molly Flashcards
(32 cards)
Who directed Atomic Blonde?
David Leitch
Name the four paragraphs you are going to write about in Atomic Blonde
Audience, Stereotypes, Re-presentation and Director’s purpose
What is the Typography effect?
Audience, Stereotypes, Re-presentation and Director’s purpose
What are the key elements of re-presentation?
Mise en scene; settings, props, costume and lighting
Who directed Into Eternity?
Michael Madsen
What are the three modes featured in Into Eternity?
Expository, Participatory and Observational
What are some key conventions used with in documentaries?
Voiceover, Graphics and Animation, Actuality footage, Music, Interviews
What is an example of actuality footage in Into Eternity?
Location footage of Onkalo
What are the three paragraphs you are going to write about in Into Eternity?
Modes of documentaries, conventions of documentaries and the story/narrative
Who said this quote? “Documentaries address the world we live in, not the world we imagine.”
Nichols (2017)
What is the main theme in Into Eternity?
It acts as a warning for future generations, shows human vs science
What is factuality?
“It is what the filmmaker does with factual elements which define the narrative and determine whether it is truthful” Nichols (2017)
How is voiceover used in Into Eternity?
The director asks critical questions about Onkalo, and questions humans vs science.
How does Atomic Blonde break the stereotype of the “Dumb Blonde”?
Lorraine is a smart and strong protagonist that takes control and is stronger than the men around her.
What are Dyer’s 4 modes of typography and who referenced them?
Re-presentation, representation of social groups and stereotypes, how the director represents groups eg. women and things that are being represented to the audience. (Lacey, 1997)
Who said this? “The male gaze objectifies women”
Benshoff and Griffin, 2009
What is an objective shot in cinema?
The feeling that the character is being looked at without knowing
How is Lorraine objectified in Atomic Blonde?
The ice bath scene
How does Lorraine break the feminine mystique?
She is a strong and smart protagonist that is an embodiment of female empowerment
What is a femme fatal?
Dangerously seductive, alluring, leas men to doomed situations
What are the four fundamental tendencies that attribute to documentary practice according to Renov (1993)
- Record and Reveal 2. Persuade and promote 3. Analyze 4. Express
Name 6 documentary modes
Performative, expository, observational, poetic, reflexive and participatory
What is Onkalo?
The Finnish Governments attempt to solve the nuclear waste problem
What does Into Eternity question?
The morality of our civilisation
