Film Studies - Year 2

City Of God. Characters: Tender Trio - Shaggy, Goose and Clipper. Rocket. Benny and Lil'Dice (Lil'Ze). Shorty. Angelica. Knockout Ned. Tiago. Carrot. https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&sxsrf=ACYBGNStfT3yir9ERwephuFnY99nibvkNg:1569411571126&q=Carrot+City+of+God&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MEpOsihX4gIxMzJyC9JKtCSyk6300zJzcsGEVXJGYlFicklqUfEjxlBugZc_7glL-Uxac_IaoxsXTqVCalxsrnklmSWVQjJcvFIImzQYpLi5EFwrJg0mnkWsYslAlQr5aQrp-SkKCFMAOO4Z6qQAAAA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj468_Z8evkAhWIRBUIHUptDHkQ-BYIPDA5 Bernice. Blacky.

In this scene we see Benny chase after Thiago on a bike through the favelas. The aesthetics of the slum are dirty and very run down, we feel a sense of authenticity as the place looks lived in and the characters in the background successfully represent the local people. Benny (pictured left) chasing Thiago (pictured up right). Based on our knowledge from the contextual aspects of the film, we know that trying to escape the City Of God will get you killed. This scene gives us a false sense of security for Thiago as some may fear that Benny is acting as the 'bigger fish' in this scene and may kill Thiago. The theme of escaping is repeated throughout the film, we continuously view characters escaping/ trying to escape a situation. You could argue that this is the reason Benny is killed, as it is from this point that he attempts to exit this lifestyle, losing faith in Lil' Ze and attempts to gain hope and a meaning for life. Cinematography is used in an authentic ...

A Level Film-  Creating my script for my film. My concept. For my narrative I would like to develop a single character, entwining time travel and music in order to enforce the escapist style I aim towards. My initial idea is to track a woman who listens to music from several decades - the 1940's, 60's and 80's. A narrative twist emerges which plummets the character into that decade and things start to go wrong. I am keen to work in the genre of sci-fi whilst also hinting at the sub genre of escapism. Overall, the message of the narrative is that history is already written, everything that was supposed to happen already has. Time is not to be meddled with.  Short Films influencing my concept: ' La Jetee' - Chris Marker (26 mins . 35 secs). 'La Jetee' has inspired me through its sci-fi conventions and the feel of an escapist montage. The use of photos montaging in sequence isn't an aspect that I'd like to particularly take forward...