Aims and Context

• Mystery/Psychological 

• Script

• Linear Structure 

• 21+ Male and Female audience. Premiered as Art house/Film Festival

• key stylistic elements of sequence (cinematography, editing etc)

The 'Reflective Analysis' should be approx 1,000 words 

It should include/discuss: 

• How successful the work was produced in terms of meeting its aims and context. Themes, issues, style and music should be assessed in terms of appealing to its target audience. (Refer to key films and filmmakers/screenwriters whilst also highlighting and defining your intended means of exhibition - arthouse/mainstream/film festivals etc)
• How well you utilised certain styles, techniques and methods of production in your work. What was successful, less successful and/or unsuccessful in your intended aims (refer to your aims and context: be critical of your own work). 
• Give a critical account of exactly what your role was in the process and discuss; difficulties encountered in production (technical or group dynamics). Assess your own abilities; strengths/weaknesses. Refer to elements that you have altered to meet its aims.
• A discussion of what you have learnt about the filmmaking process and the difficulties that may be encountered by undertaking this practical exercise and a critical reflection of the whole process. 

The supporting written work for this assignment should be detailed, concise and show a good grasp of all elements of the filmmaking/screenwriting process throughout. Your ability to identify styles, techniques and influences on your work should reflect a strong understanding of the chosen form you have worked within. 

Discuss some of the ways in which the film or video work you have studied for this topic requires a different kind of spectatorship from that which mainstream spectators bring to their mainstream film-going. [35]

Discuss some of the ways in which the film or video work you have studied for this topic requires a different kind of spectatorship from that which mainstream spectators bring to their mainstream film-going. [35]
How do experimental  films differ from mainstream?

Experimental films are often easier to understand than mainstream films as there is a lot to discuss and the topics vary much more. In 1929 Luis Bunuel created 'Un Chien Andalou' in which surrealist themes ran wild. I found this film to be disturbing and I started to wonder where ideas, such as the armpit on the mouth, even came from. It seems like a film that reflects social context such as post war drama and religion. One of the male characters actually drags two priests on the ground which can be seen as people dragging religion on the ground because they lost belief in the war. It appears to be a film about escapism and exploring Freud's theory of the unconscious mind and how dreams make no sense. There is clearly an identifiable message within the film whereas compared to Mission Impossible which is aesthetically pleasing but not worth anything more than the typical 'fighting for your life' storyline.

 In films such as Kenneth Anger's 1947 film 'Fireworks' there is much deeper interpretations going on such as illegal homoeroticism. 'It's a dream within a dream. He goes to bed less empty than before'. It was incredibly influential on queer cinema such as mainstream Oscar winner 'Brokeback Mountain'. Through the mise-en-scene, there are flashes of light. Maybe to symbolise that finding his homosexuality is finding the light, and therefore himself. It's violent imagery is a lot more controversial and high brow than a 'popcorn' film. Similar shots are used in 1999 cult film 'Fight Club'. I thought that it was respectively daring but didn't entertain me, it was very realistic as some men do get beaten up for their sexuality. So in this way I think it was making a powerful statement, as this was still a time where homosexuality was classed as a disease in medical books. For a 17 year old, it inspired much more artistic viewings outside The L Word and Queer As Folk.