MOONLIGHT - SPECTATORSHIP Flashcards
(13 cards)
what is it called in terms of spectatorship when a filmmaker uses film form to communicate an idea?
Encoding
What is it called when the spectator watches the film and interprets the use of FF?
Decoding
if the film uses simple film form, who will be able to interpret it ?
both passive and active spectator
Why do some filmmakers purposefully use challenging film form ?
to be ambiguous which forces the active spectator to figure out many ways it can be decoded
what did umberto eco suggest about spectatorship?
that while texts have certain ideas encoded, you cannot control how an audience will decode it - aberrant decoding
What is positioning in spectatorship ?
Where we are placed in the film, whos side are we on and how do we feel about this character.
film form encourages us to align ourselves with certain characters and ideas using…
close - ups, Shot reverse shot, POV, Eyeline match, Non dietetic parallel, non diegetic voiceover - narrative techniques like seeing the man go on a todrov journey through emotional and psychological concerns
what are the three positioning roles?
identify - See yourself in the character
Empathise - Feel the character and have compassion for their situation
Sympathise - Feel for the character but also glad we don’t share the same problems
Reception theory - what did stuart hall suggest?
we decode all ideology through a filter of our own self
what contributes to our personal interpretation of what a film means?
Identity, Experience, Beliefs and values
what personal features could affect reception of moonlight?
sexuality, gender, age, class, ethnicity, up-bringing, religion, family, geography, political beliefs.
what can be argued limits understanding and appreciation
using a single ideological critcal approach
as a passive viewer, what do we still get?
the character on a journey through cinematic time and space, we are likely to have an emotional response
