MARNI UNIT 1

KEY SCENE TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: 'GET OUT' (2017) Distributed by Universal Independent film Budget: $4.5 million Box office: $255.4 million EXAM QUESTION: ' Analyse how mise-en-scen elements contributed to the construction of stereotypes in a media product you have studied' (15 marks) KEY WORDS - Conforms to.. (follows) - Challenges the stereotype.. - Stereotype - Representation - Dominant representation (this is something that is widely accepted/agreed with for example 'Stereotypically blonde girls are unintelligent') STEREOTYPES YOU COULD EXPLORE - White power - Male power - Feminism - Black representation - Class representation - Old VS Young M-E-S - Lighting - Colour - Location - Facial Expression - Costume - Props PEET - Point - Example - Explain - Theory/Theorist point:  In the opening scene 'Get Out' (2017) mise-en-scen is constructed to comment on stereotypes.  The protagonist is the vi...

Using movie clip: Lucy Escapes (2014) Camera work Starts with extreme close up shot with the protagonist's eye.  Zooms out from an extreme close up shot to a close up shot to a mid shot rapidly. Wide shot of the scene, at different angles. Shallow depth of field, focusing on another character. Shallow depth of field changes, back to main character. POV shot from Lucy's (main characters) eyes. Low angle, making the antagonist looking to be in a position of power. Over the shoulder shot, with antagonist appearing closer. Wide shot, action scene. Scene change, close up and wide shot of table. Mise-en-scene setting and location: Prison cell, dark, grimy, enclosed lighting: dark, lots of shadows, little to no key light, lots of back light and filler light props: gun, keys, chains, belt. next scene: food, glass, drinks, bag, another gun, jacket  colour palette: grey, white, dark colours, dark blue, black. next scene: more ...

Popular Narrative Theories  Levi-Strauss and Binary Opposition Narrative tension is based on opposition or conflict. This can be as simple as two characters fighting, bur more often functions at an ideological level.  (i.e. Good vs Evil, Animals vs Humans, Rich vs Poor, Black vs White, East vs West, Protagonist vs Antagonist, Humanity vs Technology, Man vs Woman) Vladimir Plopp was a Russian and Soviet formalist scholar.  He analysed the plot components of Russian folk tales to identify their basic narrative elements. He looked at one hundred folk tales and come to the conclusion they were all made up of 31 plot elements, which he called functions.  He also found that despite the large number of characters which appeared in folk tales, there were only 8 character types: The Hero - Who goes on a quest and usually ends up with the princess. The Villain - Who is against the hero. The Dispa...

Film Advertising Conglomerate One overall parent company owns a number of smaller, subsidiary companies.  e.g. Disney with Frozen. They company has complete control over the firm from inception to release, and have access to multiple platforms from cross-promotion and synergy. (vertical integration) It has entire control of the production process. Joint Ventures Not all films have this luxury, though, so independent companies (i.e. those free from the control of a conglomerate) may undertake a  joint venture - this is when one media company works for another on a project mutually beneficial for both parties. e.g. Street Dance 3D  between BBC Films and Vertigo Films. Vertical acquired the rights to distribute the film, while BBC Films and the UK Film Council co-produced it.  Black Box Smart phone device, for technological  convergence.  Downloading and  Streaming: Both  streaming  and  downloading  ...