Clip from Girl, Interrupted.
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Girl, Interrupted is a film based on a the true accounts of Susanna Kaysen's 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. In this clip, they are all shown going on an outing to an ice cream parlour. In this particular scene, the people with mental 'disorders' are represented to be out of control and acting in an irrational, rampant way. The mental disorders are all severe in this film. Examples of the mental 'disabilities' shown are sociopath, borderline personality disorder, anorexia nervosa and pseudologia fantastica, which is essentially a pathological liar. Because Girl, Interrupted is a film where they are all in the mental institution, rather than a film just including someone with a disability of some sort, they all have a strong case of the disability which they have. In this clip, the roles have been switched; the people standing out being the 'normal' or 'sane' ones.
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ReplyDeleteHomework.
You are required to compare US and British production processes.
Start of by explaining what you think the biggest difference is in the way British and American companies make films (it’s money by the way) and how that affects the type of film which can be made. Then just compare each stage from script writing, casting, filming (set building, props etc), editing, sound track, promotion, cinema release (how many screens etc), DVD release explaining how what they do is different. You've got notes on Moon and should have notes on the American film you analysed for the Animoto. This will be more than enough to get you through the 800 word task.
In future if you have a question ask me at break or at lunch or any other time when I am not teaching and I will be more than happy to spend a few minutes helping you.
Finally, the young lady who spoke so rudely to me outside my classroom needs to find me and apologise otherwise I will find her and that won't be good.
I love this clip you have chosen, as order has been flipped and the 'normal' characters seem out of place!
ReplyDeleteHomework: research music magazines and be planning what type of magazine you may produce within this genre and the intended audience.