Dissertation Proposal Essay: Research

Cinematography
Framing
Composition
Frame Rate

Narration (and narratology- Bordwell, David (1985)
Story and Plot
Characterisation

Sound- Michel Chion

Bordwell, David

Realism, social realism
Documentary
The Sociology of Urban Spaces
The essence of cinema is that it can record reality as its meant to be (fly on the wall).
Auteur theory- As a head of collaboration with actors, producers, screenwriter, branding etc.

Regardless of the authors intentions we are to learn.

Allegory and Metaphor



National Cinemas, Art Movements, Transnational Cinema

British New Wave (1959-63)- Billy Liar)
French Impressionism and Surrealism (1918-1930)
Soviet Montage
Italian Neorealism
German Expressionism
French New Wave
New German Cinema
New Mexican Cinema
New Hollywood and Independent American Cinema
Hong Kong Cinema
Iranian New Wave

Mainstream Hollywood companies wouldn't talk about something like the prostitution in LA because it isn't family friendly.

With Globalisation where do you draw the line? Is Harry Potter less British and more American Franchise.

Male Gaze Theory and falic symbolism- Anxieties of what it means to be a man or a woman.

Feminism
Male gaz in Vertigo
Post feminist and Consumer 'Choice' of branding
Agency and empowerment, doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Representation
Class
Sexuality
Gender
Masculinity

How much has poor saturation been manipulated. Most films have color grading to manipulate the mood.

Motion Capture and Performance
Citizen Journalism

Marxism and

Frankfurt School

-Ideology, Base and Superstructures

-The Hyperdermic Needle Model (a model of communications suggesting that an intended message is directly received and wholly accepted by the receiver.)

-Hegemony

-Carnivalesque (subverts and liberates the assumptions of the dominant style or atmosphere through humor and chaos. It originated as "carnival" )

Film in TV History, Cultures, Criticism, Festivals.

The Shape of Your Dissertation
2000 words in length
Don't need to re-invent the wheel, just create topic for a good, engaging discussion.
An introduction will set up and prepare the reader.
A brief overview of the discussion order.
The main body narrative.
Chapters are stages and steps taking the reader through.

Chapter 1
The beginning
Definitions of terms used in Question
Basic theory
Background information
Any information and ideas that need to be discussed before the question can be fully answered or the aim full achieve in the final chapter.

Chapter Three
The end of the story
Compare perhaps some contemporary more recent films.
Where the question is full answered or aim fully realised.

Conclusion

End on very last final point on discussion
the answer I prepose/learned from this exercise
You can list your points in each chapter
Will your points/paragraphs
Clarify Areas of Research

Chapters from articles or books
What is the purpose and role at stake here

Then move on to the specific theories- The Male Gaze Theory

Question broken down
Make notes form research sources


I looked into Only fools and Horses but not just for its comedy- the social class structure is represented in a way that makes anyone, regardless of the class in many ways wish they were there and living with them. Despite the character struggle, they always have a sense of humour. Sulliven and the director would give them day to day jobs (like making  a bacon sandwich) whilst speaking because it adds a sense of realism.
John Sullivan the writer was brought up in a similar background (wrote what he knew).

When they become rich they get board, the fight and drive for success  is over
 Boycie the snob

Rowntrees Poverty Line . The  minimum standard of necessities for life (fuel, lighting, rent etc) plus a calorific intake.

Feminine Objectification

The trace of what existed there, it was filmed in the present so is the best way to view the 70s/80s because it was true to life then. 

Del Boys Masculinity, would always fight. In one episode Raquel says 'Only women bleed' and Del Boy argues this. 
'Women are from Venus, Men are from Peckham'

Positive and negative stereotypes 
Professor Green- working class white men 

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-rat-race-gets-a-literal-interpretation-in-this-all-1820855503

Rat Race

Analyse and discuss how the class system is portrayed in British Sitcom with reference to programs.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Story Telling Unit-Camera Workshop 3: 180 degree rule

Pre-Production: Professional Practice Interviews

News Production: DIY Tech