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 […]

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 […]

Representing Ophelia

Most films follow the story of one character, the central protagonist. Typically this central character has to undergo trials and overcome problems as the story progresses. These trails and conflicts change the character and they learn something essential about themselves or a great truth about the world. Today we are going to look at the […]

Introducing Mise-en-Scene

Film is a visual art and a key bit of advice to all screenwriters and directors is… ‘Show don’t tell’ MISE-EN-SCENE Mise-en-scene refers to anything that the director chooses to film and is a key way in which they can ‘show’ the story. Every element of mise-en-scene is carefully selected to communicate meaning, and mise-en-scene […]