You have satisfactorily identified the use of specific camera angles which enhance the character's backstories whilst also anticipating further mysteries and confusion about identify and motive.
This would have been stronger if you'd been able to upload a short clip and discuss the way the director uses or challenges generic conventions and how specific camera angles and movement increases audience pleasure.
What does dominate the series is the use of the landscape in low angle, bird's eye and long angle shots, particularly of the cliffs and the sea. This type of cinematography is used to great effect in Jane Campion's film "The Piano" (filmed in New Zealand. Also the Dorset landscape reflects the nature of the characters in Hardy's novels, for example Tess of the d'Urbervilles; The Mayor of Casterbridge; Return of the Native; Jude the Obscure. All located in Dorset and Devon. The director of this film would be aware of this.
Next steps/extended task if you have time. Watch the opening to "Far From the Madding Crowd" film (1967) of Hardy's novel which focuses on landscape and tragedy. On youtube as "madding sheep" link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1nHNtZ148I
Note the presence of the cliff, the sense of impending doom...Broadchurch is set in Hardy country. The novels are fabulous.
This kind of inter textual reference and references to Hardy's landscape which is at once magnificent, mysterious, brooding and menacing is referenced in the landscape and cinematography in Broadchurch.
At present Cish...a further effort as advised would bring this up and add interest whilst also raising your game....education is power as you know James and I think you have the motivation and intelligence to stretch yourself.
I'll assess in depth in the latter part of half term, I am impressed by your commitment and independent research.
ReplyDeleteYou have satisfactorily identified the use of specific camera angles which enhance the character's backstories whilst also anticipating further mysteries and confusion about identify and motive.
ReplyDeleteThis would have been stronger if you'd been able to upload a short clip and discuss the way the director uses or challenges generic conventions and how specific camera angles and movement increases audience pleasure.
What does dominate the series is the use of the landscape in low angle, bird's eye and long angle shots, particularly of the cliffs and the sea. This type of cinematography is used to great effect in Jane Campion's film "The Piano" (filmed in New Zealand. Also the Dorset landscape reflects the nature of the characters in Hardy's novels, for example Tess of the d'Urbervilles; The Mayor of Casterbridge; Return of the Native; Jude the Obscure. All located in Dorset and Devon. The director of this film would be aware of this.
Next steps/extended task if you have time. Watch the opening to "Far From the Madding Crowd" film (1967) of Hardy's novel which focuses on landscape and tragedy. On youtube as "madding sheep" link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1nHNtZ148I
Note the presence of the cliff, the sense of impending doom...Broadchurch is set in Hardy country. The novels are fabulous.
This kind of inter textual reference and references to Hardy's landscape which is at once magnificent, mysterious, brooding and menacing is referenced in the landscape and cinematography in Broadchurch.
At present Cish...a further effort as advised would bring this up and add interest whilst also raising your game....education is power as you know James and I think you have the motivation and intelligence to stretch yourself.