Looking for Richard — Film Techniques and Themes (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Hybrid docudrama definition
Hybrid docudrama definition
Mixes documentary elements with dramatic performance
Looking for Richard year & director
Looking for Richard year & director
1996, Al Pacino
Montage editing purpose in film
Montage editing purpose in film
Fragments narrative; shows truth is constructed, not absolute
Chiaroscuro lighting
Chiaroscuro lighting
High-contrast illumination with dramatic shadows
Cinéma vérité style
Cinéma vérité style
Documentary filming using handheld cameras for realism
Van Gogh skull symbolises
Van Gogh skull symbolises
Memento mori (reminder of death)
Diegetic sound
Diegetic sound
Sound that exists within the film's world
Performativity of power theme
Performativity of power theme
Power/villainy is performed rather than inherent
Function of close-ups
Function of close-ups
Create emotional intimacy like Shakespeare's soliloquies
Vox populi in film
Vox populi in film
Street polls that democratise interpretation