AS Film Studies

Wong Kar-Wai: an Auteur - Known for starting to record films before the script was finished - His protagonists are often searching,waiting or escaping -His films involve views of Hong Kong's social and political issues because as a child he was an immigrant aesthetic -Lots of smoking=theme of loneliness -colours used to convey emotions -noisy cities, lots of colour, ambiguity in time

silent film evaluation: In our film I think that we really honed in on the use of shadow seen in lots of silent film and we did this area as effectively as we possibly could have, also I think that we used longer shots which is again common in German Expressionism. I think that we could have made our film longer if we had more time and also put some more focus on the editing to make the cuts look more authentic. Also I think we could have used more distorted angles and surreal visuals in order to create a more sinister affect.

In the disco scene it begins with a close-up of Benny’s face which flashes in time with the music, thus drawing attention to it. The song, which is by James Brown who was a popular artist in the 70s represents the prominent issue of globalisation in the film, and how lesser economically developed areas adopt the cultures of richer areas of the world. The next shot is of Lil Ze coming into the frame, here Benny’s smile immediately disappears and the lighting suddenly becomes darker. This represents the character dynamic here, and shows the audience that it is strained, therefore foreshadowing Benny’s death and the hands of Lil Ze’s violence with others in the slum. The next shot is a split screen between Benny and the other people at the disco such as Rocket and Carrot. In these shots Benny can be seen surrounded by friends and dancing, apart from when Lil Ze is there and they both become isolated, perhaps creating the idea that Lil Ze holds Benny back and makes him seem almost vulner