotypical shot of George in the door frame is used to show that George is security conscious. This lives up to the stereotype that old people are targeted for crimes because they are weaker. a point of view shot from Georges aspect is used to see how cautious George is, it also allows us to see how he views the outside world. Over the shoulder shots of the person outside the door are used to show what George looks likes to the rest of society, an old, security conscious man who is scared of the changing world around him.
Editing-
The editing follows strict continuity editing and is paced as slow and unnoticed.
Mise-en-Scene-
George looks like the stereotypical old retired man. He has grey hair, wrinkles and wears old fashioned clothes. He is not physically impaired in any way and even though the idea of him having an illness is subtly dropped into aspect we see that George has enough energy to run a little bit when people come calling on his door, thus defying the stereo type that old people have little energy.
His house is dimly lit, the colours used are what you would associate with rotting and putrefaction. the home is also littered with books and pieces of paper, this shows that he has read a lot information and hordes endless amounts of meaningless junk as well as his wife's old clothes and things. This follows a usual stereotype that old people own a lot of things because they are too frightened to part themselves with the past because things seemed better back then.
When George addresses his synth he calls it 'son', this follows a usual idea that old people follow a term of endearment usually based on the ages of the people they are addressing. young men are usually referred to as 'son' to men who are older than them
Sound-
Non-Diegetic classical music is played in the opening scene to effectively enforce an elderly stereotype of George. The idea that he enjoys classical music cold relate the fact that he enjoys just the old things he remembers also creating a strong sense of nostalgia and wistfulness.
The sound of doorbell is alarming however one we would expect in the environment of a house. the sound interrupt the calm and relaxed atmosphere and this shows disruption.
When the company enter the house we can only hear the diegetic sound of dialogue. George sounds tired and he does not speak much, the idea that the care worker speaks the most shows that she has control because of the overtly prestige way she has managed to obtain and go around the conversation.
when George and his synth begin speaking about the wedding with his wife the feeling of remembering and wishful want for the past returns in the form of calm and relaxing music. with this feeling of reminiscence George's attitude changes and he becomes much more positive. because the music is slow this mimics the way that George's mind and memory appears to operate.
Camera Work-
At the beginning of the scene we are shown the front/ main room of George's house. The camera focuses on the degrees and achievements on the walls to show that the person, whose house it is, has been through a lot and lived a full life. This representation lives up to a common stereotype of old people being proud of their achievements and wanting to show them off. The camera slowly pans so the George is in the shots, he seems relaxed whilst tidying away some beads. George drops the beads when the doorbell rings and so the shot zooms onto the beads to show how disorganised and disrupted they are. This representation mirrors that fact that the outside world and changing atmosphere has disrupted is calm, relaxing way of life.
A stereotypical shot of George in the door frame is used to show that George is security conscious. This lives up to the stereotype that old people are targeted for crimes because they are weaker. a point of view shot from Georges aspect is used to see how cautious George is, it also allows us to see how he views the outside world. Over the shoulder shots of the person outside the door are used to show what George looks likes to the rest of society, an old, security conscious man who is scared of the changing world around him.
Editing-
The editing follows strict continuity editing and is paced as slow and unnoticed.
Mise-en-Scene-
George looks like the stereotypical old retired man. He has grey hair, wrinkles and wears old fashioned clothes. He is not physically impaired in any way and even though the idea of him having an illness is subtly dropped into aspect we see that George has enough energy to run a little bit when people come calling on his door, thus defying the stereo type that old people have little energy.
His house is dimly lit, the colours used are what you would associate with rotting and putrefaction. the home is also littered with books and pieces of paper, this shows that he has read a lot information and hordes endless amounts of meaningless junk as well as his wife's old clothes and things. This follows a usual stereotype that old people own a lot of things because they are too frightened to part themselves with the past because things seemed better back then.
When George addresses his synth he calls it 'son', this follows a usual idea that old people follow a term of endearment usually based on the ages of the people they are addressing. young men are usually referred to as 'son' to men who are older than them
Class and Status Representation- Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a historic drama series set in the pre WW1. It focusses on the struggles that the upper class family has in contrast to the people who serve them. The idea of the drama is to make sure that we learn to see clearly that we are all part of the same human condition whether we are upstairs or downstairs. During the extract we have watched we can see a clear divide of the classes, many of the characters from each social convention carry many of the stereotypes of each class or background that they have emerged from.
Camera work
During further filming of the scenes set downstairs we are given constant reminders that the characters of the lower class are being controlled and ordered with what they have to do, these reminders come from the small shots of the bell being rang and the way the upper class have their food served to them in comparison to what the workers are eating at the table around them.
Sound
In the downstairs scenes we see an environment of people working in a dork, dull area. The reason for this is that this area is not on show, there is no reason for it look nice for the servants at all because at the end of the day they don't live there of even spend fifteen minuets straight there because they are usually busy doing horse for the upper class family. The servants, maid and waiters are all dressed in smart uniform simply because they will be scene and inspected by either visitors or residents of the family, therefor they must present themselves as the same to not draw attention to themselves and create this visualisation that they are invisible.
In the upper class scenes we see that the halls and the house are spectacular and decorated with pieces of art work and amazing architecture, this is the way the family show of how rich and powerful they are, through the way they look and where they live. Each of the upper class characters wear their own individual outfit so that, in like the lower class, attention is drawn upon them. They want people to tell them haw they look. the scenes in the home contrast further with the working environment because they are light and airy, we can see so many aspects of their home which ultimately they take for granted.
The ways that these elements are used to portray the two classes helps each class to live up to the expected social classes and they definitely help to enforce the idea of there being a significant divide the two types of people.
Downton Abbey is a historic drama series set in the pre WW1. It focusses on the struggles that the upper class family has in contrast to the people who serve them. The idea of the drama is to make sure that we learn to see clearly that we are all part of the same human condition whether we are upstairs or downstairs. During the extract we have watched we can see a clear divide of the classes, many of the characters from each social convention carry many of the stereotypes of each class or background that they have emerged from.
Camera work
In the opening of the scene we have a tracking shot following a man on a bike. The man is a post man and is part of a labour force. He is seen cycling up to the Abbey house and the tracking shot that is following him pans out into an establishing shot. Because of the camera choice that has been made here we, as an audience, move from focusing on the postman to the house. The man appears insignificant and small as the house is brought into perspective. This choice of camera work could convey or communicate that the upper class is more powerful and focused on than the insignificant working class.
In the scenes which contain characters from the upper class Steadicam is used to show that the scene is controlled and planned, as though these people live this life of luxury everyday. We contrast from this managed environment to an unfocussed chaotic surrounding when we begin to see scenes form downstairs with the lower class. The camera work used is hand held and gives a jointed impression to suggest that the situation is slightly manic and uneven. This could also convey that these people are not taken into consideration as much as the upper class characters should be because it is difficult to focus on their element of things. During further filming of the scenes set downstairs we are given constant reminders that the characters of the lower class are being controlled and ordered with what they have to do, these reminders come from the small shots of the bell being rang and the way the upper class have their food served to them in comparison to what the workers are eating at the table around them.
Sound
Lots of elements of sounds are being used in scenes mainly set downstairs because the environment is needed to be shown as chaotic. Diegetic sounds of movement that are constantly heard assist the idea that their working environment is difficult, cramped and laborious.
In massive contrast to this we are given a quiet, calm and serene surrounding when we see the characters of the upper class. Non-diegetic music is used to covey the message that the upper class characters are in control and hold a higher position of authority because they get other people to do their work for them, thus living up to the usual stereotype of upper class people being spoon fed and ungrateful for what they have.
Editing
The editing during scene with the upper class characters appears to be controlled, cleaner and holds a lot of continuity editing. The composition that is used is organised to make sure we get a sense of authority from each of the characters.
In the downstairs scenes the editing is fast paced to show a pressured environment, this supports the stereo type that lower class and working class people only tend to take orders and act them out accordingly.
Mise-en-scene
In the downstairs scenes we see an environment of people working in a dork, dull area. The reason for this is that this area is not on show, there is no reason for it look nice for the servants at all because at the end of the day they don't live there of even spend fifteen minuets straight there because they are usually busy doing horse for the upper class family. The servants, maid and waiters are all dressed in smart uniform simply because they will be scene and inspected by either visitors or residents of the family, therefor they must present themselves as the same to not draw attention to themselves and create this visualisation that they are invisible.
In the upper class scenes we see that the halls and the house are spectacular and decorated with pieces of art work and amazing architecture, this is the way the family show of how rich and powerful they are, through the way they look and where they live. Each of the upper class characters wear their own individual outfit so that, in like the lower class, attention is drawn upon them. They want people to tell them haw they look. the scenes in the home contrast further with the working environment because they are light and airy, we can see so many aspects of their home which ultimately they take for granted.
The ways that these elements are used to portray the two classes helps each class to live up to the expected social classes and they definitely help to enforce the idea of there being a significant divide the two types of people.
Tuesday 18 October 2016
How is ethnicity represented in the clip from Hotel Babylon?
In the opening scene of this clip we are introduced to a calm, everyday atmosphere. We can see a white, male worker from the hotel going about his everyday business he is wearing a suit and looks presentable, this suggests to me, as a viewer, that he works with people who are customers and so therefore is not an illegal immigrant. A tracking shot is used to follow this character and focus on his movements and reactions. The steadicam filming then combines both the tracking shot and an over the shoulder shot. We, as an audience, are still focusing on the white male character when we see that two police officers come enter the same shot, as the policemen enter a firm base-like (non-diegetic) music begins to play to influence empathy being felt for the workers at the hotel. The director uses an over the shoulder shot to introduce the police officers, this shocks the audience because it is not something we were expecting from the shot.
When the young male character sees the policemen he is slightly nervous but tries to remain as calm as possible so he does not arouse suspicion. The audience already know that there are immigrants working in the hotel and so the director wanted the character to act this way in order to win over the audience. The male worker greets the police officers with 'Alright?' (diegetic dialogue) which is said to in a nervous tone of voice in order to involve the audience and create tension as well as dramatic irony- the audience will know why he is nervous.
When the young male character sees the policemen he is slightly nervous but tries to remain as calm as possible so he does not arouse suspicion. The audience already know that there are immigrants working in the hotel and so the director wanted the character to act this way in order to win over the audience. The male worker greets the police officers with 'Alright?' (diegetic dialogue) which is said to in a nervous tone of voice in order to involve the audience and create tension as well as dramatic irony- the audience will know why he is nervous.
The camera cuts from the white male character to the two police officers during a sound bridge of the policemen talking and the camera is positioned so that it is looking up at the policemen, this is so they are viewed as invading, disruptive and controlling. This scene is slow and based upon minimalistic dialogue so that the action takes place through rhythmical circumstances, the director does this to allow the audience to be enthralled within the tension. The audience understands that the hotel will be searched and that the action coming up will occur due to this. The scene then cross cuts to the front desk of the hotel, the music is still playing which suggests that this scene will link to scene prior. We at given an establishing of the hotel's reception and then camera zooms to another significant character: the receptionist.
As the camera zooms and focuses on the receptionist we can see that she is an attractive blonde, typical receptionist. By casting an actress to play this particular looking woman as the receptionist it could be implied to be an attempted avoidance of immediate suspicion with in the program as to whether of not there are immigrants working at the hotel. Because the receptionist is the first person other characters would see when they entered the building the employers need to make sure she does not arouse suspicion. She is busy doing her normal jobs when the camera cuts to the police walking through the door. We can still hear the music to suggest a threatening atmosphere. Whilst the receptionist speaks to the police the camera work is very smooth, this suggests she is controlled and maintaining the situation. The police man is portrayed through a forwards facing tracking shot and he also expresses little emotion, he is seen as unfeeling and merciless through his facial expressions and actions. This representation of the police contrast to the normal everyday protagonist view we usually hold for them, instead our understanding of the police in this drama is that they are antagonists who are cruel, hateful and insensitive.
We move to the back corridors of the hotel which are lit with minimalistic lights to suggest a working atmosphere which contrasts to the luxurious setting of the front desk. this communicates that the working class at the back of the hotel is not the part that should be on show, it should be hidden. This is because many of the workers at the hotel are immigrants and so they do not wish to be unveiled. We are tracking the previous white male and a new young dark gentleman through these back corridors. They are filmed using hand held camera to show that the situation is panicked and rushed. these two characters eventually reach an office belonging to a main character, Jackie. All the while the music has picked up in pace ever so slightly and this allows the audience to become more engrossed in what is happening.
We then track Jackie who enters the kitchen and other various work places with hand held camera filming. She speaks to her workers with minimalistic knowledge of the language of her employees. the pace of the music speeds up as she then rushes her illegal workers into a confined cupboard. When Jackie locks the door the tense music stops suddenly and she can hear synchronous sounds of the people inside the cupboard, they are sighing and speaking with an alarmed tone of voice. Jackie is then composed into the frame as she counts all of the people within the confined space. The confined space is used to suggest that the immigrants have very little escape and are treated like working animals who are hidden away from society.
The music suddenly starts again when the camera zooms into Jackie's face using a focus pull. This suggests to the audience that something is wrong. the scene cross cuts to Arahim when he is hovering a corridor. this scene is accompanied by the ambient synchronous sound of the hover. when location of Abrahim is revealed the scene returns to the immigrants in the cupboard. our focus is drawn to a woman in the centre who looks to be finding it hard to breath. Suddenly she falls and the music speeds up to a quick, tense pace. Our focus is then drawn to a new character who is dark of colour and has an African accent an thus he follows the expected stereo of an immigrant. our understanding of this unintelligent illegal worker is breached when he begins to care for the woman who has collapsed. He looks after her and then reveals that he was doctor before he left home. Our expectations of how immigrants are is turned by this clip because we realise that all of them had individual and meaningful lives before they entered the country.
We return back to Abrahim and a cliché, expected focus pull is used when the police spot him this relieves the audiences tensions because we realise that it is inevitable that someone was going to get captured. A panicked, unplanned hand held camera is used to suggest how manic Abrahim's arrests is.
Throughout the clip many perceptions of ethnicity are shown and many stereotypes are challenged by the characters appearance and actions. Some characters do, however, reinforce representation of stereotypical views.
As the camera zooms and focuses on the receptionist we can see that she is an attractive blonde, typical receptionist. By casting an actress to play this particular looking woman as the receptionist it could be implied to be an attempted avoidance of immediate suspicion with in the program as to whether of not there are immigrants working at the hotel. Because the receptionist is the first person other characters would see when they entered the building the employers need to make sure she does not arouse suspicion. She is busy doing her normal jobs when the camera cuts to the police walking through the door. We can still hear the music to suggest a threatening atmosphere. Whilst the receptionist speaks to the police the camera work is very smooth, this suggests she is controlled and maintaining the situation. The police man is portrayed through a forwards facing tracking shot and he also expresses little emotion, he is seen as unfeeling and merciless through his facial expressions and actions. This representation of the police contrast to the normal everyday protagonist view we usually hold for them, instead our understanding of the police in this drama is that they are antagonists who are cruel, hateful and insensitive.
We move to the back corridors of the hotel which are lit with minimalistic lights to suggest a working atmosphere which contrasts to the luxurious setting of the front desk. this communicates that the working class at the back of the hotel is not the part that should be on show, it should be hidden. This is because many of the workers at the hotel are immigrants and so they do not wish to be unveiled. We are tracking the previous white male and a new young dark gentleman through these back corridors. They are filmed using hand held camera to show that the situation is panicked and rushed. these two characters eventually reach an office belonging to a main character, Jackie. All the while the music has picked up in pace ever so slightly and this allows the audience to become more engrossed in what is happening.
We then track Jackie who enters the kitchen and other various work places with hand held camera filming. She speaks to her workers with minimalistic knowledge of the language of her employees. the pace of the music speeds up as she then rushes her illegal workers into a confined cupboard. When Jackie locks the door the tense music stops suddenly and she can hear synchronous sounds of the people inside the cupboard, they are sighing and speaking with an alarmed tone of voice. Jackie is then composed into the frame as she counts all of the people within the confined space. The confined space is used to suggest that the immigrants have very little escape and are treated like working animals who are hidden away from society.
The music suddenly starts again when the camera zooms into Jackie's face using a focus pull. This suggests to the audience that something is wrong. the scene cross cuts to Arahim when he is hovering a corridor. this scene is accompanied by the ambient synchronous sound of the hover. when location of Abrahim is revealed the scene returns to the immigrants in the cupboard. our focus is drawn to a woman in the centre who looks to be finding it hard to breath. Suddenly she falls and the music speeds up to a quick, tense pace. Our focus is then drawn to a new character who is dark of colour and has an African accent an thus he follows the expected stereo of an immigrant. our understanding of this unintelligent illegal worker is breached when he begins to care for the woman who has collapsed. He looks after her and then reveals that he was doctor before he left home. Our expectations of how immigrants are is turned by this clip because we realise that all of them had individual and meaningful lives before they entered the country.
We return back to Abrahim and a cliché, expected focus pull is used when the police spot him this relieves the audiences tensions because we realise that it is inevitable that someone was going to get captured. A panicked, unplanned hand held camera is used to suggest how manic Abrahim's arrests is.
Throughout the clip many perceptions of ethnicity are shown and many stereotypes are challenged by the characters appearance and actions. Some characters do, however, reinforce representation of stereotypical views.
Monday 3 October 2016
Task: Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of gender using the following:
- Camera shots, angles, movement and composition
- Editing
- Sound
- Mise-en-scene
Camera Work:
When Luther and Alice are situated outside there are many establishing shots of the scenery around them. When Alice begins to speaks seductively and alluringly towards Luther the camera zooms in and focuses on her. Alice's voice, in turn, becomes quieter and the camera becomes the closer to allow the audience to think they are drawn in to her provocative nature, just like Luther is. This is Alice's way of gaining dominance and power by exploring Luther's desires.
We are given an off the shoulder point of view so that we understand why Luther finds her so alluring but not given the full extent of her effects over him. In this scene Alice allows herself to become controlling and powerful by using her sexuality as her weapon.
Whilst we are inside the apartment the camera uses tracking shots to follow Alice around the apartment. This shows that Alice is the main focal point in this scene and that Luther has no control because she has the dominant ground. Alice does not conform to the natural stereotypes of women being innocent and quiet when confronted.
When Alice begins to talk about the painting of the black hole she has in her apartment a point of view shot from Alice's perspective is used to show that her opinion is the one that is important and valid in this situation. This idea does not conform with the natural expectation of women, usually a woman's opinion is dismissed or ignored, therefore it is strange to see that a woman's view is of main focus in this scene. Using the point of view shot shows us that in this scenario Luther has no control over Alice's intentions or actions.
When Luther begins insulting Alice we zoom into her facial features and this is so we can understand the effect his words have on her. Luther comes closer to Alice and when we are given Alice's off the shoulder point of view we see that Luther is viewed at a higher angle, this gives the impression that Luther has now become a threat to Alice. This idea follows normal gender stereotypes that males have more power than females. Alice is viewed as slightly smaller to Luther and this could suggest that Luther is the more dominating sex and person in the situation.
In contrast we see Alice's face through an off the shoulder shot. We can see that Alice's emotions override the usual expectations of women, being weak and sensitive, because she changes the subject so drastically.
However, when Luther gets close Alice the camera zooms in Alice's facial expressions which gives the impressions that Luther has become attracted to her intense, sexually alluring and provocative nature. Alice is definitely perceived as someone who owns her sexuality in a non obvious yet covert and tactile way, thus contradicting the innocent and pure stereotype of women. Alice is the person who breaks off eye contact with Luther and the tracking shots of Alice continue to show that Luther had no effect on her and that she still maintains dominance and control.
When Luther moves to the other side of the room the camera levels appear to even out which gives the impression that the ground and atmosphere has reached a mutually threatening stage between one and another. When Luther begins to threaten Alice for the second time the tracking shots focused on Alice appear to be from Luther's point of view, it appears that Luther is circling and closing in on Alice which shows he is lawfully correct and right in his accusations. In affect Luther has regained dominance in this scene and is seen as a higher authority in association with Alice, therefor he conforms to the usual stereotype of males being the compelling and authoritative gender.
Alice steps into the ring of accusations with no hesitation. Alice is shown as close up and unaffected and this allows us to see that Luther has no effect on her. She empowers the situation by showing that she doesn't care, she does this through her facial expressions. When Luther backs away, this suggests that he has realised he cannot win over this unattainable dominance and so he chooses to resign and leave.
Throughout this clip we see Luther being challenging towards Alice however Alice always ends up maintaining her powerful, dominant position by using her sex and attractiveness to manipulate Luther's action and feelings towards her. Luther views her as something evil however we can tell, as and audience, that throughout this clip Luther finds her attractive.
Editing:
Within this clip a lot of shot reverse shot is used to suggest a conversation is taking place between Alice and Luther. The shot reverse shots seem to take on the angle of the person who is listening. When Luther is listening to Alice speak the camera is positioned so that it is slightly higher and when Alice is listening the camera is almost looking up at Luther. This editing effect could suggest that Luther is seen as more important in comparison to Alice because of his gender.
In tense moments in this scene fast paced editing is used, for example: when Luther is insulting Alice about her inexperience and stupidity when it comes to love. By using fast paced editing it creates a tense, unnatural and challenging atmosphere toward Alice. By speeding up the movements of Luther crossing the apartment towards Alice this shows that he possesses a threatening and invading nature, Luther attempts to assert dominance and power in this scenario. Alice is not seen moving at all and she is seen as very small against Luther which portrays that Alice is the belittled, conforming gender.
Sound:
During the opening seen we see Alice and Luther situated outside around apartment buildings and roads, it therefore makes sense that we hear cars and traffic as an example of synchronous sound. During the same scene we hear dialogue from Luther and Alice which is an example of diegetic sound. Luther obviously has a deep voice and Alice obviously has a light, feminine voice- this is another form of stereotyping.
When Alice asks Luther to come inside to her apartment the sound of the traffic appears to fade and her dialogue seems more focused. She is whispering in a seductive way which could suggest that she knows she holds power over Luther because of his attraction for her.
When Alice asks Luther to come inside to her apartment the sound of the traffic appears to fade and her dialogue seems more focused. She is whispering in a seductive way which could suggest that she knows she holds power over Luther because of his attraction for her.
When Luther and Alice enter the apartment there is no music because the whispering of Alice needs to be focused on to create tension. As soon as Alice mentions The Black Hole a tense music begins to play as an example of asynchronous sound. The sudden beginning to music would shock a viewer and create and uneasy atmosphere, because the music queues in when Alice speaks this would suggest that Alice is the reason for the tense atmosphere. We could further this conclusion and say that this would reveal that Alice will have some further antagonistic connections with Luther.
When Luther begins to insult Alice the asynchronous sound from the music cuts of quickly to suggest that Alice's way of thinking is being threatened. Perhaps what Luther is saying to Alice is having an affect on her mentally.
When Luther becomes face to face with Alice there is no music which could portray that they are now sharing a mutually threatening ground. Alice asks Luther, in a whisper, 'Did you come here for sex?' and Luther replies with 'No.'. However when Luther replies it is not in a certain tone of voice as though he is not actually replying back to Alice but talking to himself. Luther is trying to resist his attractions to Alice and control himself.
When Luther becomes face to face with Alice there is no music which could portray that they are now sharing a mutually threatening ground. Alice asks Luther, in a whisper, 'Did you come here for sex?' and Luther replies with 'No.'. However when Luther replies it is not in a certain tone of voice as though he is not actually replying back to Alice but talking to himself. Luther is trying to resist his attractions to Alice and control himself.
When Alice steps up toward Luther the music played for the tense atmosphere of the black hole is played once again to suggest that Alice is making Luther tense. The music connotates that Alice holds the power in this situation, Alice has once again began to speak about destruction and evil matters and this could be the part that Luther finds so attractive about her. The fact that the music plays in these situations portrays that this is the reason why Luther cannot trust her or be attracted to her because she holds a wonderfully dangerous power over Luther.
When Alice touches Luther the asynchronous sound of twinkling is heard. this sudden sound matches the sudden movement of Luther. the sound suggests that this new contact of Alice and Luther has triggered something with in Luther which he does not wish to pursue. The fact that Luther is so scared of the touch of Alice shows that Alice possesses a controlling, manipulative hold against Luther, hence why he leaves so quickly.
Mise-en-scene:
Alice's apartment is the scene where the majority of confrontation and threatening actions take place. there is a continuous battle between Luther and Alice for dominance and power in this scene but it is evident that Alice's always upholds the power because she rules and commands Luther's emotions with the way she embraces her sex and gender.
Alice's apartment is very much like a show room, its too tidy to be lived in. at the beginning of the program we learn, as an audience, that Alice owned a dog, this seems highly unlikely when you look at her apartment. The apartment lives up to the general expectations of women being gentle, neat and tidy. Alice tries to break stereotypes through this scene by dominating the circumstance however she falls right back into a common stereotype when we begin to analyse her living space.
The apartment is feminine, clean and contains a lot of neatly piled books and confusing pieces of art work. There are no phots of her connections with people in the outside world which offers the suggestion that she is an isolated person. Alice's fascination with the painting of the black hole communicates that Alice finds no significance of human life, hence why her apartment is not shown as lived in.
Task: Choose a music video of your choice and analyse using the male gaze theory.
I have chosen the video Roll Deep by HyunA ft. Jung Il-Hoon of BTOB.
HyunA, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and model.
Synth-heavy hip-hop beats back HyunA on "Roll Deep." She boasts about being high and mighty to the point of being untouchable. Some of the few English-language lyrics include "You can't touch me / Don't touch me!", Therefor we expect a lot of sexiness within this video. HyunA pulls all the stops to assert sexual dominance but instead treads ground already heavily torched by other well known artists such as Nicki Minaj and/or Miley Cyrus.
Within the first ten seconds we are given this image of HyunA holding onto chains attached to 6 other women. This gives viewers the impression that HyunA has taken charge of this group, relegating the other women to something less important than herself. In effect we can now view HyunA as the main focal point, HyunA's message is to have her name in shining lights and be the one and only star in the show.
2) 00:13- 00:30
In this section of the video we see HyunA wearing a Tshirt thus exposing the lower part of her body. she is seen walking in a very sexualised way down a corridor, showing of her body in many different positions and poses. The video is following and incredibly western blueprint: bright lights, lots of colours, manufactured stages and revealing costumes. HyunA is observed being surrounded by signs with her name on which leads us, as viewers, to believe she views herself as sexy, important and irresistible.
3) 00: 34- 00:48
4) 00:50- 00:53
This part of the video is a breakdown of dance scenes where we can see HyunA and her dancers wearing very little clothing. The dance in this section of the video is quite reserved in comparison to other moves made, this makes it slightly more acceptable.
6) 1:18- 1:35
This section of the video is the second dance break which features vulgar and inappropriate movement which overall objectify women to sexual nature. Originally When I heard, this second dance break coming in I got excited but it turned out to be just twerking and rolling on the floor seductively . Obviously HyunA can manage to get away with this because she is viewed as a very successful idol, despite the fact she is surrounded by a reserved culture in a country which finds the slip of your T-Shirt off your shoulder unacceptable . Among the squeaky clean K-Pop scene, HyunA does her best to stand out in the most provocative ways.
7) 1:35- 2:06
ENTER Jung Il-Hoon of BTOB! Il-Hoon honestly saved this song for me. Despite the way he is presented in the video, being quite degrading to the women around him, his lyrics are quite supportive towards HyunA and the way he views her. This continues to support the idea that HyunA has authority and the main focus within this video, thus empowering the way she is viewed. HyunA is obviously seen in a positive way by Il-Hoon, even if that is just because of her body.
8) 2:23- 2:43
Once again when I heard this second breakdown coming I was excited and was curious as to weather this would make the sand a fraction better, unfortunately I was balked, beaten and dissatisfied. The dances were relegated to the positions on the floor whilst Hyuna once again flaunted her body and owned her sexual prowess. HyunA obviously found this empowering but me, as a female viewer, find it embarrassing that she can be so comfortable to show herself off so much.
9) 2:43- 3:00
Within this section we see everyone having a good time and partying, this is how I wish the video had ended. everyone looks like they're having fun and there is no visual representation of who is superior in status of power. Its edited with previous choreography and bright lights along with no sexualisation apart from the expected crop top or short shorts.
10) 3:00-..
This part of the MV is a complete mess. The shock factor, that HyunA usually nails to her benefit, comes off as forced. If we thought that the inappropriate movements and dances featured earlier on were unacceptable then we were very wrong, in comparison to this last 30 seconds those dances seem like the most innocent things you will view within this video. To accompany the tasteless, unsuitable and indecent dancing we see HyunA and her dancers wearing very unimaginative clothing, at this point we have seen so much of HyunA that there is nothing left for the imagination to do.
The beginnings of this music video is not bad, but it gets weird in the pre-chorus and bridge where the bumpin’ flow of the song is unfortunately disrupted. you cant focus on the music because of the off putting, messy and uneven production along with a lack of progression.Its clear to see that the male gaze was perhaps the main focal point in the production of this video. Although It is nice to see people like Hyuna own their sexuality in such a reserved culture but I wished this would've been less sexy on the choreography. unfortunately, even with the appearance of a westernised style and sexualised dancing, HyunA's inappropriate style and lack of imagination doesn’t help this forgettable song very much.
I have chosen the video Roll Deep by HyunA ft. Jung Il-Hoon of BTOB.
HyunA, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and model.
Synth-heavy hip-hop beats back HyunA on "Roll Deep." She boasts about being high and mighty to the point of being untouchable. Some of the few English-language lyrics include "You can't touch me / Don't touch me!", Therefor we expect a lot of sexiness within this video. HyunA pulls all the stops to assert sexual dominance but instead treads ground already heavily torched by other well known artists such as Nicki Minaj and/or Miley Cyrus.
1) 00:03 - 00:10
2) 00:13- 00:30
3) 00: 34- 00:48
In this section of the music video we can see HyunA posing in a swimming costume (limited, exposing clothing).She is seen with a gun and money which could possibly portray that this image is empowering towards these women.
She is also posing in very sexualised positions which suggests that she actually finds authority and success in the way she views herself. She clearly has no shame or anxiety in the ways she is being presented to the public.
4) 00:50- 00:53
As we can see we are barely a minuet into this music video and HyunA is choosing to portray herself in a way which allows her sex to be the main focus. This is an obvious effort to receive success because of her arousing nature and movements. This video, unfortunately, encourages all of HyunA's popularity and success to come from her sex appeal.
5) 0:58- 1:16
This part of the video is a breakdown of dance scenes where we can see HyunA and her dancers wearing very little clothing. The dance in this section of the video is quite reserved in comparison to other moves made, this makes it slightly more acceptable.
6) 1:18- 1:35
This section of the video is the second dance break which features vulgar and inappropriate movement which overall objectify women to sexual nature. Originally When I heard, this second dance break coming in I got excited but it turned out to be just twerking and rolling on the floor seductively . Obviously HyunA can manage to get away with this because she is viewed as a very successful idol, despite the fact she is surrounded by a reserved culture in a country which finds the slip of your T-Shirt off your shoulder unacceptable . Among the squeaky clean K-Pop scene, HyunA does her best to stand out in the most provocative ways.
7) 1:35- 2:06
ENTER Jung Il-Hoon of BTOB! Il-Hoon honestly saved this song for me. Despite the way he is presented in the video, being quite degrading to the women around him, his lyrics are quite supportive towards HyunA and the way he views her. This continues to support the idea that HyunA has authority and the main focus within this video, thus empowering the way she is viewed. HyunA is obviously seen in a positive way by Il-Hoon, even if that is just because of her body.
8) 2:23- 2:43
Once again when I heard this second breakdown coming I was excited and was curious as to weather this would make the sand a fraction better, unfortunately I was balked, beaten and dissatisfied. The dances were relegated to the positions on the floor whilst Hyuna once again flaunted her body and owned her sexual prowess. HyunA obviously found this empowering but me, as a female viewer, find it embarrassing that she can be so comfortable to show herself off so much.
9) 2:43- 3:00
Within this section we see everyone having a good time and partying, this is how I wish the video had ended. everyone looks like they're having fun and there is no visual representation of who is superior in status of power. Its edited with previous choreography and bright lights along with no sexualisation apart from the expected crop top or short shorts.
10) 3:00-..
This part of the MV is a complete mess. The shock factor, that HyunA usually nails to her benefit, comes off as forced. If we thought that the inappropriate movements and dances featured earlier on were unacceptable then we were very wrong, in comparison to this last 30 seconds those dances seem like the most innocent things you will view within this video. To accompany the tasteless, unsuitable and indecent dancing we see HyunA and her dancers wearing very unimaginative clothing, at this point we have seen so much of HyunA that there is nothing left for the imagination to do.
The beginnings of this music video is not bad, but it gets weird in the pre-chorus and bridge where the bumpin’ flow of the song is unfortunately disrupted. you cant focus on the music because of the off putting, messy and uneven production along with a lack of progression.Its clear to see that the male gaze was perhaps the main focal point in the production of this video. Although It is nice to see people like Hyuna own their sexuality in such a reserved culture but I wished this would've been less sexy on the choreography. unfortunately, even with the appearance of a westernised style and sexualised dancing, HyunA's inappropriate style and lack of imagination doesn’t help this forgettable song very much.
Saturday 1 October 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Who owns Lucasfilm?- Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971. Since 2012 Disney has owned Lucasfilm.
- Who formed Lucasfilm?- Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas
- What year was Lucasfilm formed?- Lucasfilm was founded in 1971.
- Who is the president of Lucasfilm?- Kathleen Kennedy.
- What other major films have they worked on?- Indiana Jones and the previous Star Wars films.
- How much was Lucasfilm sold for?- Roughly $4.06 Billion.
- Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens?- Collaboratively written by Lawrence Kasdan , JJ Abrams and Michael Arndt.
- Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens?- JJ Abrams
- What other major films is the director responsible for?- Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Super 8, Mission Impossible III and Cloverfield.
- How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)?- -- Star Wars (1977) - Later renamed Star Wars IV: A New Hope
- Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - How much money have they all made at the global box office?- $6.4467 Billion, roughly.
- When was the first Star Wars film released?- 1977
- What does ILM stand for?- Industrial Light and Magic.
- What do ILM do?- They aided Lucasfilm by creating visual effects.
- Who created ILM?- George Lucas
- Why did they create ILM?- To help create/ design special effects for Lucas' original Star Wars film.
- What do casting directors do?- Casting directors choose the actors and actresses, to play the roles staring in the film, during pre production.
- Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed? - Abu Dhabi
- What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on?- The film was printed on IMAX film.
- What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?- Arri Alexas, IMAX Mk3s, IMAX MSM 9802s and Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2s.
- What studio was used to film a large portion of the film?- Pinewood Studios
- Where is the studio?- London, England.
- What major franchise is famously filmed at this studio?- The James Bond films have been filmed here.
- How does said franchise link to Star Wars: The Force Awakens- Daniel Craig stars as the Storm Trooper who Rey uses her mind tricks on in the film.
- Who was the inspiration for the character Maz Kanata?- JJ Abram's high school teacher.
- What technology was used to create Maz Kanata?- CGI and a motion capture suit
- Who played Maz Kanata & what other roles is she famous for?- Lupita Nyong'o. She is famous for her roles in 12 Years a Slave, Non-Stop and The Jungle Book.
- Who played General Snoke?- Andy Serkis
- What is he renowned for in the movie business?- Andy Sekis is well known for voicing CGI characters in films such as his unforgettable and irreplaceable role in The Lord of the Rings as Gollum.
- Where was the final scene filmed?- Skellig islands south of Ireland.
- Who composed the film score?- The legendary John Williams.
- How many Star wars films has he composed the music for?- All the previous Star Wars films.
- What other famous films has he created the music for?- The first 3 Harry Potter films, Indianna Jones films, Jaws and Jaws 2, Superman, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.
- How mant times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to JJ Abrams)?- 9 times for the role of Finn.
- Over what period of time did these auditions occur?- approximately 6 months.
- How many people operated B-B8?- Puppet B-B8 was operated by two puppeteers. The radio-controlled B-B8 was controlled by three separate operators with remotes.
- What type of technology was the main version of B-B8?- RC technology as well as sphere technology.
- What colour suit did the B-B8 operator wear? Green or Blue.
- Why did he have to wear such a suit? This was so they could be removed during editing.
- What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars: The Force Awakens?- A mixture of practical effects and CGI.
- How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millenium Falcon- approximately 200 people watching.
- Why was Simon Pegg thanked in the credits for Star Wars: The Force Awakens?- He was a consultant on the film. He was also casted as the portly alien dealer from Jakku.
- JJ Abrams shot part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX. What is IMAX?- A film format which displays at a clearer and greater size and resolution.
- How many IMAX screens was The film available on?- A little less than 400 of them.
- What was the age rating of the film in the UK?- It has been given the rating of a 12 in the UK.
- How much money did the UK government contribute to the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? (Express this figure as a percentage of the total cost and as a figure in pounds). The film was given tax relief during its production, this saved the film around 25% of its first budget (£20 million). Approximately £170 million was saved.
- How much was Harrison Ford paid to reprise his role of Han Solo?- $25 million as well as a 0.5% share of the profits.
- How much were Daisy Ridley and John Boyega paid?- $460,000 each as well as a share of the profits.
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