tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28848798606535516832024-03-04T20:48:28.127-08:00Martin Stewart A2 FilmAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-67406534054899678972014-05-14T06:05:00.001-07:002014-05-14T06:05:21.102-07:00Mock Exam Response, A2 Film Studies<div class="MsoNormal">
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experience in contemporary cinema?<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I feel that whilst a spectator’s
gender does have a great influence on their viewing experience it is not as
important as other factors that come into play. There are several other factors
to consider such as The Mirror Stage, Psychoanalysis and oppositional gazes
such as The Queer Gaze or The Female Gaze which have much larger impacts on the
viewing experiences of the spectator. I will be applying these gazes and
theories to the films; A Clockwork Orange, Black Swan and Magic Mike.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Firstly I will start with the
mirror stage. Within film the mirror stage is the idea of trying to see a
reflection of ourselves within characters through the way in which we view
films. The mirror stage comes into play through the way that we as a spectator
can see the film from all angles rather than just from the set angle of the
protagonist or other characters. This allows us to see multiple narratives from
an omniscient point of view, giving us as a spectator a sense of power and
control over what is happening. Of my three texts the mirror stage is most
heavily applicable to the film <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Black Swan</i>
and the character of Nina. Through Nina’s struggle for identity we see her take
on multiple personalities and characters being unable to control them. The most
evident of these are the virginal, sweet white swan and the dark, seductive
black swan whom she is trying to become for the dance. A key theme throughout
the film is the use of mirrors. These mirrors are placed so frequently and in
such great numbers throughout the film to emphasise Nina’s struggle to find her
own identity, and escape from that which has been forced upon her by her
mother. During her transformation into the black swan many scenes take place in
front of mirrors, such as when Nina peels back the entirety of her skin on a
finger from the base of the nail to her hand. This shows through the mirror her
mental state, that we as a viewer would not otherwise have been able to see. I
feel that the mirror stage is a key factor that will affect a viewers
experience but it may not be fully understood by most audience members making
it less important than the gender of the spectator.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Despite containing content
that illustrates many examples of the oppositional gazes the film can still be
very clearly seen through the male gaze. The male gaze being the traditional
white, western, heterosexual take on films. The male gaze uses heavily
voyeuristic views of women and see’s them more as visual enjoyment rather than
key characters to influence the plot. This voyeurism is obvious throughout the
film due to the outfits worn in the dance scenes but most predominantly during
the scene in which the character of Nina has a gay encounter with another
dancer. The scene makes use of many close-ups of the two kissing, emphasising
that the scene is filmed for a male audience. The casting of the characters is
also important as the actresses are Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman. Two
actresses who are credited as heavily desirable throughout the world. This
scene however could be viewed very differently through other gazes such as the
queer gaze. Due to the fact that the encounter takes place inside Nina’s head
and is not real, seen through the queer gaze the scene could tell of Nina’s
internal struggle with coming to terms with her sexuality. A sexuality that can
only be expressed through her subconscious. The male gaze gives female viewers
very little to relate to but gives male viewers much visual enjoyment and
stimulation, leading me to say that gender is very important in the viewing
experience of contemporary cinema.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The factor that I feel is
most important in affecting the spectators viewing experience is the emotional
response which spectators have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to
the film. This emotional response is influenced by the alignments with the
characters on screen, but is also heavily dependant on the individual
themselves and the experiences that they have been through in their lives.
Emotional response influences how we feel towards characters in the film and
what outcome we hope the film has for them. In Black Swan we as spectators are
supposed to align with Nina from a first person perspective and sympathise with
her throughout her struggle. We see her struggle with her mother, and
undetermined sexuality and see a much deeper view of the woman that she is. In
A Clockwork Orange however women are seen as nothing more than disposable
objects that the character of Alex can rape and harm as he sees fit. Although
gender will affect how spectators align with the characters in a clockwork
orange women are given no real female characters to relate to so are forced to
align with Alex regardless of gender. They will however have a different
opinion on his actions to that which would be taken by men due to their
mind-set and the likely difference in past experiences to that which would have
happened to male viewers. This leads me to say that gender is important as it
directly affects how different actions within the films are interpreted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Another oppositional gaze is
the female gaze. An idea that is made clear within the film Magic Mike. Telling
the tale of a group of strippers and focusing around a man named Mike the film
gives a very voyeuristic view at the male body, and everything that comes with
the male stripper lifestyle. Magic Mike rejects the traditional male gaze and
instead flips it around, giving voyeuristic views of males. This film will be
viewed very differently by the different genders. Women will see the film as a
raunchy, erotic piece and will focus on the sexualisation of the strippers
whilst many men will struggle to watch the piece due to the untraditional
over-exposure of the male body. The film raises questions over why it is so
acceptable for both genders to witness female nudity but so shocking when
solely male nudity is played onscreen. This reinforces the idea that gender is
very important in the viewing of cinema as different genders would have very
different interpretations of, and views about, this piece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The final point that am going
to raise is that about the idea of psychoanalysis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Psychoanalysis is another major factor that affects how
audiences view and interpret films. A key belief within psychoanalysis theories
is that children are heavily influenced by and will eventually become like
their parents. This is shown clearly through the character of Nina in Black
Swan where she aims to please her mother and relies on her for everything. This
is shown clearly during the scene in which Nina does not want to eat her
birthday cake but due to her mothers angry, distraught reaction Nina forces
herself to in order to please her. Psychoanalysis allows us as spectators to
further see the mind-set of the characters within film and what influences
their decisions. Another major idea within psychoanalysis is that girls aim to
find lovers that remind them of their fathers. Nina however has no father
present throughout the film so we presume that he left her at a very young age.
The only male role model within the film is Nina’s dance instructor, a man who
she eventually has some sexual interaction with. The lack of a male role model
may explain Nina’s confusion about her sexuality as she has had no predominant
male interaction within her whole life. Psychoanalysis is not greatly affected
by gender as the majority of it’s ideas are taken from a male perspective and
only fit within a Male gaze viewpoint.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In conclusion I feel that
gender is important in affecting a spectators viewing of a film however other
factors such as sexuality and emotional response are more important. I feel
that personal relationships and the alignment of the spectator with the
characters are most important as they influence how the entirety of the film is
read by the viewer. This allows a much more <a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>personal
interpretation of the film to be created, unlike that which could be created
from gender which would simply be one of two viewpoints, either male or female.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-3734202389558928232014-03-26T06:07:00.002-07:002014-03-26T06:07:49.772-07:00Wednesday 19th March 2014 Classwork<b><u>A Clockwork Orange</u></b><br />
- Asked to identify with a bad person<br />
- "Duality of man"<br />
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- Contemporary cinema, last 10 years<br />
- Gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity<br />
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<b><u>A Clockwork Orange</u></b><br />
- How are women introduced to the audience?<br />
- How are the audience positioned to view them?<br />
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<u><b>Male Gaze in A Clockwork Orange</b></u><br />
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- Women introduced as decoration rather than people<br />
- First real woman we see is a sex object<br />
- Phallic images accompany Alex's violent acts<br />
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<b><u>Ludovico Treatment Scene</u></b><br />
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<b><u>The Mirror Stage</u></b><br />
- The Life of David Gale<br />
- The mirror Stage<br />
- Reflects onto us and film<br />
_ White, straight men<br />
- Views himself as the image created in the mirror stage<br />
- Mulvey and mirror stage = Old Theories<br />
- H/W = Choose film + What debateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-13042023296017711112014-03-12T08:14:00.001-07:002014-03-12T08:14:04.998-07:00The Duality of Man Analysis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-64756581511466844582014-03-05T06:42:00.001-08:002014-03-05T06:42:43.152-08:00Alignment F.M.J<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-Ma1Ftk44Wc8ks2gYcSW3qPjkAnY0aShbCjUEvB08oHRT686qmC85yEADWWp2cI7E7NZV6faW4IuRJ7Ec7FOj-2AhiIGVf3S92nJDaaR-RfOol5FryK7mv2lsVFvIt8ZcGj2Dtpia6g/s640/blogger-image-1280422934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-Ma1Ftk44Wc8ks2gYcSW3qPjkAnY0aShbCjUEvB08oHRT686qmC85yEADWWp2cI7E7NZV6faW4IuRJ7Ec7FOj-2AhiIGVf3S92nJDaaR-RfOol5FryK7mv2lsVFvIt8ZcGj2Dtpia6g/s640/blogger-image-1280422934.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-21003052200508905822014-02-26T05:53:00.002-08:002014-02-26T05:53:34.000-08:00Metropolis<u>Mise-en-Scene</u><br />
- Black and White<br />
Low Key Lighting<br />
- Industrial/prison style location<br />
- Uniformity of clothing<br />
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<u>Sound</u><br />
- Dramatic Music<br />
- Workplace Sounds (hammers etc)<br />
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<u>Editing</u><br />
- Bland<br />
- No filters etc<br />
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<u>Cinematography</u><br />
- Shots all of groups, no individuals<br />
- Long takes<br />
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<u>Response to Question</u><br />
The mass group of people are workers being transported from the surface of the earth to a city far below. It is made clear that we are supposed to view this underground world with negativity as it is lit with low key lighting and the men are marching almost as if to their deathsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-32934768389501789862014-01-30T07:06:00.001-08:002014-01-30T07:06:30.063-08:00Thesis Statement/Introduction Steps- Pick specific key words/re-write question<br />
- Thinking time<br />
- Select key scenes<br />
- Plan essay structure<br />
- Write thesis statement<br />
- Link to other MACROS<br />
- Link to question<br />
- Link to context<br />
- EvidenceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-11655576281933565212014-01-30T07:01:00.002-08:002014-01-30T07:01:48.174-08:00Genre in Amelie- Romantic Comedy<br />
- Obvious good characters from bad<br />
- Classic Hollywood Narrative is a common convention of romantic comedies, therefore makes it easy to follow and accept worldwide<br />
- Use of heterosexual relationship makes it more internationally acceptable<br />
- Use of romantic comedy genre allows the film to support the myth that Paris is "The City of Love"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-87122292885518810722014-01-30T06:57:00.002-08:002014-01-30T06:57:40.951-08:00Genre Pans Labyrinth- Marketing affected by genre<br />
- Fantasy well marketed internationally<br />
- U.S trailer presents the film as slightly horror<br />
- Easy to understand film due to its fantasy genre<br />
- Genre is the same all over the world, makes it easily accessible<br />
- Propps Theory (fairytale)<br />
- Its genre is not important for messages therefore it is easier to accept worldwideAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-79602238335635810912014-01-29T07:06:00.003-08:002014-01-29T07:06:29.099-08:00Genre Question Preparation
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uses the genre of romantic comedy to appeal worldwide to any audiences, it is a
stereotype of the genre of romantic comedy that the film will follow the
classic Hollywood narrative making it a presumption of any going to see it in
other films that they will easily be able to follow the narrative as it is a
convention of the genre<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Labyrinth uses the fantasy genre as it is one that is accepted worldwide and
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an opportunity for people to watch the film as a serious contextually strong
piece of national cinema or as simply a fantasy from Ofelia’s point of view
allowing it to be an international bestseller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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use of fantasy allows the messages of the film to be portrayed through the
innocent eyes of a child, without the use of fantasy Ofelia would be facing up
to real people rather than the monsters that she and we as the viewer sees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us through the use of a fantasy genre to see how the war scars the children of
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The style has been heavily criticised for portraying nothing about the true situation of France however it can be argued that the film makes use of this warm, colourful style to present the state of the mind of Amelie. As we follow her for the duration of the film it shows the viewer her childish state of mind and the stark contrast between that and what the true situation of Paris actually is.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-8979298450178111402014-01-29T05:27:00.000-08:002014-01-29T05:27:39.351-08:00City of Lost Children and Delicatessen Sweded<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fGfylZMr_B0" width="560"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-79682887221820375372014-01-29T05:24:00.001-08:002014-01-30T07:20:12.254-08:00Pans Labyrinth Cause and Effect Timeline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-36925337163658467372014-01-29T05:21:00.000-08:002014-01-30T07:20:48.344-08:00Auteur Theoryhttp://jasminea2film.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/french-auteur-theory.htmlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-23739980155455178712014-01-29T05:18:00.002-08:002014-01-29T05:21:29.706-08:00Style and Magical Realism in Pans Labyrinthhttp://lukenuttera2filmstudies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/style-magical-realism-in-pans-labyrinth.htmlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-56596916973681009652014-01-29T05:15:00.002-08:002014-01-29T05:17:09.979-08:00Pans Labyrinth Overview<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/22920413" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="425"> </iframe> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-40178839579646624632014-01-29T05:14:00.001-08:002014-01-29T05:16:37.052-08:00Pans Labyrinth Key Scenehttp://davidoa2film.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/pans-labyrinth-cause-effect.htmlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-46855441976829296372013-10-02T05:43:00.003-07:002014-01-29T05:12:18.905-08:00Wednesday, October 2nd, Critical Thinking Question<u>How do the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">2 films</span> differ in their use of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Style</span> to express the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">culture's ideas</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">myths</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">history</span>?</u><br />
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The two films express the aspects of their culture very differently through their use of style. I feel that they differ as one uses style to create <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">an accurate representation of the country</span> whilst the other does its best <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">to romanticise its country</span> and present it in a positive somewhat untruthful way. Pans Labrinth gives a gritty, truthful representation of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">1940s Spain through the dark lighting and sombre themes of death and facism</span> within the film. The film follows Spanish beliefs closely as through Ofelias sacrifice led to her being reunited with her father once she was dead, therefore <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">strongly reinforcing the countries catholic and christian beliefs</span>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">3</span>,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">3</span>Amelie however does not give such an accurate representation of its country, all areas shot in the film are clean and look as if they would be pleasant to visit. This as well as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">the happy almost cartoon colour grading gives a surreal and overly positive feel to the film. (2)</span>This follows with what the condition of france actually was in the time surrounding the films production as Paris had recently <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">had many issues such as the riots and frequent problems with racism</span>. None of these issues are addressed in the film especially the racial aspect as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">not a single black character is included within the film</span>. This shows that one of the films uses style to try and get across a truthful dark view of the country at the time and accurately represent its history and struggles whilst one uses it simply as an "auteurs touch" or to<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> market Paris as an attractive, clean and friendly place.</span><br />
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The setting in Amelie is not portrayed in a truthful way, which adds to the message<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">that the country didn't feel comfortable with their true identity</span></span> and wanted people to believe it was a positive place to visit in order to gain a good reputation. The film director of Amelie is misleading the viewers into believing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">an untrue representation of France</span>. On the other hand, in Pans Labyrinth the audience is seeing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> a young child being psychologically beaten by the Spanish Civil war</span>, which is truthfully sticking to the history of Spain, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">reinforcing the idea that war shouldn't exist.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><u>New Points</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Myths - City of Love (Paris)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Pans Labrinth relies heavily on narrative rather than simply style to present ideas, myths and history</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Pans Labrinth shows war ruins lives, war is bad, consequences of facism</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Amelie shows the importance of helping each other, the joys of innocence, the importance of love and not being alone/isolated</span><br />
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<u style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Synthesised Answer</span></u><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;">The two films express the aspects of their culture very differently through their use of style. I feel that they differ as one uses style to create an accurate representation of the country whilst the other does its best to romanticise its country and present it in a positive somewhat untruthful way. Pans Labrinth gives a gritty, truthful representation of 1940s Spain through the dark lighting and sombre themes of death and facism within the film. The film follows Spanish beliefs closely as Ofelias sacrifice led to her being reunited with her father once she was dead, therefore strongly reinforcing the countries catholic and christian beliefs. the film also shows the impact of war on young children, and reinforces the idea that children cannot deal with adult themes. Amelie however does not give such an accurate representation of its country, all areas shot in the film are clean and look as if they would be pleasant to visit. This as well as the happy almost cartoon colour grading gives a surreal and overly positive feel to the film. This overly happy representation of france ties in perfectly with the idea that Paris is the city of love, this is reinforced also through the narrative as the film has Amelie playing cupid. Through this an untrue representation of France is given to the audience of the film. During the time surrounding the films production Paris had recently had many issues such as the riots and frequent problems with racism. None of these issues are addressed in the film especially the racial aspect as not a single black character is included within the film. I feel that this unrealistic view is given as the country didn't feel comfortable with their true identity and therefore didn't want the whole world to see the true issues that they face. This shows that one of the films uses style to try and get across a truthful dark view of the country at the time and accurately represent its history and struggles whilst one uses it simply as an "auteurs touch" or to<span class="Apple-style-span"> market Paris as an attractive, clean and friendly place to the rest of the world.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-323763815035857202013-09-26T05:43:00.001-07:002014-01-22T05:54:34.184-08:00Pans Labrinth Swede<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/B7UQserEqPI" width="420"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-24990760798135948322013-09-11T07:28:00.001-07:002014-01-22T05:54:43.026-08:00Pans Labrinth Therapy<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FNvT82a6Zno" width="420"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-70813845769901869542013-09-11T05:22:00.001-07:002014-01-22T05:54:53.889-08:00Ofelia meets the Faun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enters portal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Introductions, speech driven scene</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faun tells Ofelia who he believes her to be</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tells her of tests she must face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Questioning her mortality, speech driven still</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Book given to Ofelia, making her independent</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confusion as the book is empty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faun disappears Ofelia left alone in the cave/portal</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494881211227899992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884879860653551683.post-75142716786577668632013-06-21T01:40:00.001-07:002014-01-29T05:13:03.140-08:00New Spanish Cinema<br />
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<li><b><i><u>New Spanish CInema</u></i></b></li>
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<li>Art House Cinema Viewed as though it felt it was above popular cinema, was more of an art-form like “painting”</li>
<li>Auteur Cinema, muh the same as french new wave cinema in the ways that the directors gave their own personal stamp and ownership to the films</li>
<li>International or foreign inclinations</li>
<li>Conflictive relationship with the Spanish government, the films were very anti-facist</li>
<li>Hauntology, contained many popular ideas and motifs that 'haunted' spanish culture, myths, events from the past</li>
<li>The cinema made use of non conventional non-diegetic sound, Shock cuts and violent scenes, realist strategies</li>
<li>The films aimed to be politically engaging and deeply troubling for the audience viewing the film</li>
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