A well organised, detailed, articulate and confident analysis of the way Winsor establishes genre at the beginning of "Essex Boys". Your points about generic aspects of mise-en-scene, particularly locations, lighting and costume are consistently strong..
In your final slide your inter textual references are mainly relevant but could have been developed.
Points to consider/next steps:
1) Chiaroscuro lighting establishes the film as a noir thriller; this style of lighting connotes mystery, nightmare and illusion whilst also adding visual appeal to the film. Thus your comparison to aspects of "The Third Man" are interesting, and suggest the director of "Essex Boys" has been strongly influenced by film noir. Billy's relationship with Jason brings into an unreal world of thugs and criminals thus normality vanishes. Even when ambient lighting is used (the drive out of the Dartford Tunnel) the lighting is subdued and adding a gritty menace to the film whilst also signifying corruption.
2) Your reference to "LA Confidential" needed to be developed. The contrast to the two openings has similarities and differences. There is the use of the voice over to position the audience with the character relating the story, but Essex at no point is the city of glamour and dreams with a dark side, more the underbelly of a predatory place (signified by the Essex Marshes where Jason dumps his victim) which is established as a dystopia. When making inter textual references try to develop them.
3) Look up Wikipedia for the significance of white van man, you will notice that Jason conforms to the white van man stereotype.
A pleasure to mark and indicating proficient/excellent understanding of the concept of genre and film language.
A well organised, detailed, articulate and confident analysis of the way Winsor establishes genre at the beginning of "Essex Boys". Your points about generic aspects of mise-en-scene, particularly locations, lighting and costume are consistently strong..
ReplyDeleteIn your final slide your inter textual references are mainly relevant but could have been developed.
Points to consider/next steps:
1) Chiaroscuro lighting establishes the film as a noir thriller; this style of lighting connotes mystery, nightmare and illusion whilst also adding visual appeal to the film. Thus your comparison to aspects of "The Third Man" are interesting, and suggest the director of "Essex Boys" has been strongly influenced by film noir. Billy's relationship with Jason brings into an unreal world of thugs and criminals thus normality vanishes. Even when ambient lighting is used (the drive out of the Dartford Tunnel) the lighting is subdued and adding a gritty menace to the film whilst also signifying corruption.
2) Your reference to "LA Confidential" needed to be developed. The contrast to the two openings has similarities and differences. There is the use of the voice over to position the audience with the character relating the story, but Essex at no point is the city of glamour and dreams with a dark side, more the underbelly of a predatory place (signified by the Essex Marshes where Jason dumps his victim) which is established as a dystopia. When making inter textual references try to develop them.
3) Look up Wikipedia for the significance of white van man, you will notice that Jason conforms to the white van man stereotype.
A pleasure to mark and indicating proficient/excellent understanding of the concept of genre and film language.