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NEA Practice

Micro Elements and theories shown in Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

To show the 4 Micro-elements of film form as well as 4 theories, I will be using ,from Jurassic Park, the scene in which Dr Sattler is sent to turn on emergency power after the park is sabotaged.

Micro-Elements:

   Mise-en-scene: In the scene, the hallways in the bunker are dimly lit and thus it adds meaning to the scene, making it more tense and atmospheric showing how dangerous of a place it is. Dr Sattler's facial expressions show fear as she works her way through the corridors. Her hair is quite messy and un-kept showing how she is stressed with her current predicament, especially as the are raptors on the loose around the bunker.

   Cinematography: The scene is mainly filmed at an eye level,close up shot to put the audience in the scene and can imagine how Dr Sattler feels. The film also switches to the raptor's perspective and see how Ellie is vulnerable like prey. All the shots are very real instead of CG making these fake dinosaurs seem a lot more realistic.

   Editing:The scene runs along side Dr Grant, Tim and Lex climbing over the electric fence, while Ellie is trying to turn it on, clueless to the fact that the Tim is stuck on the fence. Both these scene are linear meaning we experience the events as they naturally occur. The cutting between Ellie turning on all the power and Dr Grant trying to get Tim to climb down builds tension between a purposefully tense and scary scene and a scene that starts of normal and turns scarier.

   Sound: With the Grant Gang climbing over the fence, sirens start to go off which alerts the viewers and the characters of the impending doom. With Dr Sattler, in the hallway there are multiple pipes that make noise and that shows how that area of the park is not safe and a scary place to be. The raptor sounds add to the scary noises and solidifies that this is more than a regular park and that the dinosaurs pose a real threat to the guests.

Theories: 

   Todorov's theory of narrative development (NARRATIVE): This scene follows this theory perfectly. Equilibrium: The park has been sabotaged but most people are safe. Disequilibrium: The power around the park goes off and needs to be fixed. Recognition: The fences and phones stop working and the park becomes very unsafe. Resolution: Arnold goes to fix it bur doesn't come back, and so Ellie and Robert Muldoon go and check on the power and Mr Arnold. Climax: Mr Arnold and Robert die, however Ellie is able to turn on the power. New equilibrium: The power turns on but dinosaurs are already loose. Tim is injured, and people have been killed.
   Blumler and Katz - Uses and gratification theory (AUDIENCE): This theory also perfectly works as it states that people watch and use films for different purposes. Most people will watch Jurassic park because it is an entertaining film, but other people will watch it to get away from the mundane realism of the world today. Others might watch it to inspire them and help flex their creative muscles.

   Henry Jenkins - Genre constantly breaking the rules (GENRE): This theory states that genre is constantly evolving and that they aren't stereo-typical. Despite Jurassic Park being a fantasy film, this scene above shows fantasy as having aspects of horror in it. Both the main raptor scenes are very tense as it cuts between the raptors stalking their prey (humans).
Laura Mulvey - male gaze (REPRESENTATION): This is the one theory that doesn't work. Throughout the whole film. There are only two female characters, and neither of them are shot, portrayed or clothed for the male gaze. Lex is a child and thus is not shown for the male gaze, and Dr Sattler is never shown in a sexual light as she is running away from dinosaurs trying to eat her face off.

As shown, Jurassic Park is a great film for analysing Micro and Macro Elements.

Micro elements and theories shown in films.

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Fighting with my family Analysis

Fighting with my family Analysis

1. The user rating is 7.3 out of 10 which is a good score for the type of film it is.

2. It grossed 138,780 dollars in the US opening weekend.

3. Most fans quite enjoyed the film despite their lack of interest in wrestling. This was send by a fan: "Got a chance to see this film at an early screening and I have to say it is one of the best funniest, heartwarming movie of 2019."
4. A Reviewer by the name of Chris GreenWood said that the films was a 'engaging and heartfelt comedy". Mark Kermode also said that Stephen Merchant had 'all the right moves'. and gave it 4/5 stars.
5.The film is classified as a Biography(as it is based on areal person), and a comedy(as it involves a lot of light-hearted jokes).
6.The tagline for the film is "A comedy about a family that fights a little differently'. This tagline instantly gives the audience a good idea about what the film is.
7. The film is directed by Stephen Merchant, who hasn't made many big films but is responsible for bringing around two of the biggest British sitcoms: The Office(British) and Extras.
8. Lena Heady is possibly working on a Game of Thrones spin-off series after Game of Thrones ends.
9. Lena Heady (who plays the mother) is most famous for her roles as cerise Lannister from Game of Thrones and 300. Nick Frost is famous for Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul and The World's End. Dwayne Johnson is famous for his multiple roles mainly from the Fast and the Furious series.
10. The real Paige didn't want Nick Frost to play her dad as she didn't know who he was.

Representation of Ability/Disability in Films (Wonder)

Representation of Ability/Disability in Films

In the film Wonder the film spends a long time showing the difference between able bodied people vs disabled bodied people. The main character Augie has mandibulofacial dysostosis which makes his appearance seem different to most people.

In this scene where Auggie is given a school tour around the school and the stop in the science block, Julian asks Auggie "What's the deal with your face". Jack and Charlotte immediately tell Julian to stop what he's saying and that it's rude. The dialogue (sound) here This shows how disability is seen as quite a taboo subject within the school implying that disability is an awkward and bad topic for the students to talk about. This representation of what disabled students and disability of a whole shows how disabled people are something that we don't understand and we can find a bit weird but also very intriguing.

Another representation is how disabled people can also be a bit more mentally able than

regular kids. Despite Auggie being quiet, one of the only lines he speaks in this scene is how Julian says "supposably" when describing science. Auggie corrects Julian saying that the correct thing to say is "supposedly". This can be due to how Auggie's disability is a hinder but that it also helps him when it comes to learning. Due to his disability he may spend a lot of time on his own instead of interacting with other kids his age. This could allow him to learn more and have better understanding of literature. Auggie is shot, off to the side which shows how he is secluded and on his own. It also shows how Julian is cornering him and how he is the one in charge.

On the other hand Julian (who is a fully abled person) has poor grammar and seems cooler than Auggie. His facial expression and dialogue shows how he might take being able bodied for granted and doesn't realise how lucky he is.   

The binary opposition of ability vs disability in this scene and throughout the films strongly shows how people with disability are more hidden away and less interactive with their peers, but it also shows how Auggie is a very bright and intelligent child which can be down to his disability and how he was home-schooled which can make his disability ( a negative thing) into a more positive thing.



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