| Art Film | Historically Significant Film | Mainstream Film |
| The Shape Of Water (Guillermo Del Toro, 2017) is an art film due to how visually striking it is. The film has won multiple Academy Awards, including best production design. Although it is a fantasy film which is quite unusual for an art film, I believe the uniqueness of it makes it an art film. | Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein, 1925) Records a historic event from the Russian Revolution from the Soviet Perspective. Ground-breaking in terms of use of editing techniques. | The Breakfast Club (John Hughs, 1985) is a cult classic movie that has been popular for the past 35 years. Its protagonists include stereotypical teenagers making it relatable for a younger audience. |
| Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) is a black and white French film taking elements of film noir and si-fi. However; it could be historically significant as it largely influenced Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner. | The Wizard Of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) is a historically significant film as it was the first film to use colour. Although the genre is a fantasy/musical aimed at all ages to entertain, so a mainstream film at the time, in terms of the impact it is historically significant. | Deadpool 2 (David Leitch, 2018) I would categorise as a mainstream film due to its main purpose to entertain and make a profit (box office of 785 million). Deadpool 2 is a sequel to a previously well received film, so the idea of a second one again is about profit opposed for art or to be historically significant. |
| A Bugs Life (John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, 1998) could be considered a a mainstream film. The storyline is based off Seven Samurai but has been recreated as Disney film for families to enjoy. | Love Simon (Greg Berlanti, 2018) can be seen as a mainstream film, the drama/romance is about a teenager struggling with their sexuality. It is aimed for the masses to watch and was hugely advertised. It has a profound meaning for people to learn. | |
| Seventh Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) can be seen as a historical film because of the multiple adaptations that have been inspired from it. This movie has had a large impact on the film industry not only from its adaptations but also being one of the most successful foreign film. |
Daily Archives: October 14, 2021
Filters
Editing transitions in Film
cinematography examples
one point perspective:
A one-point perspective shot is when all the horizontal lines in your frame, if you were to extend them infinitely, would disappear into a point, usually at the centre of the frame. That’s the vanishing point.
What film uses excellent mise en scene
Indiana Jones uses excellent mise-en-scene throughout all of the films created.
The lighting in Indiana Jones promotes how they wanted the viewer to feel in certain lighting changes. When a part of the film was filmed in the backlot the lighting was bright to show the comfort of being outside. But then when filming was taken place in the sound stage the lighting was dimmed to show a confined space which would make the viewer anxious for what’s about to come.
The costumes fit each character and their personalities. For Example Jones wears an explorer outfit which fits his role within the film as he is an adventurer who puts himself at risk. The dull bland colours that is involved within his costume sets the tone for the adventure and the idea of becoming an explorer and exploring dark gloomy places which is reflected in his costume.
Indiana Jones is proved to use excellent mise-en scene which is especially shown through props. The scene of Jones running away from a boulder in a tight confined space shows excellent mise-en scene as the boulder prop is large and portrayed to be menacing and killing.
