Wednesday, 10 September 2014

MICRO textual elements (films are refered to as texts)

Blocking: Kane (citizen Kane)
Looking at the way it is shot/cinematography:

What you see reinforces the story. 

Describe - analyse

Within the scene the director shoots the scene using blocking.
Master shot: the boy is between the man and the woman.
She is kept closest to the camera, the father is in the background portraying his lack of influence. She interrupts and stops the father speaking. The father then looses his position, resembling his importance in the scene. She is in front of the camera showing emotional connection.
Occupying more space: the father tries to gain more dominance and importance, however the frame does not change.
The mother and father oppose each other, they are constantly on opposite ends of the frame to each other, she has the most dominance and control over the scene due to being the most prominent in the centre of the frame.
The lawyer becomes in between the couple, so does the boy.

Meaning:

What characters have the most power? The woman is constantly in the centre of the shot.

Relationships:
Mother and the boy: she is protective over him as she is the dominant in the shot. The lawyer is in between the couple, whilst the father is further back in the shot which shows his lack of influence on the situation.

Cinematography: The way in which the film or frame is shot. 

Monday, 8 September 2014

What themes does this next scene of Limitless raise? The changes in the character etc?

In comparison to the previous introductory scene of Limitless, the character is clearly experiencing changes to his personality and characteristics.
The scene portrays several different visual versions of himself that begin to work extremely hard to clean up his apartment  Through this, he is almost portrayed with a super power. As his many different self's are cleaning up his apartment, it shows the clear transition from his 'waste of space' self in the previous scene, to the current scene.
The lighting also portrays the change of the character. In the first scene he is sitting in a dull/dim lit bar or pub, facing the darker end, with his back to the light, this then contrasts to the current scene where the whole apartment his brightly lit. This could portray the theme of revelation and realisation. This is not only the most prominent aspect of the characters transition; his eye colour is also noticeably brighter in colour in comparison to the previous scene, this could also contribute to my previous comment of portraying this realisation and revelation of the 'new life' this drug has allowed him to experience.