Elise Booth Film Studies

FADE IN:   EXT.  BUSH/TREE IN EMPTY  FIELD – EA RL Y  MORNING   A GIRL wakes up with heavy rave makeup left on from the night before . Her eyes open slowly blinded by the light as she slowly picks  herself  up. She is surrounded by red cups,  glow sticks  and  other  reminders of the night before.  S   GIRL (V.0.)   What the f-   She hits  her head on a branch.   GIRL     Ouchhh .   She stands up and steps on a cup,  liquid  pours out .   GIRL    (groans)    INT. CLUB – NIGHT (FLASHBACK)   GIRL pours a significant amount of vodka into a red cup.   EXT.  BUSH/TREE IN EMPTY  FIELD – EA RL Y  MORNING   She stumbles through her pockets and finds her phone, flooded with concerned messages. She begins to type a response and an alert pops up on her phone. "iPhone needs ...

Orson Welles History Came out of Radio - " War of the Worlds " Broadcast   Was offered a contract despite never having directed film before  Had a very rocky career from Citizen Kane to the 1986 Transformers Style Rejected the CHC Studio Conventions  Deep focus and long shots  Highly expressionistic lighting  Characterisation through the camera  Relies heavily on camera movement  Utilises his background in sound design  Filmography Citizen Kane (1941) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) The Lady from Shangai (1947)  Touch of Evil (1958) Chimes at Midnight (1965)

My presentation:  http://prezi.com/adjoexwnggbd/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy Key aspects that my peers thought I did well: Included a variety of information and hidden themes throughout Kubrick's work Used videos, images and information Very detailed, with lots of care and effort Supported facts with examples Very aesthetically pleasing - loved the way each slide was set out at different points of the page Very well constructed Key areas for development  Include more auteur theory phrases if possible and further prove his themes Too much motion in the prezi Moving forward I am going to produce a Video Essay to further support my presentation, which I will link below:

Riddley Scott is seen by many as a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production gives a film its personal and unique stamp – this is known as an auteur. Scott is known for his notable films such as 'Alien' (1979), 'Gladiator' (2000), 'Prometheus' (2012), and of course 'Blade Runner' (1982). One element of Scott's films that contributes to the auteur theory is his narratives are often stories of Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, or historical events. 'Blade Runner' is undoubtable a Science Fiction/Fantasy film but interestingly further includes conventions of Horror as well. All his films center around a pivotal event, mostly on a short timeline, that surround escaping or finding something. For 'Alien', it's escaping the alien planet and the Xenomorph, in 'Gladiator', it's escaping slavery and avenging his family and 'Blade Runner' follows the narrative pattern by trackin...

'Winter's Bone' (Granik 2010) Indepedant Cinema   Independent America films characteristically explore on-mainstream cinema subjects and tend to cinema subjects and tend to adopt stylistic features associated with Non-diegetic sound of banjo suggests the stereotypical  country life i.e. poor Rural Poverty Winter's Boe typically requires active spectatorship to fully understand Women in Winter's Bone  However there are parts thoughout the scene.. The 'Cutting off Hands' scene

How far does 'Winters Bone' rely upon an understanding of its social context ?   'Winter's  B one' is set in The Ozarks, a small  community  i n Missouri t hat  i s blighted by rural poverty,  lack of opportunity, low educational outcomes  and a sense of separation of mainstream USA  infrastructure. Secretive and inward looking with  an emphasis on family loyalty and ‘kin’ based  around patriarchal power but dependent upon  strong, resilient women. Methamphetamine use  and addiction has had devastating consequences  on families and individuals. The reality  of financial insecurity, violence, domestic  abuse and mental illness is ever- pre c edent .  A n early  scene  that showcases the poverty of the area is when Ree visits their neighbour  Sonya.   Often ,  Ree  and her siblings are forced to rely on the generosity of  her   for many food and provisions. ...