micro elements

Question 1

gong er and ip man fight - cinematography

Answer 1

• extreme close ups - closer to emotions
• handheld/tracking
• fast, smooth movements
• high angle shots - gong er winning fight
• dynamic camera movement
• shallow depth of field - focus on characters
• shot reverse shot at the end

Question 2

japanese invasion - cinematography

Answer 2

• 90degree anticlockwise tilt - disruption
• camera shakes - emphasis on explosions
• filmed through curtains - blurry and grainy
• close up of ip man crying - emotions
• shallow focus when ip man says he will not collaborate or ‘eat japanese rice’ - isolation

Question 3

gong yutian funeral - cinematography

Answer 3

• establishing shots - shows how many people supported him
• conflict is honorable: you will be cherished and worshipped

Question 4

hong kong - cinematography

Answer 4

close up shot of counting money - showcases capitalist economy

Question 5

final shot - cinematography

Answer 5

• long shot
• in center of frame
• ip man has re-established honour
• students dressed in white - positive

Question 6

gong er and ip man fight - editing

Answer 6

• slomotion - communicate through fighting
• both fast cuts and lingering shots - cuts away from violence and highlights beauty of slomotion dancing
• speed is punctuated by calmer movements - stopping to reset - conflict is not ruthless: about honour and respect
• special effects - wire to make the fighting a more beautiful spectacle

Question 7

japanese invasion - editing

Answer 7

• slomotion of explosion
• explosion of family photo
• freeze frame of the japanese

Question 8

gong er / ip man fight - mise en scene

Answer 8

• lowkey, warm lighting
• gold colours, candles, sepia colouring - glamourisies the fight
• absence of blood

Question 9

hong kong - mise en scene

Answer 9

• archive footage of hong kong looks saturated - makes it look artificial: fake and capitalist

Question 10

japanese invasion - cinematography

Answer 10

• gray, washed out colouring - depressing
• broken house - destruction of wealth in war
• films through grimy windows
• camera shakes - emphasis on explosion
• rain hides gunshot/explosion
• japanese use guns - westernised
• japanese filmed from bottom half - faceless, contrasts beauty of chinese culture

Question 11

gong er and ip man fight - sound

Answer 11

• padded sound hitting each other - not violence
• sounds of hands/feet draws attention to technique
• fast paced drums
• can hear breath - delicate

Question 12

japanese invasion - sound

Answer 12

• gentle violin destroyed from explosion
• minor key violin at end of sequence showcases the devastation
• sounds of war - soundscape
• chinese music in the background, underlying sense of chinese pride

Question 13

messages about conflict

Answer 13

• conflict is essential due to it being a part of culture
• makes violence almost beautiful
• contrast of beauty of chinese conflict vs disgusting japanese conflict