Sooo... I know I want to explore how directors elicit emotional responses from viewers in Social Awareness films (Films about social issues) but I don't know quite how to formulate a clear, focused topic... Any ideas?!
Okay, 2 ideas: I'd either like to focus on psychological thrillers such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (American), Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes, Spanish), etc. Or develop a topic that focuses on how lighting, contrast, and general mise en scene is used to portray insanity with Ran (Japanese), the Shining (American), A Woman under the influence (USA), and Through a Glass Darkly (Swedish). There are so many more movies in this subject area so if you know of any better one's let me know!
The Allure of the Antihero: How Mise-en-scene is used to seduce the viewer
ReplyDeleteGoodfellas (American)
Bonnie and Clyde (American)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Italian)
Yojimbo (Japanese)
Topic: A comparative study of how the directors of propagandist films attempt to persuade the audience through cinematic elements.
ReplyDeleteBirth of a Nation (American)
Triumph of the Will (German)
Casablanca (American)
The Battleship Potempkin (Russian)
Oh man Alex, ours are kind of similar. Oh welll.
ReplyDeleteThe anti-hero: A comparative study on the villainization of male and female anti-heros through mise-en-scene and cinematography.
M (1931), Fritz Lang.
Cape Fear (1962), J. Lee Thompson.
Double Indemnity (1944), Billy Wilder
Fatal Attraction (1987), Adrian Lyne
Unless ya'all have other movie suggestions.
Sooo... I know I want to explore how directors elicit emotional responses from viewers in Social Awareness films (Films about social issues) but I don't know quite how to formulate a clear, focused topic... Any ideas?!
ReplyDeleteOkay, 2 ideas: I'd either like to focus on psychological thrillers such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (American), Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes, Spanish), etc.
ReplyDeleteOr develop a topic that focuses on how lighting, contrast, and general mise en scene is used to portray insanity with Ran (Japanese), the Shining (American), A Woman under the influence (USA), and Through a Glass Darkly (Swedish). There are so many more movies in this subject area so if you know of any better one's let me know!
Where are topics for Leah, Miles, Rayna, and Yanava??? This is worth points toward your grade!
ReplyDeleteSamurai vs. Cowboy: The cultural impact of the two iconic figures through cinema.
ReplyDeleteMiles...List your movies!
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