Re your first slide. You need to revise and focus on the purpose of the camera shots and angles and how they represent Jackie Brown. Note the length of the tracking shots, the positioning of Jackie who is consistently in the foreground. The use of primary colours also connotes the location of Los Angeles whilst Jackie's costume connotes her occupation as an air stewardess. The use of bright blue also indicates her heroic status in the film and that she stands out amongst the crown.
The location is not unglamorous, but the use of the airport indicates movement, the crossing of borders and of course is strongly linked to her working as a drugs mule for Ordell Robbie.
You've made some very interesting comparisons between shots in Jackie Brown, Animal Kingdom and Essex Boys. I particularly like the way you have compared to TV shows Ordell and Louis Gara are watching with the ghastly game show Josh is watching in Animal Kingdom. Here the characters' social demographic and preferences are established. Indeed Ordell and Louis are shows not only as having contempt for women (reflected in the representation of Melanie as an airhead dumb blonde stereotype) but their love of guns, this is an ideological comment Tarantino is making about the USA's love affair with guns!
Your comparisons of the arrival of Josh's grandmother Smurf Cody and Ordell lurking on the balcony of a tacky apartment block is very good, particularly as Cody and Ordell are equally psychotic!!!!
I've enjoyed reading your case study.
In future cast studies don't forget to focus on lighting as well as location. But keep up the good work of making inter textual references/comparisons whilst also identifying and explaining how directors use and develop generic conventions.
Sorry about typos...second line...I mean the way you have compared the TV shows....
And 1st paragraph 4th line: I mean Ordell and Louis (what a pair of crazy losers, my extra comment) are shown..
To add, note the way Tarantino uses camera angles and movement to influence the audience's reading of a character.
For example: Jackie is shown in the title sequence as consistently in the foreground and with full body shots; you have rightly explained that only the toes of Melanie are shown in the establishing shots of this character to indicate her obsession with body image and lack of independence. Note she defines herself through Robbie whilst Jackie's body language indicates status and the shots of her alone in the title sequence connote her independence.
Re your first slide. You need to revise and focus on the purpose of the camera shots and angles and how they represent Jackie Brown. Note the length of the tracking shots, the positioning of Jackie who is consistently in the foreground. The use of primary colours also connotes the location of Los Angeles whilst Jackie's costume connotes her occupation as an air stewardess. The use of bright blue also indicates her heroic status in the film and that she stands out amongst the crown.
ReplyDeleteThe location is not unglamorous, but the use of the airport indicates movement, the crossing of borders and of course is strongly linked to her working as a drugs mule for Ordell Robbie.
I have updated it!
ReplyDeleteYou've made some very interesting comparisons between shots in Jackie Brown, Animal Kingdom and Essex Boys. I particularly like the way you have compared to TV shows Ordell and Louis Gara are watching with the ghastly game show Josh is watching in Animal Kingdom. Here the characters' social demographic and preferences are established. Indeed Ordell and Louis are shows not only as having contempt for women (reflected in the representation of Melanie as an airhead dumb blonde stereotype) but their love of guns, this is an ideological comment Tarantino is making about the USA's love affair with guns!
ReplyDeleteYour comparisons of the arrival of Josh's grandmother Smurf Cody and Ordell lurking on the balcony of a tacky apartment block is very good, particularly as Cody and Ordell are equally psychotic!!!!
I've enjoyed reading your case study.
In future cast studies don't forget to focus on lighting as well as location. But keep up the good work of making inter textual references/comparisons whilst also identifying and explaining how directors use and develop generic conventions.
Sorry about typos...second line...I mean the way you have compared the TV shows....
ReplyDeleteAnd 1st paragraph 4th line: I mean Ordell and Louis (what a pair of crazy losers, my extra comment) are shown..
To add, note the way Tarantino uses camera angles and movement to influence the audience's reading of a character.
For example: Jackie is shown in the title sequence as consistently in the foreground and with full body shots; you have rightly explained that only the toes of Melanie are shown in the establishing shots of this character to indicate her obsession with body image and lack of independence. Note she defines herself through Robbie whilst Jackie's body language indicates status and the shots of her alone in the title sequence connote her independence.
Keep up the good work Nature.