In the 1920s, silent film comedy was a major trend in American cinema. The silent film format gave itself to slapstick and gag-based humour because visual gags could be clearly recognized and crossed language barriers. In America in the 1920s films would appeal to the working class and immigrants this was because easily understood by everyone, as it was silent even people who dint speak English would watch it. The cultural contexts in which the four Buster Keaton short films I studied were made reflect the cultural contexts in which these American Silent Film comedies were created. I will be talking about the culture in which American film comedy developed, such as vaudeville, I will also be talking about the imagery and themes in Buster Keaton shorts, the key cultural movements of the 1920s American short films, it also uses surrealism firstly, he Buster Keaton shorts represent the silent film comedy cultural movement of the 1920s. The film's running time of about 20 mi...
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in This Is American Childish Gambino shows the effects of firearms and the violence in America. it also focuses on how the American audience intake media and focuses on how they are apart of Americas national debate. in the opening scene we see Glover shooting a man dressed in all white before the music starts, as the music video continues we see a lot of destruction, however the destruction is masked when he dances with school kids showing how the American audience are easily distracted from the violence suggesting how black art is used to distract people from the real problems with America. whilst Beyoncé released her music video during black history month (February 5th) it aligned with the racial themes. it was also released on Trayvon Martin's birthday, who was murdered, stirring up this generation and growing activism and fighting for equality, and the music video also brought further attention to Trayvon's murder. The music video was shot in New Orleans and focuse...
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The grandmother is a very simple narrative structure, it is a linear story about a boy who hates his family as they are abusive to him so he decided to grow a grandmother from this bed, but she later dies. my film is going to be experimental but will have a linear structure. there is no dialogue throughout the short film but it uses noises and music to create suspense throughout the story, i plan to have some dialogue in my short film but i will be using sound effects and music to create suspense throughout the narrative. the mise-en-scene is black and white, i plan to make my short film black and white like the grandmother, the mise-en-scene is simple with not a lot of props, i plan to have my short film like this as it creates mystery and focuses the audience onto the characters more. The family dinner table scene shows suspense through using the sound, as we hear an argument with no spoken words, it is creepy for the viewer as we feel the characters emotions. Another short film, Mes...
Is Pulp Fiction an experimental film ? no pulp fiction is not an experimental film however it uses technique from experimental film. Does the film contain any experiments or subversions of the rules of film form, narrative structure or enigmas ? pulp fiction breaks the 4 wall, when mia makes the square when she goes out for the dance. we never learn what is in the brief case. the store is told in a non linear format. Is it a postmodernist film ? Which postmodernist techniques does it use ? For example, intertextuality. Pulp Fiction is a postmodern film, since earlier films are constantly referred to. The film begins with a reference by Jean-Luc Goddard to the French New Wave film community. Inter-textual comparison to other older films is a central feature of post-modern films. Does the film play with or subvert any audience expectations or conventions of the crime genre ? yes, it kills the main character early in the film. it also has a brief case, we never find out what is in the ...
Family guy uses postmodernism, this is shown in the start wars episodes, Seth MacFarlane uses a parody technique. the whole episode is set in parody form, using jokes and mocking the film that it is referencing, witch is star wars. the key elements of film form are parodied in the episode making light heart of star wars which is an scifi action movies witch is highly respected , whilst family guy is a comedy tv show that isn't highly respected as star wars. the episode also uses dark ironic tones. another show that uses postmodernism techniques is rick and Morty, rick and Morty uses lots of techniques, it uses Reflexivity, the show breaks the 4 th wall quite a lot throughout the seasons, this shows the audience that the characters are aware that they are in a tv show. rick and Morty also uses Eclecticism as it as it references both large and big cultures throughout the show. rick and Morty has its own reality, this technique used is called Hyperreality, the world has multiple unive...
postmodernism: 1. Reflexivity : where a media or film text draws attention to itself as a constructed media text , for instance through breaking the fourth wall 2. Eclecticism; A wide range of influences, contributions and techniques, including both high and low culture. 3. Intertextuality; An author’s reference to ,borrowing and transformation of another media text 4. Pastiche/ Parody; A humorous or satirical imitation of a media text . It can be an extended to a scene, episode or a whole film where not only the setting abd genre but key elements of film form and production is meant to be a pastiche or parody 5. Bricolage; A technique where works are constructed from various materials available :Meaning in media and film works come from how these elements are combined and mixed rather than any new element. 6. Hyperreality : As described by Baudrillard, the idea that we are all living in a "virtual" mediated world with little or no direct "real" experiences. ...
