Bonnie and Clyde

Question 1

Bank robbery scene- sound

Answer 1

Diegetic- gunshots (explicit violence), footsteps( French new wave- direct sound, realism)
New Hollywood- naturalistic
Clyde’s diegetic dialogue
Alarm bell ringing
Blanch screaming
Banjo music as drive away (comedy+violence- moral ambiguity)

Question 2

Bank robbery scene cinematography

Answer 2

Shooting on location(French NW, new Hollywood)
Mid shot as gang walk in- naturalistic, less stylised than studio system
Mid shots showing civilians and police, more gritty
Panning as they start to walk out of bank- following them
Wide shot outside bank when they leave- pans to them getting in car- Long shots(French NW- more immersive)
Wide shots of car chase

Question 3

Bank robbery MES

Answer 3

Set design- real location
Colour palette- browns, greys- desolation
Props- guns, money bags- show the era
Costume- B+C clean smart put together Clyde suit and Bonnie smart skirt and jacket
Lighting- actual lighting of the bank, lowkey, dim
Posture-B+C upright, tall posture, criminals have the power- counterculture
Body language- B+C holding guns up
Performance-Clyde- dialogue, shoots gun at officer, seems like he is experienced
Performance- Bonnie- ready and stern, takes gun out, gestures to woman to put money in bag
Facial expression- Bonnie- smiling, content. Clyde- in control

Question 4

Contexts for bank robbery

Answer 4

New wave inspiration with sound, cinematography, editing
Performance- more naturalistic
Gender- Clyde and bonnie as partners
Counter culture- villains have authority
Social justice- Clyde lets man keep his own money
Against capitalism- stealing from the state
Penn auteur- repressed American violence- gunshots, French new wave

Question 5

Bank robbery diff from studio system

Answer 5

Against Studio system hays code- ridicules police when buck takes glasses
Explicit- guns, gunshots
Performance- naturalistic
Cinematography- less stylised, on location
Long shots