My self assessment:

T – My use of terminology was overall quite good.

E – I used good examples from the sequence and used images to clinically analyse what Del Toro did.

A – Analysis is good but to improve I need to ask the questions such as so what. For example I could have asked ‘What does Del Toro gain by doing this?’ and ‘What themes/issues does he import from War movies that aren’t in fantasy films?’

S – To improve I could have done a more detailed conclusion in order to summarise.

Above is a shot from Vertigo (1995). This is a really interesting shot because the rules of composition that Robert Burkes uses are rule of third, nose room and contrast with the black silhouette and green lighting.

The Captain’s Feast establishes the nature of the fascist ruling class in rural Spain and the attitudes and values of Captain Vidal, the villain in the film. The feast is a scene of indulgence, greed and power. Vidal is a fascist brute, he is proud of his reputation and dominates the scene. The guests are hypocrites and prove to be arrogant, patronising and snobbish. Carmen, seems out of place and is represented as fragile, elegant and intimidated by the other guests, we also get the impression that Vidal does not care for her. One example of the mise-en-scene in the scene was the costumes. Captain Vidal wore an army uniform which was decorated with medals. The significance of the army uniform and medals is to emphasise how high up Vidal is in the army and how powerful he is over other people. Another example of the mise-en-scene is the setting. In the scene the setting is of an old-fashioned formal dinner party. Vidal is seated at the head of the table which signifies that he is the leader and dictates what the other guests can do. One other example of mise-en-scene is the props. The main prop that Vidal has is the gun that is situated in his gun holder. This could mean that Vidal is a violent person and uses his brutal mentality to gain what he wants in his life.