How does the editing techniques in ‘The Shining’, reflect Jack Torrances mental state.
Subject:
Movies
Order Description
Analyse the editing techniques of a specific film of your choice.The essay
should identify and discuss some of the
aesthetics, concepts,and ideas introduced and discussed during
the module.
?The essay should address and discuss?some of the following: ?
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1. Clearly identify and discuss
?the thematic issues in your chosen film
?in relation to the overall editing
?style. What, for example is the relationship between the Content
?and?the Form with reference to ?editing of sounds and images?
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2. The narrative codes and narrative structure in relation to editing.
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3. The Manipulation of time and space. ?
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4. The use of sound to create meaning and affect.
? Do not just describe stylistic elements
?in the film.
? You have to use a critical analysis of your case study in relation to a strong argument/hypothesis.
This is what my lecturer is expecting:
Instead of looking for academic references specific to your film, you should look for references specific to your methodology. Don’t assume that the information is mostly contained in a film, and that you don’t need references. This is a big mistake. Writing an essay is always a theoretical endeavour that requires referencing, whether it is about film theories or about film practice. This means that your methodology needs a lot of referencing, not the actual film. If you don’t have a proper methodology in place, you will risk merely describing the film or making subjective assumptions. So, I recommend you forget finding references about the film itself, but instead looking for references that help you with theoretical frameworks for analysing the film. For instance, if you look at how the characters are portrayed in your film, you have to look up theories of POV and character empathy/identification. There is a lot out there. Just describing how film grammar (mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, sound) is used to show the characters is not enough. You have to go deeper than that. So, decide what your methodology is, and then you can logically derive the texts you need to read.
Please reference from: Passionate Views Cognition and Emotion
The Technique of Film and Video Edting : History, Theory and Practice- Ken Dancyger
Film Art- David Bordwell and Kristen Thompson
And any other sources you may feel relevent.
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