Elliott Soraff film studies A level

The director is the "author" of the film and that their films have unique aspects that link back to the director him/herself. Director is the leading creative person. The audience is able to catch on what director this film is made by as they can pick out aspects of previous films by that director. Or they could notice aspects that other directors use which this director has been inspired by

Canted, slow angled shot into the girl's eye. Audience made to empathize with the "injured" victim. Lack of blood causes hallucination hence the canted angle. Whenever Ofelia interacts with the "Underworld" a dark blue filter is placed upon the camera creating a sense of gloom. The audience is made to feel uncomfortable and suspect that danger is looming.  This in contrast with the "real world", where we visualize a more yellow and colourful filter creates not necessarily a more content atmosphere but we are made to realize that there is no real sign of danger. This colour is also fulfilled by the natural light from the sun. This dark blue filter is also complimented by the very slow but intense non-diegetic music. It creates an intimidating atmosphere and the audience feel bewilderment as they are unsure whether to watch in horror or just appear unnerved as it is just a fairy. When the fairy tells Ofelia to follo...

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Introduction: The cinematic elements in the film are used to their fullest effect when it comes to presenting to the audience a character's death. Through cinematography, the audience is able to sympathize and in some cases empathize with the characters on screen. It is through these elements that our emotions start running and allows us to really captivate not just the death of someone in a particular scene. But the entire theme of death in the film as a whole. Conclusion: The death of character's in the film are strongly put forward by the acting, but the cinematography further compliments what is occurring on screen. It allows to have an insight into what is going on to a character's emotions who have witnessed the death of another character. It further emphasizes the tone of the scene and is a guideline to how we as the audience should feel to the characters on screen.

The film is based on the book by Paolo Lins. It gives you an insight into what was life like living in the Favelas from the perspective of someone who lived there. Mierelles, when reading the book, was shocked as he, Brazil and the rest of the world did not have a clear understanding into what life is like in the Favelas. Mierelles, when making the film, took into account Brazilian audiences. Originally, a lot of information about the Favelas came from middle-classes. It was the first film of its kind and Mierelles wanted to visualize what Lins saw. The film had such an impact that the Brazilian president went to Mierelles and said the film changed policies on public security. After the film was set, the Favelas got a lot worse. Permission was granted by community centers in the Favelas to allow the film to be shot in certain areas. No direct contact was made with any drug dealers. The frequent use of music in the film, reflects on the Brazilian culture. The upbeat music is ...

Something new- western (English speaking)                                                                                                           - Audience weren't aware of the story - Story was hidden                                                                - Exotic culture Not genre specific?- Borrows elements of recognizable genre conventions and blends them with Brazilian film - It was accessible to western audiences- we recognized it. COG, took Western, Hollywood elements of film and intertwined it in a Brazilian way.

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In 'City of God', we are made to feel intimidated and uncomfortable when it comes to male aggression. The proportion between the amount of men and women we see in the film is so substantial that it makes us really concentrate on male dominance. This aggression is shown through the mise-en-scene, editing, sound, lighting and cinematography. Despite not being an essential character, Shorty plays a part in probably the most sensitive and disturbing scenes in the film. In this scene, Shorty discovers his wife cheating on him and he takes his exasperation out by killing his wife with a shovel. The fast paced editing makes virtually impossible to sympathise with the wife as we only get a quick take of her screaming and hiding herself in the corner of the room. The camera immediately cuts to a low angled, hand-held shot of Shorty approaching his wife (the camera). The use of this cinematography emphasises male aggression and dominance and the idea of the camera being hand-hel...