Film Studies A Level

https://padlet.com/dashboard Jonathan Sinyor: End scene The music playing connects to the mother's own hard life, this creates sympathy in how the whole family have had a hard life. Seeing the mother dancing to the song illustrates that Joanne has a connection with this idea.  Mia and Joanne smile at each other to represent how Mia has matured and that they can move on from their differences. Within the equilibrium theory this is the reconciliation between the mother and the daughter, Mia gets rid of the act that she puts on of always having to put up a persona of anger.  Mia, having her hair down is conforming to male objectification. Her hair is  Joanne, placed next to Mia, placed next to Tyler The shot of Tyler with the background of the estate reflects that she is still trapped. This reflects and provides irony to the end of a typical drive away to end a hollywood film, by showing the oppositional nature of the perfect romanticised take on hollywood life. M...

(Where does it fit in the oedipal trajectory?)(Why does Connor leave the door open?) According to Freudian theory, the child that witnesses their parents having sexual relations maintains this memory in their unconscious which contains forgotten or repressed traumas of the past. The scene wherein Mia witnesses Connor and Joanne having sexual relations strongly refers to this prospect, however distorts it by merging it with Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex. The jealousy that Mia has of Connor and Joanne, represented in sound of the door slamming loudly refers to the the side of the Oedipus complex wherein females are sexually attracted to the father, as the anger behind the sound of the door slam insinuates that Mia wants the attention and sexual gratification from the father figure, Connor, that her mother Joanne in receiving. Furthermore it could be a physical manifestation of her psyche attempting to repress this traumatic experience. To merge this with the Freudian theme ...

Peer feedback that I want to do: Small things: 1) Change the typo of Madeleine on page 2 Bigger things: 1) Consider cutting a few characters because they are not developed enough 2) Develop characters further 3) Make sure it is clear when the narrator interrupts the dialogue in the scene QUESTIONS Do you specify music in the script?

Scene 1:09-1:16 Mia and Connor have sexual relations Micro features Cinematography  Dark lighting Mise en scene colour: Yellow tint colour creates a homely atmosphere of comfort, use of chiaroscuro Lighting has connotations of stage lights - Mia performs her dance routine for Connor - this is paralleled later when she performs in front of Val at the audition -Connor tells Mia she looks nice with her hair down; Val asks that she also puts it down during the audition - therefore, Mia's dancing here is akin to a lap dance. Cinematography:  Close up of Mia when she drinks the Vodka  Shot sizes - connor tensds to be shown in medium to medium long shot with the camera at his eyeline - shallow depth of field is used so that Mia is unfocused and he is focused so that the attention is on his gaze - also when Mia dances she is foregrounded so that the spectator focuses on her body - it becomes, throug...

A medical term, literally meaning to stitch something up. In film theory, this is the process whereby the spectator is 'stitched up' in the filmic text. One applications of this is shot/reverse-angle shot. If you did not use a reverse shot with a shot, the audience would become aware of the frame of the screen, and it would loose the effect of it's reality. Suture and ideology: The notion behind suture is that it makes the ideological signs in a film invisible. Therefore the spectator's ability to read or decode the film remains limited.  It is therefore theorised that the system allows the film's ideological messages to be slipped in unnoticed and become absorbed by the spectator.  Film is thus Hegemonant ( ruling or dominant in a political or social context) rather than a reflection of reality. So in hollywood we are presented with an unquestioning idea of the idealness of American values. An ideological film is a film that gives a message of how we...

Film theory based on Freuds conception of the oedipal complex and Jacques Lacan's account of the mirror state. The application can be used to analyse the narratives of a range of different films. It was based on male perspectives initially. Oedipal trajectory- an adaptation of Freud's theory by Jacques Lacan... -A male child, who at first bonded with his mother, imagines himself a united whole with her. -However, when held up to a mirror, he perceives his difference from her. -He becomes aware of the illusion of unity yet still desires it. This desire now becomes sexual. -He comes to hate his father as his father has lawful access to the mother. -The child perceives this difference as on of castration: he sees the mother as castrated. -To identify with her would thus mean he would be without his penis - in identifying with her he becomes like her; in uniting with her, he runs the risk of castration from his father (he assumes the father has this power. -He attempts to...

Todorov's Theory: (basic bitch) Films begin with an equilibrium, a calm period. Disruption Realisation of disruption Repairing the disruption A restoration of equilibrium In Fish Tank: Mia living with her mother and sister Meeting Connor Mia having sexual relations with Connor Mia goes to Connor's house Connor leaves / Mia dances with her mother / Mia has found a substitute Action + Enigma Codes - Roland Barthes Action codes: What will happen next? She falls over, Will he catch her? She has been caught, what will he do with her? Enigma Codes - The audience question why... Why is there a shoe on the floor?

How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding the narrative resolution of your chosen films? Or How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding binary oppositions in the narratives of your chosen films? How does the beginning of the film establish the narrative? Key word: what is a binary opposite? Binary opposites: Inner Conflict or Outer Conflict Inner Conflict: Inner conflict are the emotion hang-ups and neuroses that we all have. Whether it is something obvious such as a person refusing to ever swim because their dad drowned when they were a child, or something more subtle, inner conflict is often the deeper, darker side of a character. Inner conflict often hinders the character from developing as a person and achieving their goal in a less obvious way than a physical force. Outer conflict: Outer conflict are the obstacles which confront your character and attempt to stop them achieving their goal. These can range from th...