Media Unit 1

Film analysis - Theory Levi-Strauss - structuralist approach: conflict and binary opposition Social anthropologist who studied primitive societies who communicated with signs/paintings/drawings - visually Not spoken or written! Primitive drawing/painting on a cave for example - recognise ideas around conflict - opposites/binaries - Strauss develops this to argue that intrinsic to most cultures is an understanding f the world through CONFLICT and OPPOSITES = MEANING Narrative tension is based on opposition or conflict. This can be as simple as two characters fighting, but more often functions at an ideological level Relevant to Get Out: Black Vs White (Race) Good Vs Evil (The family) Girl Vs Boy (Relationship) Empowered Vs Victim Vladmir Propp: archetypal characters Archetypal characters He argues that a good story always needs a specific set of archetypes The characters themselves are not important - focus is on their role on function as a type Hero, Villain, Victim, Helper and messen...

Media Language The term ‘micro’ elements refers to: Cinematography Sound Mise - en - scene Editing  Use of camera Camera shot Camera movement  Camera angles Extreme close up Close up Long shot Wide shot Medium shot Point of view Low angle High angle Over the shoulder Birds eye view Worms eye view Camera Movements Panning Tilt Crane shot Tracking shot Rolling shot Steadicam Crane shot Steadicam can be more useful than dolly’s as a dolly is on a set track, whilst steadicam is easier to follow people around get into tight angles and you can’t see the tracks in the background. Also Dolly tracks can get expensive so if you’re planning on having a long shot, a long dolly track can be really expensive. Editing - Introduction There are two key areas to concentrate on with editing Speed of editing Style of editing Speed of editing In a film, each scene may last a matter of seconds, or it could continue for minutes The length of each sequence established...