2nd Year 500 word essay

Last year i came into film not knowing anything at all about the subject,but now i can safely say that i am strong with the core stuff such as cinematography,editing,performance and Mis-en-scene. The areas i struggle with though are definitely auteur theory and spectatorship and i am going to discuss those in further detail.

Spectatorship

In spectatorship we look at La la land and Winters Bone and how the way the audience view the film influences their experience of it. All i can remember is the passive and active viewing and this is  very basic terminology. passive viewing is where you accept what the film is giving to you i believe and active view is where you challenge and question what is happening. apart from that i have next to no clue what the other terminology is but they all end in reading. however i think i'll be able to cope with linking the spectatorship with the core stuff.

Auteur theory

In Auteur theory we study Blade Runner directed by Ridely Scott and Lady from Shanghai directed by Orson Welles. In this section we look at the directors choices and signs of their particular styles in the film. One example is that Ridely Scott was born in the north of England and this influences the amount of rain used in Blade Runner to create a dreary atmosphere. I have forgotten some of the subject terminology for this section and some quotes for the exam.

British Cinema

For British cinema we look at Trainspotting and Fish Tank. These are part of the social realism and they give you a harsh reality into what britain is like. The colour palettes of both films are very dull and these types of films tend to use a lot of tracking shots. In fish tank these tracking shots are referred to as "going no where fast" as that is what is happening to Mia 

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