Hannah Farrell-Burke

Iconic film imagery

I am going to be comparing

This is a particularly iconic image from an iconic film- taken from a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’; this is the scene where Alex is in the process of aversion therapy. As Alex is powerless in this scene, it’s filmed as a slight high angled shot to represent that he’s not in control.

This is also an iconic still – taken from The Shawshank Redemption, this is the scene where Andy manages to escape from prison. It’s a powerful image because it truly shows the happiness and relief he’s feeling. The lighting helps with showing the emotion in the moment.

This right here is a fantastic establishing shot. The city landscape is stunning and also a rule of three occurs here. I like this still because of the colours mainly – the fairly dusky colour scheme as the sun is rising over the city.

This is another incredibly well known and iconic image. The boombox scene from Say Anything is a beautiful and moving scene – if you’re a fan of romance. You can see in the character’s face that he is determined and passionate about what he is doing and has only good intentions.

The last iconic image I am going to be sharing is this one of Batman from The Dark Knight. I love the sense of empowerment you get from this picture, with the dark colours and generally dark vibe, and especially the low angle shot which gives off the impression even more that this character is in power.

I’m comparing these two images (primary and secondary) as they are both taken from similar angles. The colour scheme is similar as they both include blue/cold colours. Although the camera shots were similar, the images are very different in terms of context and atmosphere. There is quite a contrast

in expression – calm and relaxed in the first and hysterical in the next.

Secondly, I will be comparing these two images (primary and secondary). Although not similar in

expression, there are other ways in which I can compare them. For one, there are similar colour schemes. The blue and brown background in the first picture can be compared with the brown background behind Ed in the second picture and also the bright blue in Alex’s eyes.

Also, the photos are both close-ups. Again, although not similar in expression, you can clearly see the emotion in both faces. It’s quite a contrast – happy and content in the first image, and in agonising pain in the second.

Next, I am comparing these two images (primary and secondary) because they are both establishing shots. The still on the left is the intro to The Devil Wears Prada and then right is a photo of an area in college – slightly different, but they are both establishing the whereabouts of the location. Also, I can see similar colour schemes here as well. Blue and brown make a strong appearance in both pictures. I like how these images are incredibly different in terms of location but they also have a lot of small similarities.

I thought these two images (primary and secondary) would be good to compare. The first one is the iconic boombox scene from Say Anything and the second is my friend Ed. Now the reason I wanted to compare these two is because of the confident stance and confident look on both their faces. They both look like they have some sort of authority (this was unintentional). Also the camera shots are very similar (both wide shots).

The last two images I am comparing are these images of Batman from The Dark Knight and Ed again. I wanted to compare these because of the low angle camera shot. Both characters here look very empowering because of the illusion that they are looking down at you. This is supposed to make you feel intimidated, like they are the ones in power and in control. One main difference is the colour schemes of both images though. The first one is completely dark, to give off a dark vibe, whereas the second one isn’t dark at all.