Enfys Holmes Film Studies Coursework

“Breathe” Toby  Meakins   https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2015/02/09/breathe/   Narrative   Ghost girl who can only be seen when holding breath. Man kills other to keep girl real for bit longer. Cyclical narrative. Implied man does this often.   Genre   Horror   Representation   Young white men. Lower class. Strong accent. Implied sexual contact between ghost girl and men. Girl treated as sexual object by second man.   Audience   Micro Elements   Fade edits, text graphics. Dialogue voiceover. Slight music. Sound like  screeching . Grey, desaturated colours. Greens.  Uses superimposition to create ghost girl. Mid shots  . Personal Response Like supernatural elements, and twist at end. I liked the ending was dark, but didn't really enjoy it until the ending. I liked the use of colour to create a depressing atmosphere.

“A Film by Vera Vaughn” by Sorel   Narrative   Establishes Vera, watched from cameras inside her computer. She is stalked by someone. She is also within a film made by another person. The lines between what is real and what is not is broken, with the two interacting. Implies a death at end. Complex, mind screwy.   Genre   Psychological thriller   Representation   Both women. One meek, one assertive. Convergence of technology, film and reality.   Audience   Initially positioned with Vera so we understand her fear of being watched.   Micro Elements   Small amount of settings. Low key lighting, very dark. Not very strong colours. Not strong music. At night. Lots of silence and long takes. Slow pace of editing. Close up shots of eyes. Ideas of voyeurism, being watched when unexpected.   Personal Response I liked the trippy, complicated narrative. I also liked the feelings of isolation cons...

Slap Analysis Narrative own inner conflict arising from confusion over gender identity external judgement from societies perceived notions of gender Simple narrative structure Genre Drama Social realism Representation Possibly trans character Targets traditional expectations of gender How society treats those who have a different experience of gender Lower class white Questioning gender identity Contrast of aggression released through traditionally male activity and enjoyment through feminine clothing Slurs mentioned, insults Toxic masculinity Audience Positioned with gender questioning main character, so we empathise with them when they are insulted and wrongly assumed gay Made to feel uncomfortable, to question what they believe about gender and how society treats gender differences Micro Elements Lewd posters suggest idea of hyperconstructed idea of femininity Lots of silence and lack of music to create uncomfortable feel Also focuses ...

Echo by Lewis Arnold Narrative Character study Cyclical, never ending Plot derives from revealing mystery behind main character Not Todorov structured Emotionally charged rather than plot Genre Personal interest/true story Could be real Character focussed Morally grey main character Representation Urban Lower/Middle class Dysfunctional family Central character young white woman Mental illnesses Reaction to grief, trauma Depression or PTSD? London people helpful, try to assist girl, no criminals positive representation of location Audience Audience's view on woman played with throughout the film Always positioned with her, but view on her morality and support of her actions changes Initially sympathetic, then disgusted with scam, then grey with reveal of dad having actually died Film doesn't give strong preferred reading, up to audience to decide Micro Elements Desaturated colours Not a lot of music long shot of woman s...

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...

Over By Jorn Threlfall Link to Watch Narrative reverse chronology slow reveal of information information leads to other conclusion than what ends up happening Genre real life crime story based around real thing that happened subverts expectations of genre, not normally expected event Representation upper middle class community regarded as safe posh area crime is wiped away and erased, considered unimportant by community how people and their deaths can be moved on from too easily and forgotten desperation by people from poverty man that died was from a place traditionally seen as third world his death is considered unimportant Audience misdirection audience lead away from actual conclusion visuals let audiences question events active viewer lack of dialogue means no audience positioning audience is in "detective" place, no character development Micro Elements sound of body falling to shock audience long shots to se...

Operator by Vicky McClure, 2015 Link to Watch Narrative narrative driven by dialogue cyclical narrative what happened will happen again and again, every time the operator picks up the phone inciting incident is phone call equilibrium established in shots of people working on computers before resting on the main operator Genre Suspense Real Life Representation White middle age woman Passes Bechdel test Depicts moment in operator's life, what they have to deal with everyday Deals with high stress, we can see the impact and strength they have to deal with it For audience, is emotionally intense. Ending reveals this happens over and over. Unexpected viewpoint, least "cinematic" Audience Positioned with operator Lack of visual spectacle means audience focuses on dialogue Dialogue creates impression of visuals, audience imagining images on their own Sound places audience with operator Only hear her voice Ambient noise decreases; ...