Independent Cinema, Social and Production Context

Independent Cinema

An independent film, independent movie, indie film or indie movie is a feature film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies.

Social Context

The social environment, social context, sociocultural context or milieu refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. It includes the culture that the individual was educated or lives in, and the people and institutions with whom they interact.

Production Context

Production context is the social and economical aspects around the film. What is financially available? Directors tend to make films that are in trend at the moment. They tend to gross more money.

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'With close reference to two scenes from 'Pan's Labyrinth', explore how cinematography and mise-en-scène create meaning.'

' P an’s L abyrinth ' is one of the most profound contemporary films. Comprising so many symbols, themes and ideas, it presents a genuine masterpiece bequeathed to the film industry by a magnificent Mexican director, Guillermo del Toro. Released in 2006, it was critica lly lauded with 3 Academy Award wins in 2007 for Best Makeup, Art Direction and Cinematography. It is widely regarded as Del Toro's definitive film. A key scene in the film is when Ofelia meets the Faun, as it is the beginning of her fantasy adventures and he gives her the book which inspires her to complete all the tasks that he sets. The scene begins when the fairy leads Ofelia to the Labyrinth. The fairy itself changes its form to what Ofelia imagines a fairy should look like – according to her story books. This suggests that the whole world that Ofelia is about to enter is based upon her own imaginations and p...

Review 'Lolita' (1997) Arguab ly one of the most controversial films of its decade, Adrian Lyne's 'Lolita' is a captivating adaptation of the highly acclaimed Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same title. Comparing Lyne's adaptation to the earlier Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita' of 1962, I was rather surprised to much prefer Lyne's take on the story. C onsidering how sexual a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films are, his version of Lolita is restrained in the sexual aspects of the story, failing to go where its story begs for it to go to. It fades to black in key sequences, and lets the audience imagine what is happening between Professor Humbert and Lolita. I feel as though director Adrian Lyne decided he wanted to do another take on Nabokov’s novel, taking the detail further and really showcasing the powerful dynamic between the characters, and allowing the audience to fe...

‘Crimson Peak’ (2015) Scene Analysis ‘Crimson Peak’ is a Fantasy/Mystery movie from the director Guillermo del Toro, famous for previous works such as ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’. Here I will analyse one key scene that takes part towards the start of the movie, looking at the technical and literal aspects. The scene opens with the main character, a young woman Edith (Mia Wasikowska) walking down a dim-lit gothic corridor, this use of mise-en-scène suggests that the time period of the film is late 19th century or early 20th century, and the audience receives strong connotations of horror stereotypes, giving us the impression that something scary or unnatural is about to occur. This hyper sense of reality also complies to the norms of the directors style. Looking at the character of Edith, del Toro has chosen to present her with long golden-blonde hair. This demonstrates her femininity which can lead the audience to believe that she is perhaps fragile and delicate, meaning that we feel mor...

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