Narrative: the way the story has been told; evolution of man; Darwin
Sub-text: underlying ideas; messages and meaning
You get all of the above by analysing the film text; mise en scene, cinematography (one shot could have all of the meaning), blocking etc
What meaning was cinematography creating?/What is the meaning of the way it has been shot?
Apes hiding from something
The camera filmed the ape with power as it was shot from below him, this portrayed his gaining of power and dominance. - (Low angles used). Could portray man learning to kill and hunt using tools (the gorilla killing with a bone).
The bone is thrown in the air, and travels through space, the camera follows this. This shows human progress throughout millions of years of evolution, into one cut. The bone and the spaceship have the same shape and overlap, this is called a graphic match.
Central/middle framing on the main gorilla.
The close up on the gorilla connects the audience to the character.
The black wall/door is positioned in the centre of the frame. The gorilla's all touched this, could this have made them evolve?
Black symbolises mystery. The sun sits over the top of the door/wall; low angle shot that places the sun in the centre of the screen. It is constantly referenced and in tact with the sky. Could this have come from space/the sky? The low angle shot of the wall/door takes the eye to the sun, which is the centre shot. Could this portray the destiny/the future OR could it portray the past/how it came about? There must be a reason for this, could this be aliens?
What ideas are being communicated?
We are now suppose to be looking out for unusual shots. This black door/wall comes from space, which helps apes evolve into human evolution. This could come from space, which humans eventually go back to (last shot into space).
This could also be an interpretation that this came from God, the low angle sun shot could portray an act of God; however this contradicts the ideology man's evolution to Christian God.
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