Assignment title
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26.1 The Theory of Films
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Marina Alexon
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Harry Dhami
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Date issued
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Hand in deadline
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Week of 12thNovember 2018
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Week of6thDecember 2018
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WOODY ALLEN ANNIE HALL
In this assignment I will Write an illustrative report justifying and explaining why my selected directors can be considered an auteur or another theory by studying their background and creative signature and giving a wide range of specific examples from their work. This would include close analysis of two of their films (One from each director). I will also use images, such as screenshots from the films, to support the points I make.
Woody Allen is considered to be an Auteur highly because of the fact that he is very influential and authoritative in his films. He has directed in many films as well as writing the scripts for many, he has also acted in a big variety of his own films which made his vision a lot more dominant than the rest of his team/crew. Woody Allen also has more power and influence over others because of the high position that he currently is in. When it comes to his films, the actors and actresses have more freedom than other producers. This shows that he is an auteur because he influences his actors and actresses by giving them more freedom and by allowing them to have their own words in his play and this influences them because other film makers won't really be giving an actor or an actress an opportunity to do something like that.
Woody Allen has directed over 50 films. He has also written around 70 scripts and has acted in a total of 45 films. Woody Allen is a Jew and he presents it in his films as well. In most of his films in his past, he showed his Jewishness by referring to some of the Jewish culture. Examples of this is in his film called Annie hall, when he is eating with annies family, he transforms into a orthodox Jewish rabbi(seen in picture) and this shows how his parents see him.
As far as mise en scene Woody Allen likes his films to be set in big cities especially New Yok, he really likes taking films there. In the New York magazine he once exposed that he has had an irrational love for New York. Woody Allen presents New York city as a romantic scenery with the way he uses it e.g. the privacy, the area in where 2 people can speak in comfort. He also likes to flirt with characters and knows how to avt romactic across them(example in Annie hall).
Woody Allen was born on 1stDecember 1945 (aged 83). He was born inNew York which may be one of the reasons why he likes to film his films there. His Fther was a russian Jewish Decent and his meternal grandparents were australian immagrants who were also Jewish aswell. Woody Allen started of his career by writing jokes for a local newspaper which he was earning around 200$ a week then he started to move his career on and started to make bigger moves. Then eventually started to make his own films and ended up to where he is now.
Most of the female characters that played in his films were naïve and came from a village background. Also, in some of his female roles he has made them awkward and nervous when meeting another actor/actress This is shown in Annie hallwhen alvy meets Annie and Annie is really nervous and getting awkward whilst alvy is really comfortable. This knottes that he makes her look like a fool because all she does is laugh and look weirdly. Allen Woody might be showing that when females meet a male, they tend to be nervous and awkward and this was shown in the party where alvy meets Annie for the first time
. Woody Allen has recently been confronted for not using black people in his films, yet he says that “you don’t hire people based on their race, you hire people who is correct for the role”. This shows that he sees that white people suit the roles in his films than black people do. In the cast of his film called Annie Hall, there is no black people having a part in the film yet all of them are white. This also brings suspicion in racism because out of the whole 43 people casting for annie hall, non of them is black.
Another technique is when Annie and alvy are talking on the balcony and what they say compared to the subtitles makes no sensebecause the subtitles show what's being said in their mind compared to what they are actually saying to each other whilst talking on the balcony
In the photo, you can see subtitles at the bottom in what alvy actually wants to say compared to what he says “they are wonderful *stutters* they have equality”. In reality alvy wanted to say that Annie is a great looking girl but instead he complimented her dabbies.
Another technique in woody Allen's film, Annie hall is the use of editing techniques because when Annie jumps on a taxi and leaves Elvy after their little argument, alvy starts talking to himself and starts acting weird, at that point he says “I immediately fell for the wicked queen” and straight after it turns into an animationof the wicked queen and alvy talking to one another and saying how she makes him upset which refers to the fact that alvy makes her upset from time to time as well. And this is a good use of editing technique because it is un usual. You don’t normally see a film go from a real camera shot to an animation. This also makes the film more entertaining because it drags the audience in with the editing.
In Annie Hall the use of color is mixed so there are bright and dark colors to resemble things for example in romantic scenes the colors are dark so it's mostly black and red or something that is not a bright color for example whilst alvy and Annie were on the bed, about to have sex, the colors used were dark.
Another example of color is when Alvy and Annie are confessing their love to each other (romantic scene) and the background is dark and is focused on them and the bridge behind them which makes the scene romantic.
In Annie hall the lightning is based on the moment of the scene because in romantic and sexual scenes, the lightning is really dark as if they are isolating them self's from everything, however when it is a funny moment or one character is trying to scare another then the lightnening is really lightas if it resembles happiness.
This is an example of when the lightening is good because Woody Allen is trying to make the audience laugh by creating a funny moment in the scene of the film.
This is when elvy and Annie have gotten a live lobster and at this point Annie is trying to scare elvy by picking them up and bringing them into Elvys face a then grabbing the camera and taking pictures when elvy is scared but is laughing at the same time. This is an example of a moment when the lightening is really light because it’s a good and positive mood.
A good example of special effects is used in the school scene when younger Alvin kisses another girl on the check and the girl screams, at that point the teachers calls him over and says “that's the second time this month, step up here! And younger Alvin keeps saying “why”, then the teacher continues and says “you should be ashamed of yourself” all of a sudden, the older Alvin is sitting in his own school chair and talking with the teacher and this show special effect because at first it was a little school boy (Little Alvin) arguing with a teacher and all of a sudden, the older Alvin appears.
In Annie hall the use of camera is to mostly to catch conversations between 2 characters in most cases it is Annie and elvy and if you look carefully all the close-up shorts all have a funny part to it for example when Annie first met elvy, elvy was being funny for the audience as well as making Annie laugh.
In this same scene, you could see that Annie is driving crazy and Elvy says she's driving rapidly and Annie responds with “don’t worry, I'm a good driver” as that happens, Elvy slyly iches his head and this is funny because of the fact that he knows that she's not a good driver.
Another example of a close-up shot being funny is where elvy and Annie are having a conversation at the balcony and they both say things different to what they want to say (Subtitles)
Music in woody Allen's films were important especially jazz music, somehow he used to have a lot of jazz music's in his films, an example of this could be in his film Annie hall where Annie is performing in a jazz club singing “it had to be you”to her audience. Woody Allen always tried to use jazz songs but he couldn't use it as much as he wanted because of his budget so he had to stick to no-copy-right music. Woody Allen is a massive fan of jazz music and loves it a lot.
The way sound has been used in her performance is a bit different because usually in films when someone is performing a song it would be neat and tidy for the audience to enjoy, however in Annie hall, while Annie is performing you could hear the background music and the people in the audience talking and the waiters taking orders. The sound is something like in-concert because it feels live because of the noises in the background.
Annie hall (the film) received a lot of awards however woody Allen was disappointed in it because he thought that the audience (Watchers) didn’t understand the purpose of the film and Woody Allen said that the purpose of the film was to know “what happens in a guy's mind”. This film was actually based on a true story and it told/ showed the relationship between woody allen and diane keaton. However, that wasn’t what woody Allen cared about but that’s the main purpose the audience cared about because woody Allen's point was to show people what happens in a guy's mind but was wrongly taken. A lot of his fans wanted a sequel but woody Allen didn’t because he thought that the film would have wanted more money to be invested in it which he was not a big fan of.
Woody Allen was a comedian that made plenty of films and Annie hall was a major one that everyone loved, and the purpose of the film was to make the viewers to understand what happens in a guy's mind when they get into a relationship with a female and what goes on in his head and how hard it is etc. In this film (Annie hall) he mixed up romance and comedy which was a great combination because the film did well however the purpose was miss understood by the audience.
Tim burton Charlie and the chocolate factory
Charlie and the chocolate factory are based on a boy who is really poor and lives near to the Wonka factory that Wonka has closed down for ages because of problems with it, he fired all of his employees one of which was the boys (Charlie bucket) grandfather. Wonka needed a way to make more money so he came up with a plan where he was going to choose 5 people that bought his chocolate and give them a tour around the factory and a life time supply of chocolate and one person was going to get something special at the end. This made Wonka's sales shoot up. 4 people won the tickets and there was only one to be found. It was Charlie's birthday and his parents (who are poor) bought him a chocolate bar and unfortunately, he wasn’t able to win until the next day he found money on the floor, bought the chocolate and won the ticket.at the end Wonka offered Charlie to work with him and to live with him which he accepted.
Tim burton is considered as an auteur highly because of the fact that he has all the control over his films and he has all the power. He imagines how his characters are meant to look then he turns it into reality with the people working for him. So, he will try and make a character look and feel as close as he can on what he imagined them to look and feel like and then he plays them in his films (that he has directed). An example of this could be the Charlie and the chocolate factory. With his imagination of the characters he wanted he created an amazing film which has been watched by many.
Tim burton was born in Burbank, California and is currently 60 years old and he has released over 38 films including Charlie and the chocolate factory and has won many awards along the way. He has worked as a Disney animator for less than one year before starting to make his own movies. He became known because of his creativity and succession when it comes to films. He had a budget of 150 million USD to produce Charlie and the chocolate factory which he was successfully able to manage
Yong Willi Wonka was played by Johnny Deph who is an American actor/producer as well as a musician. (he was one the main characters).Blair Dunlop who is an English musician and an actor played as young Willi Wonka. Freddie Highmore who is also an English actor that started of his career in 1999.david Kelly, who played as grandpa joe is an Irish actor who has played in several movies throughout his career. Helena carter played the role of Mrs. bucket who is an English actress. She is known for her roles by being independent person who played as Mrs. Beauregarde who is originally an American actor who is also a singer. James fox played as Mr. salt who is English actor well known for his family acting. Adam Godley played as Mr. teavee who is an English film, television and theater actor. Franziska's Troegner who played as Mrs. gloop. She is a German actress that was also featured in many films.
Dr Wilbur Wonka was played by Christopher lee who is an English actor, singer and military officer. Deep Roy is an Indian actor and a stuntman who acted like the Oompah Loompas. Violet Beauregard was played by anna Sophia Robb who is an American actor and singer at the same time. Jilip Weirgratz played as Augusts Gloop. He is a German actor that has been in English and German books throughout his career. Veruca salt was played by an actress called Julia winter who is a Swedish actress aged 25. Jordan fry played mike Teavee who is an American actor best known for his role in the Charlie and the chocolate factory. Grandma Georgina was played by Liz smith who is an English character actress. Eileen esell played grandma Josephine. She is currently 79 years of age and was an English actress. David Morris played grandpa George. He is an English painter and actor. Geoffrey holder who was an American actor, dancer and singer who was the narrator of the film.
The use of color in the Charlie and the chocolate factory is really bright. Rainbow colors such as green, yellow, blue and red were used. The bright colors show that the film was filled with positivity and looked like a child's party theme.
Tim burton used color and lightning effectively and the bright colors and lightning from the film were to set a good mood and make the film filled with positive vibes instead of batman where everything is dull and black and it's just evil. Lightening is part of a mise en scene because it's there to show us something about the film.
Tim burton has included a variety of special effects and an example of some of these are stop motion puppets, make up etc. And this was used to further his imagination. And this is used in the film in Willi Wonka's factory where the factory turns out to be a maze filled with magical rooms and machines that was controlled by the small people (oompah lumpas).
There was a lot of camera angles used in the Charlie and the chocolate factory including far shots, close up shots. Far shots were used to show the interior of the factory and close up shots were used when 2 characters were talking with each other and an example of this can be when Charlie was talking to his grandparent
This is an example of a close up shot when Charlie was trying to talk to his grandfather about going to the factory because everyone wanted to go with him but he could only bring one person with him which he chose (his grandfather)
Tim burton did use affects but he didn’t use too many, this is because he wanted the younger actors to feel as if they are in a real environment and that not everything was fake, forced perspectives and over load props were used instead of effects. This is a good thing because it makes the young actors feel more professional and they also get to learn from it.
Tim burton is a self-made director who has his power to do whatever he wants and to say whatever he wants to in his films because he is independent and has done most of his work by himself and an example of this can be the Charlie and the chocolate factory where he had the most power in his team to do whatever he wants because the Charlie and the chocolate factory film was made by him. In this film, Tim burton didn’t have any other directors or anyone like him helping him, that why he is also an auteur.
The Charlie and the chocolate factory's genres are 4 things which are fairy tale this is because whatever has happened in the film is fake and all the power of imagination. It is also humor because of the scenes it has in it. Its children literature so it’s a film that children will understand easily and will enjoy it. Finally, it is also fantasy fiction and everything is not real.
Charlie is a hero but he is not the narrator because he hasn’t written what would happen in the film so he did save his family but he didn’t write or do anything he was a character that saved the day (super hero). The audience knew more than Charlie and he did not know what was going to happen to him and where. Although our narrator is a stranger, we still go into Charlies head a lot and experience what he is experiencing in the film.
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