Batman – Final Essay

Task – A textual analysis essay. Essay title Complete a textual analysis of the denouement of The Dark Knight and answer the following question. ‘Analyse and evaluate the representation of Batman in the final scene of the The Dark Knight (2008) Nolan.’ You should use specific examples of mise-en-scene and cinematography to discuss how Nolan […]

Advanced Cinematography

The Rules of Composition in Cinematography are described and exemplified in this video: Class Presentation on Composition in Film Reflective journal Embed this slideshow in your reflective journal as a new post called Advanced Cinematography. Select 3 frames from one or more of the cinematographers in the video below and explain the composition in those […]

Textual Analysis of The Joker

Textual Analysis Question: The Joker represents, ‘…the spirit of terrorism. The embodiment of anarchy and chaos of a particularly destructive and nihilistic nature’ Douglas Kellner – Cinema Wars In pairs analyse Christopher Nolan’s use of cinematography & mise-en-scene in one of the six sequences below in order to answer the following question… How does Christopher […]

Cinematography in Your Reflective Journal

COMPLETE YOUR REFLECTIVE JOURNAL Create a new sub-page in your reflective journal under the cinematography page. Name the sub-page ‘Basic Cinematography’. Create three headings on the page Inquiry Action Reflection This is what needs to go in each section Inquiry Embed all the videos that we have used to explore the meanings encoded by cinematography […]