Film studies

 Key aspects that have been done well: Good look at auterial  aspects General History and filmography included Key areas for development: Include clips for practical application of the theory Feedback given to student: Include clips

What is independent cinema ? An independent film, independent movie, indie film or indie movie is a feature film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies . Independent films are often based on more difficult subjects, as they appeal to a different target audience. Main stream cinema films are often described as “easy” to watch, as they tend to deal with less sensitive topics and don’t make the viewer think as much. However, indie films engage the viewer, and often have controversial and thought provoking themes and story lines, making the viewer engage more.

Jack Talbot How far does Winter’s Bone rely upon an understanding of its social context? The social context of Winter’s Bone is the working class people from rural Appalachian America. The film takes place in a grittier, basic, simple Southern commune. The simple things in life are what make it worth living and tradition I a big part of life.  Jobs are hard to come by and most forms of food and consumption come from the wild itself. The community is financially strained, and is troubled by drug abuse. The tough times have taken a toll on the residence off the commune to turn to illegal substances, such as meth and cocaine. It has ravaged households and families, revealing a dark side to small town America, causing family issues and hostility towards one another. Although drugs have ruined the residents of the town, it’s still a taboo subject, which is shunned. People rely on hunting for a source of food, and gun safety is casually taught to some of the youngest people. T...

Evaluation Overall, the process for the making of With great power was fairly easy. The planning took a week, which consisted of the story board, mood board and cinematic ideas. We had three ideas and we all agreed the "moral struggle" idea was the best one. The process of shooting the film took place in two separate occasions. The first parts we filmed were taken around college and the roads surrounding college. The second part we filmed was the protagonist getting ready and heading out to work. The filming parts were fairly straight forwards, and the use of different shutter speeds allowed us to achieve the visuals we were looking for. Editing was the only difficult part as we were trying to get a split screen effect. After a couple of days editing, the film was done.  If we were to film it again, we'd definitely use a tripod for stability. We'd try ad reduce the amount of shake just to eliminate the "hand held" visual. In addition, we'd also st...

Cinematic Ideas Inspired by comic book super-hero films the post-production will involve a lot of enhancing sound and split-screen. To show the contrast between the two sides of the split-screen there will be difference in light, costuming and iconography. For example, in the good side there will be high-key lighting and in the bad low-key lighting. The imagery will also reflect these polar opposites with decorations being darker or lighter depending on the character reflected. The good guy will have the classic look of a plaid shirt, glasses and will reflect, in his body language and face, a lack of confidence and fear of confrontation. The kind of person who would let another walk all over them just to avoid having to say no. The bad guy will be a complete polar opposite to this. Sunglasses, leather jacket and dressed all in black his body language will be overconfident and arrogant. As though daring people to get in his way. The camera shots will also be reflective of the comic book...