The Hours — Film Techniques and Themes (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Visual metalepsis
Visual metalepsis
Boundaries between narrative levels dissolve
3 timelines in The Hours
3 timelines in The Hours
Woolf 1923, Brown 1949, Vaughan 2001
Crosscutting in The Hours
Crosscutting in The Hours
Editing moving rhythmically between 3 timelines
Colour palette: Woolf's 1923 Richmond
Colour palette: Woolf's 1923 Richmond
Desaturated greens (oppression, illness)
Colour palette: Laura's 1949 LA
Colour palette: Laura's 1949 LA
Postwar pastels (artificial cheerfulness, conformity)
Golden hour lighting purpose
Golden hour lighting purpose
Shows epiphanies, clarity, transcendence
Match cuts
Match cuts
Smooth transitions between similar images
Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro
Strong contrasts between light and shadow
Philip Glass score characteristic
Philip Glass score characteristic
Repetitive, minimalist piano phrases
Diegetic sounds
Diegetic sounds
Sounds that exist within the film's world