What we covered last lesson

1. Framework for analysis:
Stereotypes
Difference/opposites
Status and power


2. Harry Brown clips - analysed and contrasted the characters in each one

Framework for Analysis - Harry Brown Character Comparison

How is youth and the elderly represented as opposites?


Stereotypes
Dark lighting, quite hard to see what's going on in the shots
Lots of close ups and mid shots used as well as many people there making it claustrophobic
They are pressuring one person to take drugs and manipulating him into doing it
Very noisy, all the youths shouting


Differences/Opposites
Much calmer and slower shots, more of a variety of shots used, more long shots and wide shots
He is on his on suggesting he is lonely, and the wider shots back this up
Is it extremely quiet, he doesn't speak at all 


Status and Power
Youth potentially hold the power over the man as there are more of them and they are being rebellious 
Proxemic codes consist of the old man looking at the underpass at a high angle, proving that he has authority  

The Hustle - Gender Traits

Metrosexual

Main advice on how to approach the exam

Camera - Analysing Meaning (Doctor Who shots)

Proxemic codes - distance between/arrangement of characters in the shot - relationship?
All of the characters in the scene are The Doctor, Rory, and the two Amys, and each character has a different relationship between each other person. Rory and Amy are married, therefore very close and hold a close friendship as well as loving each other. Amy is classed as the Doctor's companion, again a close friend, and also a 'sidekick'. Rory is essentially just there because of Amy, however him and The Doctor have also obtained a slight friendship to a certain extent, although there is an element there of rivalry between them, over Amy. This could quite possibly be because she is the only female, and The Doctor as well as Rory maybe attracted to her. The shots we have made definitely represent how much love the married couple have for each other, by arranging them as close together as possible, even though they are both either side of the Tardis door. Most of the shots only include one person, and they mainly swop in shot reverse shot between the 'future Amy' and Rory. 


Who is bigger/smaller, foreground/background?
Throughout each of our shots, we decided that Rory would be the 'bigger' character and the Amy on the other side of the door will be the 'smaller' character. This is because as he is the male in their relationship, he will be seen as the more powerful one and also throughout the clip Amy is definitely portrayed as subordinate, the way she is 'trapped' behind the door. Both of these characters are mainly in the foreground, and this indicates that they are both as important as each other. In our first shot, The Doctor and Rory are in the background, and we chose a long shot for this, as the 'real Amy' is laying on the floor in the foreground.


Are characters facing each other, side by side, in teams?
As we know, the 'real Amy', The Doctor, and Rory are inside of the Tardis. The 'future Amy' is on the outside, the other side of the door, and the characters inside won't let her in, as it will lead to a consequence for the Amy inside. It is clear to the audience that the people inside could be classed as one team, and the Amy outside is on her own. The majority of our shots we have created include her and Rory who is inside, they show them facing each other, as close to either side of the door as possible, which makes the scene very intimate, and proves how close the married couple are, especially as they are both emotional the time. 

   

Suckerpunch Trailer Analysis

These are the shots I chose to analyse which I think represent the whole trailer of Suckerpunch itself.

Traditional Masculinity - Rome

After watching the 'Rome' clip, it is extremely obvious how the commonly stereotypical man is portrayed. It is set in the Roman times, 2000 years ago, which will give me the opportunity to compare the expectations of masculinity of then and nowadays. They act strong, overpowering of women and even aggressive. They fit in with the alpha male role, especially in this clip. It immediately reveals a congregation of men, 'Roman warriors', and they all have the same expression on their faces, angry and slightly worried. The audience can tell that a fight is about to begin, and with the second group of men storming towards the other gives the impression there will be a war, which there is. They all start to fight, stabbing people, slashing them with swords. They are all big built and portray this idea of a violent man. Also they are all shouting and yelling, a typical thing men would do. There is then a type of meeting, an all the men around are behaving as males typically would, shouting, torturing men who are quite clearly in the wrong, whilst they then listen to the 'emperor' Caesar towering above another man, who looks like the victim in the situation, as he forces him into humiliation. All the rest of the army begin to chant and shout excitably, so the fact that this chaos is taking place most definitely associates with the masculine stereotype.

   
This shot above is not extremely clear, however it is visible that it's of the fight between the armys. You can clearly see the weapons being used, the swords and sheilds, and you can also easily spot the type of protection they are wearing on their heads, which are helmets. They were popular protection methods in those days. It's also very obvious how many people are actually involved, which is alot. The shot is also extremely dark with hardly any colour at all, proving that the setting was deliberately created this way to create the eery effect. It may also tie in with the pathetic fallacy element, how the weather represents the mood of the scene.