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Micro Features Overview
Revision TASK:
Using your A3 Analysis sheets, Key Scene Analysis sheets and the resources available in the FM4 – Section A Page, YOU MUST establish HOW the micro features presented in EACH text help construct the following:
•Narrative – For example the “straight line” (Athol Fugard) of Tsotsi’s life and how this is represented to the spectator; HOW ‘The Setup’ (Syd Field) is represented in ALL 4 Texts – for example the archival footage of the riots in Paris accompanied by a meaningful non-diegetic soundtrack in La Haine; The order (Linear? Non-Linear) of the narrative in City of God; The representation of ‘villainy’ (Propp) in ALL 4 Texts•Narrative Themes – Violence, “Decency”, Redemption, Lack of Matriarchal/Patriarchal figure, Poverty, Neglect, Romance – Is there a classic Prince falls for princess (Propp) character representation, Crime, Prejudice, Discrimination, Rich vs. Poor, Powerful vs. Powerless and “Ghetto mentality” – Fight for survival.
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
• Diegetic Dialogue• Non-Diegetic Sound (Voiceover,
Soundtrack)• Synchronous/Asynchronous Sound
• Shot Types• Camera Movement• Camera Angles• Composition
• Pace of transitions (Cuts) • Eye Line Match• Length of Take
• Setting (Location)• Props• Lighting – High Key? Low Key?• Costume
Example
1. Is Toto’s (Salvatore Abruzzese) betrayal of Maria the defining example of HOW the text “shatters any romantic myths about the gangster genre” (Michael Covino - 2009)?
2. Is this an act of ‘villainy’ (Propp) OR is this the defining ‘disequilibrium’ (Todorov) in the text?
Micro Features – HOW do they construct the narrative?
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
COMPARISON
Once you have completed your overview, YOU MUST identify any similarities/differences in the construction of the Narrative through the micro features deployed by the Directors.
Extension – YOU COULD think about HOW the locations and the figures of authority impact the Narrative for the spectator as well.
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