Section A
-Textual analysis and representation
Analysis of 4 areas
1)Camera angles, shots, movements, and composition.
2)Mis-en-scene
3)Editing
4)Sound
The Mis-en-scene includes everything on camera, which includes actors, scenery, props. Editing is when parts are cut, and altered to make the scenes better. Editing can aid in making a film better, as it can make it more relevant. Good editing can ensure that scenes come across how they are wanted. Sound is an important aspect, as it aids the film, and helps set the tone of the scenes. However, a film without sound can also do just as well, for example the Artist which has recently won an award in the recent Golden Globes. A film without sound can also set a tone, and deliver a message, however, sound is a really important part in a film. All these aspects merged together can be combined to make a film top class.
Representation is extremely important, as the way a character proposes themselves can help portray them in the way they are wanted to be portrayed. This can also help set the scene, so a characters clothing is extremely important. For example someone in a businesses suit can set a different tone to someone that is wearing rags. Representation is important as it aids in ensuring how people judge others. actions can also help how someone represents their character, for example the way they walk can give an insight to how they are. The personality of someone is also a key aspect in how someone represents themselves. This can give an insight to the persons attitude, and the way someone behaves, or give an insight to their background. The movements of a person can also tell you how they are, for example if someone constantly looks back, it will give the impression that they are paranoid. Facial expressions also give an insight to how a person is, for example if someone also has a sad face, they could be seen as being a depressed person. The walk of a character can make you assume something, for example if someone is walking very forcefully towards you, it will give you the impression of what they are about to do. Representation give an insight to how a person is, and is very helpful in a character as it sets a tone, and helps the audience connect to the character, and by large the film better. The way someone represent themselves through cosmetics also gives an insight to what type of person there are, and what kind of social class they have, or they think they have. A clearer representation can mean that the audience will more connected to the film, and ore connected to the character, so it is important for a film to do well in representing there characters really well.
People are categorized through many different groups, for example someone can be categorized due to their ethnicity, and how their skin complexion, as for example if someone if someone is black, a stereotype could be that they are associated to crime. The sexuality of someone can mean that they get judged differently, and the class status and who someone hangs around with determines what kind of class you are in, what your social demographic is, and ultimately what type of person you are. If you are working class, you will hang with people that work, and do different things to those who are probably employed. A big one is religion, as what someone believes is a huge one, as it shows what type of person they are. The gender of a character is also very important, as some people believe that a male is more dominant than a female. Disabilities is a big one, as people are very judgemental about this, a person with a disability will tend to get more sympathy, helping viewers to get attached to the character more. There is also a divide in a country, for example people that are nothern english have this rivalry with everyone else, accent can distinguish this.
