Symbolism and Visual Motifs (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Arrangement of visual elements within each shot

Stagnant ambition, false promises, death & disposal

Keeps foreground & background in sharp focus

Her psychological state/mental decline

High contrast between light & dark

Pet-like stardom, commodified performers

His vanishing independence/autonomy

Identity distortion, fractured self-perception

Interior entrapment & exterior freedom

Media complicity in delusions, erasing reality