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The Spectrum of Arts 

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James Monaco’s term The Spectrum of Arts refers to the different types of art, each with its own way of expressing ideas and emotions, while being interconnected. It highlights how various art forms communicate in unique ways. 

Examples include: 

  • Visual Arts: Painting and sculpture. 
  • Performing Arts: Theatre, dance, and music. 
  • Literary Arts: Poetry and fiction. 
  • Cinematic Arts: Film, blending visual and performing arts. 

All of these examples shoes expression is different ways. It refers to the wide range of art forms, each with its own unique way of expressing ideas and emotions in peoples experiences. These art forms may influence each other but still have their own unique style. The term shows how different types of art are connected, while each one of the forms offer a different way of expressing creativity. Music can also be considered as an art form as there are so many different styles and when listening to a good piece of music, is opinions based but when you find the right piece of music it can change your whole mood. Overall, what Monaco means by the Spectrum of Arts is the whole group and chain of different art forms. 

-Winter Cotillard 

Moonlight

Moonlight shot Angles

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Here is a birds eye view showing him wash his face off with blood. It gives the audience a bigger picture of what he is doing as if it was a MCU shot we wouldn’t be able to see what he was doing at detail.

Here is a low angled shot to show that the character is looking up and admiring the speaker. As an audience we are shown to think that Juan is someone to look up to as a father figure as Little didn’t have one or any influence.


In this shot it is an MCU shot to put emphasis on the characters facial expression. It singles out the character with only his face being exposed.

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Moonlight Shot Distances and Angles

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This is an MCU shot. I feel like the director chose this shot because he wanted to the show the individuality and loneliness the boy is feeling in this scene. It highlights the boys facial expression. It also shows the character as an equal to the audience as we are at eye level with him.

This is a high shot angle from the part where he is play fighting with his childhood friend. The shot makes the audience look down on the character.

This is a Mid shot where the aim of it is to make the viewer thing they are listening from afar. The effect from this shot is to make the viewer thing they are spying on the couple by being so far away indoors.

Joker

Joker – Mise En Scene

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In this scene Arthur Fleck was just mugged by kids in the street and brutally beaten up. The frame of the camera is effective as I makes the audience feel as if they are peeping around the corner to see Arthur. This is also a wide angle shot to she the depression and gloom to emphasise the emotion of Arthur at that moment in time.

This still shot of when Arthur Fleck had fully transformed into Joker makes his costumes and makeup stand out for the audience. The lighting in this scene is also very affective as it is dark around Joker with a bright lift light shining on his head to show the makeup and costume he is wearing. It also shows his facial expression clearly with a look of deep meaning. As the back drop is plane it makes Joker stand out for the viewer.

With this shot has an unbalanced scene with loads of the same colour in one. The composition helps the viewer understand who the directors want people to concentrate on. The Joker in the foreground is clear and easy to see for the audience. Whereas the rioters in Joker masks are blurred out so that we focus on the Joker apposed to the rioters.

Film Stock and Aspect Ratio

The aspect ratio of a film is how the scene is shot. If it is a western for example, then the scene would be a wide angled shot to show the vastness of the landscape. If the scene is in a lift or a tight space then the shot of the camera will be tall and narrow to make the scene claustrophobic and small.

Moonlight

Moonlight First Response

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Moonlight-7/10

I have given Moonlight a 7/10 because sometimes I was lost in the film as I did not think it was clear to what had happened.

I did like the overall movie because it had a good story and the scenes I found beautiful. I also like the message the film was trying to get across to the audience of how hard it may be for a quiet gay kid living in a rough part of the city. It also shows the problems wit abuse and drugs in family’s. This links to the photo at the top of the screen as in the photo his mum had been shouting at her son and was on drugs. Later on in the movie you can see the effect on drugs for the mum.

Joker

Joker First Response

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Joker- 2019 Todd Phillips

Rating-8/10

I gave the Joker an 8/10 as I very much enjoyed the storyline and build up towards the Jokers character. The pacing of the film felt slow at times with but me as an audience member was always hooked.

A memorable scene for me was when the Joker brutally stabbed his work mate in the eye and killed him In front of his other work mate after they came to comfort him. It showed the true change from Arthur Fleck to the Joker. It confirmed the transformation. Another memorable scene for me was when Arthur Fleck was following his neighbour through the city and the camera went from following Arthur to stationary and Arthur was fading into the distance.

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Categorising Films

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Historically Significant Art Film  Mainstream Film  
Wizard Of OZ  Directors: Victor Fleming  Release date: August 25, 1939  This film was historically significant as it was ahead of its time as it came out in the 1930s. The Shape of water  Director: Guillermo del Toro  Release date:  December 1, 2017  A lonely woman comes across a creature from that is being examined in a secret research facility. Shows how kindness is spread throughout a lonely  A Bugs Life  Directors: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton  Release date:  November 14, 1998  I put A Bugs Life is a mainstream film as it appeals to most and was very popular.  
Battleship Potemkin  Director: Sergei Eisenstein  release: December 21, 1925  I think this is a historically significant film because it outlines the impact of war. Especially because it was made not even 10 years after WW1.  The Seven Samurai  Director: Akira Kurosawa  Release date: April 26, 1954 As this is a Japanese film most western cinemas wont of shown it and it would be seen as an art form. The Breakfast Club Director: John Hughes Release date: February 15, 1985 It is about 5 different teenagers on a Saturday detention. As the day goes on their egos fade and they become good friends. This film attracts a mainstream audience.   
Fitzcarraldo Director: Werner Herzog Release date: October 10, 1982 Personally I think that this is a historically significant film as it shows someone coming up through life with nothing and becoming rich off his own hard work.  The magnificent seven Director: Antoine Fuqua Release date: September 23, 2016  A film full of action. A wild west film shot only 8 years ago. I think that it is an art film as it shows the friendship between 7 cowboys as a brotherhood. Alphaville Director: Jean-Luc Godard Release date: May 5, 1965  A film about a secret agent going into a small French town to find a murder case.  
  Love simon Director: Greg Berlanti Release date: March 16, 2018 If this movie was made before being gay was normal and accepted in society it would have been a historically significant film.  
    
    
    

From the couple movies I have seen on this list I feel that the value of