Enfys Holmes Film Studies Coursework

Tight Jeans Narrative waiting for car to drive to place conversation between three people cyclical, ending infers conversation similar to the one just shown will happen not strong structure, just through dialogue inciting incident comes from guy wearing jeans Genre light comedy comedy comes from discussion of racial issues from different, humorous angle comedic aspects strength may come from background of viewer and position in reference to the subject matter Representation Urban lower class black teens presented as group of friends, good relationship not fitting in Alvarado's representation theory; not dangerous, sexualised, exotic, or vulnerable talking about black issues from comedic black perspective white women marrying black men additionally, the main issue they discuss came from the white male fear of the black men 'taking their women' and thus created the idea of them being more sexual, savage people who couldn't control their urges,...

The Fly https://vimeo.com/139863591 Narrative Getaway driver bothered by fly while waiting Fly in antagonist role linear narrative story driven by man's reaction to the fly Genre dark comedy humour from pain of criminal main character everything that happens to him comes from his own actions, therefore the pain and destruction is humorous rather than tragic Representation urban area working class white middle aged man leather jacket creates rebel persona representation of a criminal as angry and revenge based, not thinking easy to lose temper Audience disgust and shock from scene of toothpick going through lip micro elements used to exaggerate event for more shock positioned with criminal in that it is through his perspective, but not morally supporting others seperated from audience by mask Micro Elements only sound at the start, no visuals sound bridge fast paced editing emphasises the fly annoying him ambient noise of ...

The Arrival https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2016/06/10/the-arrival/ Narrative depicts change of mind small moment in normal person's life, could happen to anyone centres around a decision Genre Drama Realism Representation woman's view on birth fits into hegemonic gender roles as she eventually comes to accept her having a baby and looks forward to it depicts stereotypical idea that all woman will enjoy having a child, or want one subversive in that she was not in a committed relationship before becoming pregnant, came from fling British middle class, money not issue in affording baby reflects ideas of abortion and choice casual mention of abortion, treats it as normalised choice, which is good Audience audience's opinions on abortion and birth choices will affect how we perceive her decision positioned with her as everything we see is from her perspective as she comes to her decision, reality changes to match her mind subjectivity ...

The Ellington Kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-InkUlwrqXs Narrative story told through conceit of two teens talking simple narrative ideas of revenge, karma and justice flashbacks used, analepsis Genre social realism dark comedic twist at end genre conventions used include knife street thugs low class urban environment young people crime Representation focuses on story told by teens teenage wish for excitement, violence, disgusting stories low class urban environment Eastern European shop owner reinforces stereotypes of them being dangerous, brutal considered less "cultured", ie. does not care about laws of murder/cannibalism over moral right revenge based system black teen in vulnerable role subverts dangerous stereotype he is being threatened, not the threatener Audience positioned through eyes of young teens story we are told might not be entirely true ambiguous elements leaving audience to doubt Micro Ele...