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film language essay (bonnie and clyde/vertigo) - Coggle Diagram
film language essay (bonnie and clyde/vertigo)
Vertigo (Hitchcock, USA, 1958)
Cinematography
Hitchcock uses a green gauze to convey the uncanny and the supernatural.
There is a wide shot where Scottie is trying to walk away from the greenly lit curtains. This is symbolic of him trying to escape this false reality he has created. Therefore, the audience see some humanity within his mind.
360 tracking shot. This adds to the motif of spirals, it evidences Scottie's mindset as it spirals into insanity due to the false reality he has constructed
Mise-en-Scene
Within the set design of this sequence, there is a mirror. This mirror is symbolic of Judy's dual personality. Evidencing her lying etc.
The greenly lit curtains. Green is a colour of deception, and illusion. the fact that the curtains are drawn give the audience a sense of entrapment etc Of the set design
As Judy and Scottie embrace each other, Scottie'es gesture code changes dramatically. When the set design switches to Carlotta Valdez's barn, in which he took Madeline to before. He looks around at the area, and appears very distraught to the audience. This evidences again this entrapment in the false reality he has created, he himself feels he is living a lie.
dress code: judy is wearing monotonous colours
Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, USA, 1967)
Cinematography
Similar to Vertigo, Penn uses a hazy focus to give a haunting, dreamlike feel to the scene. As a result, the audience are unable to understand whether this is real or imagined in Bonnie's head, as evidenced in sequences prior, this is the one thing that Bonnie truely desires: to see her family.
At the beginning of the sequence, Penn uses multiple close up shots between Bonnie and her mother. This is so the audience can see their true authentic feelings towards each other. The fact that they take so much room on the screen evidences that they only are thinking of each other, its them two together.
The scene begins with an establishing shot, conveyed by a wide shot. This acts as a form of exposition, it gives the audience some information without any prior context.
Mise-en-scene
The set design of this scene is particularly interesting. It takes place in a field. It gives the idea that: 1. Bonnie and Clyde have to meet with her family in an isolated area, which perhaps evokes some tension on to the audience, as they feel like they may get caught. 2. Itb provides the idea that this is a natural place to be, Bonnie can be her true authentic self, she doesnt need to hide
Bonnie's dress code is very significant. Compared to her dress code throughout the rest of the film, she is wearing black. The audience, as a result, note this contradiction in Bonnie's dress code. This is foreshadowing, as black is the colour of death and mourning, which foretells their deaths.
Gesture code: There is a sense of play in this scene. People are seen tumbling down hills. An element of youth: Children eating props of apples.
definitions
Mise-en-scene: All of the visual aspects that fit in to the camera frame.
Cinematography: The art of the camera, with angles and sizes, in order to create meaning.