pathos – the persuasive technique that appeals to an audience through emotions

bathos – the sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book, movie discussion, etc.. , that is serious in tone

suspense – a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

comedy – professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh

dramatic irony – occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

distancing effect (verfremdung) – the distancing effect is achieved by the way the “artist never acts as if there were a fourth wall besides the three surrounding him … The audience can no longer have the illusion of being the unseen spectator at an event which is really taking place”

postmodern humour – the saturation of slippages and meanings prevent a solid linkage of humorous and serious meaning

iconography – the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these

intertextual referencing – when a text refers to another text by using distinctive, common or recognisable elements of the referenced text

visual motif – visible elements that reoccur in your film to help tell your story

sound motif – a sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film

colour grading – a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of altering the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices

auteur trademarks – a reference (e.g. to an object, a character, or a happening) that is recurrent in the authors work

Realism:

Verisimilitude – The appearance of being true or real, being ‘believable’.

Social Realism – term used by film makers and other forms of artists to aims to draw attention to socio-political conditions of the working class as a way to criticise the power structures behind these conditions. 

Magic Realism – depicts fictional and fantastical events in a mainly realistic tone.

Hyperreality – Inability to distinguish reality from being real or a simulation by inserting artificial parts of reality into a mainly realistic depiction of the world.

Visual style:

Iconography – Visual images and symbols, used in a work of art.

Intertextual Referencing – Implications of another text by using a distinctive, common or recognisable element of the referenced text.

Visual / Sound Motifs – A dominant or reoccurring image, design or sound.

colour grading – Post-production process of altering the appearance of film or photos.

Auteur Trademarks – A certain style of art linked to its certain author.

Tone:

Pathos – A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Bathos – An effect of anti-climax after an presumed artistic greatness.

Suspense – An effect of excitement or anxiety of what may happen.

Comedy – An effect of something that will make you laugh or intended to.

Dramatic Irony – A literary device which uses the audiences understanding of events which surpasses the characters knowledge.

Distancing Effect (Verfremdung) – Makes what seems familiar strange.

Postmodern Humour – Humour linked to serious meanings

realism

verisimilitude – the appearance of being true or real.

social realism – the realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment.

magic realism – a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.

hyperreality – a distorted reality or something that is displayed that doesn’t really exist.

visual style

iconography – the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.

intertextual referencing – anytime one text is referenced in another text.

visual/sound motif – a image or sound that is recognisable and easaly linked to a film.

Colour grading – Colour grading is a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of altering the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices.

auteur trademarks – a element in the film that i dentifies it as an auteurs work.

tone

Pathos –  quality that evokes pity or sadness.

bathos – an effect of anti-climax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.

suspense – a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

dramatic irony – spectators understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.

distancing effect –  the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases. 

post modern humour – linking humour with serious meanings

verisimilitude – the appearance of being true or real

social realism – work produced that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions

magic realism – magic realism portrays fantastical events in an otherwise realistic tone, it brings myths and folk tales into contemporary social relevance

hyperreality – the inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality

This Is England –

Trainspotting –

I would rate this film 7/10

My memorable scene would be Renton’s mental break down as he tries to recover from withdrawal from heroin. This is because it gave Danny Boil the most creative freedom, and we saw this clearly in such unique ways with the baby, Bud in chains, his parents trying to help him, and the way everything culminated together into one scene made us sympathise with the way Renton’s mind is twisted at this time because of the heroin