CITY OF GOD CLOSE ANALYSIS 2 : THE END

 Analyse how the themes and messages of the film are explored and resolved through film form in the final scenes of City of God 

Ending scenes ( no subtitles,sorry ! )

Final shootout

City of God

WRITTEN TASK :

Analyse how all the elements of  film form are use to create meaning ( narrative, plot,character development, understanding of themes and ideologies) and provoke audience response in the opening scenes from City of God and at least one other scene of your choice.

600 words minimum

Scenes are available in the City of God page above. 

Summer assignment tasks

Here are the tasks you need to have completed over the summer term and summer holidays. Please use the Production page and any links  for more detail  and ask David if there are any problems. These should be complete tasks but can be tweaked , edited and developed as your production develops.



1  Evaluative analysis ( part one )  of the key short films you have seen  so far , focusing on how they construct narrative using film form and genre conventions . This must cover at least three of the short films on the list  and a minimum of 80 minutes .

You should also highlight any influences they have had on your original film planning so far .

(  600 words approximately )

2  Original film  planning : Your idea for the original 5 minute film production
                                               ( script/storyboard/film)

Genre of your  5 minute film

Story/plot in 1 or 2 sentences

Any ideas about film form

 ( use of colour,music,lighting camera ,setting etc. )

Other short films/ films/books etc that influenced your plot/film form .

 Which narrative from the list below is your film following ?

( a twist, an enigma, conflict between 2 characters or 1 character's development ) 

        

3 Draft script for your original film following scriptwriting conventions and correct format. Your final version will be 1600-1800 words.

The script should be written in the present tense and should NOT use camera shot terminology  (Close up , Long shot etc. ) but can be as descriptive as you like about mise-en-scene and what the audience sees and hears. Make sure if you are describing a character's state of mind that you explain how the audience would know this through film form.



RESOURCES 

EDUQAS marked example ( screenplay plus storyboard and evaluative analysis) BAND 5/4

Use this to check correct format and screenplay conventions.


50 screenplays in various genres   To give you ideas and influences 

Shaun of the dead : social background

Written task : complete by Friday April 3rd

To what extent are the characters in Shaun of the Dead a product of their environment? 

Consider class, family, location, cultural influences and social expectations about success, relationships and growing up.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD : Narrative structure and genres

WRITTEN TASK : 600 words minimum

Complete by Friday March 27th

Email David with any  questions 

Explain with examples  how film form and  genre conventions are used in Shaun of the Dead  to establish the narrative stages of equilibrium and disruption in both the romcom and zombie horror genres. Look at binary oppositions, relationships between characters and Shaun's problems.

How do both genres interrelate and affect each other ?

How are film form and genre conventions used to create the  narrative endings/resolutions for both genres in the film  ? What kind of endings are they and do they confirm or subvert what has happened up to that point ?

TRAINSPOTTING : Analysis 2

Explain how the key ideological themes of the film are explored through the narratives of Tommy and Renton. You should refer in detail to how film form is used in at least two key scenes, focusing in particular on how the characters' narratives are resolved. 

                                                                   KEY SCENES

Back on heroin/good times/ screaming all day 

Overdose

Cold turkey , Tommy

London

Tommy's funeral

Sick boy's deal

Ending

TRAINSPOTTING : Themes and binary opposites

Summarise and explain the ideological  themes and binary oppositions in  Trainspotting with some examples from the film.

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC : Opening and closing analysis

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC ANALYSIS 1 

Analyse the opening scenes  ( hunting ritual /domestic life) and closing scenes 
( Bo's departure/new domestic life  ) in terms of film form , alignment and allegiance and how it introduces and resolves its narrative and its  ideological themes such as family, education and   alternative/traditional lifestyles.

Opening hunting  scene 

Domestic life in the wild 


Bo's farewell


New domestic life 

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN : Opening scenes analysis

Summarise and explain the following elements about the opening scenes ( including the coin toss scene) of No Country for Old Men  which introduce the three  main male characters

                                               Opening ( Sheriff Ed Tom Bell )

                                 Opening ( Sheriff Ed Tom Bell/Chigurh ) ( low quality)


The discovery  ( Llewellyn Moss)

                                                     Coin toss scene ( Anton Chigurh )


Spectatorship


What elements of film form are used  in the opening scenes to align audiences to be positioned with particular characters , and how is film form used to avoid alignment ?


What elements of film form or narrative are removed or minimised to encourage active spectatorship
and allow for individual audience responses and interpretation ?



Ideological themes


What moral or social themes are introduced in the opening scenes , including binary oppositions ( e.g chaos v order?) Who does the audience feel allegience and empathy with and why ?
 

APOCALYPSE NOW : ending and themes analysis

Analyse how the final  scenes ( and any other scenes ) in Apocalypse Now use film form to explore the themes in the film of the nature of war, the nature and background of the Vietnam war in particular , human nature, power. evil and colonialism and imperialism.

APOCALYPSE NOW opening analysis

OPENING SCENE

Analyse the opening  of the film  in terms of its use of film form to create meaning and provoke a response in the audience


Cinematography ( use of camera angle, movement and framing ,lighting and colour )

Editing ( transitions, order of shots and sequences, layering of images)

Mise-en-scene ( setting ,key props/objects , costume etc.)

Sound  ( music, sound effects and spoken word)

Performance  ( body language, posture, gesture,  tone, emotional impact etc.)



What do you think the intended response is by the director ?



How does it differ in introducing its main character from the methods used in Casablanca and why ?

SUMMARY OF STUDIO SYSTEM

Based on our class discussions and resources on the blog, briefly summarise the Hollywood studio system, focusing on the following :



During which decades was the Hollywood  studio system at its most powerful ?

What were the major "big five " studios ?

What areas and roles in film production did the studio system have direct control over ?

Why was this factory method of production successful ?

RECREATING KEY SCENE

Plan, shoot and edit  a key scene from Casablanca as closely as possible, making sure you follow some of the rules of classical style in its use of film form.


FULL SCRIPT 

CASABLANCA : Written analysis

Analyse  how film form ( cinematography,editing, mise-en-scene,sound and performance  creates meaning and audience response in the Rick's bar sequence  and one other  scene from the film.
( 800 words minimum).

How does the use of  film form in the scenes follow the rules of  classical Hollywood style to create responses such as intrigue, tension , patriotism  , nostalgia, loss and excitement in these scenes ?  Does the film bend or break any of these basic rules of Hollywood filmmaking ?




Deadline :  Monday October 7th