Theory- Meaning

Your Name

Snake

• Denotation– Scaly reptile

• Connotation– Deception– Sly– Garden of Eden (Adam and

Eve eating the forbidden fruit) – “You’re a snake in the grass” –

calling someone an unnoticed danger, etc.

Flag

• Denotation– A representation of a

countries individuality.

• Connotation– Pride– Patriotism– Honour– Wealth

Gun

• Denotation– Cold– Steel– Weapon

• Connotation– Death– Power– Protection/Defence

White: - Shows Innocence

Stolid facial expression: - Represents focus - Shows calm and in control - Maybe overwhelmed

Large DoF: - Gives the impression that the focus on the character and the car - Bokeh/blue tint cc gives a futuristic lo-fi look.

Mixture of pink and white colours: - 80’s/Hotline Miami style - The title pretty much tells you what the movie is based around

- Classically portrayed bag that people carry on the run from authority- Driving Gloves, we can infer that he is going to be the one doing most of the driving.

Mask: - Anonymity - Intimidating

Blood, steel, arms crossed: - Ruthless, power, defence

Yellow: - Will - Plague - Power - Bad?

Blue: - Balance - Good

Dark Sky, corners vignette: - could be symbolic of a coming storm

Watchtower, symbolic of authority, Protagonist is in front of the watchtower; could be symbolic of the protagonist being opposed to it

The coming storm could have reference to the downfall of authority.

Increasing the intelligence of the rat to be able to navigate that of a human mind.

References to the plot, but with also an element of interest.

Colours give a minimalist vibe, a simple but well designed film

Soundtrack

• Clip 1 – The music creates a tense atmosphere, it makes it

seem like the woman has a dark intent, by the way she is looking at the person working.

• Clip 2– Romantic music, makes the two seem like an intimate

pair, like they are about to have an intimate moment.

ShiningThe voiceover is comedical, the characters are portrayed as having friendly lovable sitcom personas, the backing soundtrack is like a family Christmas movie.The clips used of the characters are the friendly parts, some of the creepier scenes of the film are even twisted to look like they are comedy, like the boy writing redrum on the door,

Scary MaryWind sounds with eerie girls singing, short cuts of random out of context scenes, some of the weirder magical things combined with people screaming with no sound etc., etc., slow fades into creepy text snippets then having the percussion increase to a halt each time makes it seem like the positioning of the clips seem justified.

Stereotypes

Men>Men are incapable of negative emotion>Men are made only for manual labour>Males have to earn lots of money to be successful>Men must be strong>Men love fighting>Males must be completely independent>Men can’t cook>Men can’t clean>Men can’t be nurturing>Men are clumsy>Males are less artistically/philosophically inclined than their female counterparts

Women>Women are fragile>Women are sexually objectified>Women love cooking and cleaning>Women are only liked because of looks>Women don’t work as hard as men>Women are less intelligent than males>Bad drivers

Stereotypes

Upper Class– Pompous– Fat– Conservative – Mean

Working Class– Poor– Builders– Stupid

Stereotypes

Old People– Slow walkers – Wise– Complainers

Young People– More intelligent– Faster– Naïve

Iconography- Western

– Guns– Cowboys– Horses– Desert– Cattle– Ranches

Iconography- Sci-Fi

• Time travel• Superheroes• Hoverboards• Flying cars• Aliens

Iconography- Fantasy

• Tolkien style adventures• Dragons• Dwarves• Elves

Narrative• Narrative Definition

– A Storyline in a product• Linear Narrative Definition

– A linear narrative simply tells a story with no deviation from the plot

• Linear Narrative Film Example

• Non-Linear Narrative Definition– A story told in non chronological order

• Non-Linear Narrative Film Example– Watchmen

Clip Analysis• Music is used in the scene to build tension, the steady increase in volume when something major happens

is meant to keep the viewer on edge, the lighting remains the same throughout the whole clip, well exposed to suit the environment and the barn scene was also well lit, The actors dialogue was mainly just screaming to create the idea of fear and panic, the editing was the quick jump cuts, to symbolise panic and fast paced action, the plot was pretty convoluted and jumping from one scene to another in no time at all, however the narrative remained fairly linear through-out most of the clip. The camera constantly cuts from one scene to another to give perspective to all the characters involved in most of the scene, the constant movement of all the cameras creates tension in the action packed scenes.

• The way the males are represented are as in charge, brave and are the leading figures, for example, the man at the start tries to lead the sabre-tooth away from the girl in the digger, then pulls a ridiculous stunt and tries to zip line using his belt, which clearly shows his determination.

• The women are perceived as damsels in distress, at the end the woman has to be defended from the man with the shotgun, however the woman in the digger tries to take control, by pummelling the sabre-tooth with the vehicle, she also is the one to stop the tiger eating the guy at the end