60 likes | 231 Views
How I might plan an essayfor The Constant Gardener. 3 questions. ‘To what extent do you agree that the production features of a particular scene contribute to a film’s central idea(s)?’. Key things Production features – how it is made... Film techniques (cinematography, editing etc..)
E N D
‘To what extent do you agree that the production features of a particular scene contribute to a film’s central idea(s)?’ • Key things • Production features – how it is made... Film techniques (cinematography, editing etc..) • Scene – need a good one • Central ideas – themes of the film
The scene • The funeral – from beginning of Pellegrin’s speech to cut back to Justin at Lake Turkana • The resolution to the political thriller part of the film. Justin and Tessa get ‘justice’. • Many film techniques • montage • Aural bridge/voice-over • Contrast light/colour • Costume • Cross cutting/flash forwards and back • brings together ideas of the film powerfully.
My thesis statement – main argument • That a single, well crafted scene can express many important ideas, particularly if it connects and resolves so many other parts of the film – and this scene is particularly powerful at expressing Meirelle’s message.