Film Analysis: V for Vendetta

WHAT WERE WE LOOKING AT BEFORE HALF-TERM?

THIS WEEKWe are going to look at the film V for Vendetta and analyse how the film-makers create meaning for the viewer.

BY THE END OF TODAY, YOUMUST explain how lighting is used to create mood, meaning and atmosphere in the film.

SHOULD be able to analyse the meaning, denotation and connotation of V for Vendetta

COULD analyse how camera shots and angles communicate meaning to the audience.

WHAT DO I MEAN BY ‘MEANING’?What do the term denotation and connotation?

WHAT WAS THE DENOTATION OF V FOR VENDETTA?What is the basic story of V for Vendetta?

WHAT WAS THE CONNOTATION OF V FOR VENDETTA?What issues is it concerned with, and what deeper meaning does it try to communicate?

COSTUMES, PROPS AND SYMBOLISMWhat different props and costumes do the film-makers use to get across meaning to the viewer?

WHAT DOES THE GOVERNMENTS FLAG REMIND YOU OF?

WHAT ARE THE FILM-MAKERS / WRITER TRYING TO SAY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THEIR USE OF COSTUMES & PROPS?

HOW DOES V’S COSTUME CREATE MEANING?

HOW DOES THE SHOT TYPE COMMUNICATE CHARACTERS FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS?

HOW DOES THE SHOTS ANGLE COMMUNICATE THE POWER OF CHARACTERS?

WHAT IS LOW KEY LIGHTING?

WHAT KIND OF MOOD & ATMOSPHERE DOES LOW KEY LIGHTING CREATE?

WHY IS THIS SCENE LIT USING LOW-KEY LIGHTING?

WHAT IS HIGH KEY LIGHTING?

WHAT MOOD DOES HIGH KEY LIGHTING CREATE?

WHAT WAS THE MOOD IN THIS SCENE?

AS PART OF YOUR FILM THEORY ASSIGNMENT YOU NEED TO ANALYSE THE FILM V FOR VENDETTA.Log onto moodle and fill in the quiz “V for Vendetta Analysis’’

WORKING ALONEApply what you have learnt about how film-makers use cinematography, props and costumes design to create meaning, mood and atmosphere, using specific examples to highlight your points.

Feel free to discuss the questions with the people next to you but stay focused.

When you finish a question proof-read what you have written; check that your spelling and grammar are correct, otherwise your answers might not be clear to the reader.

PLENARY

1. How do film-makers use costumes to create meaning?

2. How do film-makers use lighting techniques to create meaning?

3. How do film-makers use camera angles and shots to create meaning?