A screenplay, or script, is a written work by screenwriters for a film, television show, or video game(as opposed to a stage play). Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A screenplay is a form of narration in which the movements, actions, expressions and dialogue of the characters are described in a certain format.
example:
Nicholas Rays 1955 film rebel without a cause and Greta Gerwigs 2017 film Ladybird are both distinctive coming of age films both staring famous actors from their time, James dean and soarise Rohan. These films have been chosen as they’re from very contrasting eras of the coming-of-age genre, Rebel without a cause is a 1955 film focused on Jim starks life in a new town as he bonds with a local girl called Judy and troubled classmate Pluto who all have problems with their own families as Judy’s dad doesn’t see her as a little girl anymore, Pluto’s mum is never home leaving his nanny to look after him while Jim deals with his overbearing father who he doesn’t see as a real man, as well as Jim getting into trouble with Judy’s boyfriend buzz and all his friends ultimately leading to Pluto’s death. Gerwigs debut film Ladybird is about local girl Christine (Ladybird) as she tries to navigate friends, relationships, and her family mainly her relationship with her mother during the summer while she’s trying to get into a prestigious collage far away from her family and the hometown she thinks she hates.
How have representations of women in the Coming of Age Genre changed over time using the films Rebel Without a Cause (Ray, 1955) and Ladybird (Gerwig,2017)?
LadyBird (Gerwig, 2017)
Rebel without a cause (Ray, 1955)
Hiroshima mon amour
The 400 blows
Astruc believed that since the director had complete control of every element in the film that they seen them more like authors of a screenplay as they were trying to get their message across to the public through the use of cinema.
examples:
Jean-Luc Godard
his films are “littered with references to films, books, compositions and paintings, as well as the people, places and political ideals that have shaped his personality and psyche”
Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino borrowed characteristics and aspects from French new wave, the main film that does this is Reservoir dogs which includes jump-cuts, a non- linear narration, the use of real location filming and very long shots that lasted up to 25 minutes where he stayed in the same location and introduced a new character without cutting the shot.
The film production company was created with the goal of exercising political influence. It was expected to make money without being a pure propaganda institution, but rather a company that reaches the audiences with its films.
In the 1950s, UFA was newly founded with the backing of the German government. Then, too, Germany was interested in having a major German film production company. That said, the years after Bertelsmann took control in 1964 are really the first time there was no state influence at all.
These films now are typical for German TV, and what they believe the audience want to see, feature films about German history as UFA started to cater to people’s interest in recent history.