Saturday, 14 January 2017

DIRECTIONS: Contextual Research - Directors [Otto Bathurst - Teachers]

RECURRING THINGS:



FAST CUTS SET COMEDIC PACE 
CONTRASTED BY DRAWN OUT SHOT FOR MOOD CHANGE EMPHASIS
HEAVILY STYLISTIC LIGHTING




FACE ON SHOT AS REPEATING MOTIF THROUGHOUT EPISODE 



BEV TO ACCENTUATE POWER OVER HIM AND TO INCREASE COMEDIC EFFECT



LONG, DRAWN OUT SHOTS



TRAFFIC LIGHT RUNNING JOKE USED AS VISUAL WAY TO PASS DAYS

3 LAYERED TRACKING SHOT, CARS WORK AS BARRIER FOR ONLOOKERS PERSPECTIVE, FOCUS FOLLOWS CHARACTERS WHILST BACKGROUND HOLDS HUMOROUS ACTION 
CONTRASTED LATER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION


PANNING SHOT EMPHASISES DIVIDE  



EMPTY FRAME USED EFFECTIVELY



CIRCLING SHOT CONVENTION OF ROMANCE GENRE

SCHOOL DISCO POP MUSIC ADDS HUMOUR


MASTER SHOT ON BOB'S FACE












MATCHING SHOT - ZOOM ON CUPBOARD WITH SOUNDS OF LOUD BANGING AND MOANING FOLLOWED BY FIREWORKS



REPEATED DESK SHOT SHOWS PROGRESS THROUGHOUT EPISODE





FOCUS BEGINS ON STRAWS WITH MATT IN BACKGROUND BUT HE BECOMES FOCUS THEN SLOW ZOOM OUT REVEALS GROUP.

USES QUICK TURN BETWEEN CHARACTERS WITH ADDED SOUND EFFECT. SIMILAR TO EDGAR WRIGHT.






ROTATION USED TO CHANGE CHARACTER (SIMILAR TO MATCH ON ACTION)

CU TO INCREASE TENSION ON CHARACTER


LONG ZOOM IN W/ BG MOANING - REPEATING MOTIF. ZOOM SPEEDS WITH MOANS. ABRUPT STOP AS SOUND EFFECT OF SPORTS BALLS FALLING.

CHARACTERS IN LINE APPROACHING CAMERA - ALL IN SHOT, MINIMAL SET-UPS NEEDED DURING FILMING

SEX ZOOM-MOTIF REPEATED

CAMERA ACTS AS MIRROR WHILST STALLS ROCK IN BG





ONE SHOTS USED AS SHE IGNORES HIM BUT HE APPEARS IN HER FRAME WHEN HE FINALLY RESPONDS 


ADDED LION SOUND EFFECT ADDS ANGER IN COMEDIC MANNER


ONE TRACK USED FOR WHOLE SCENE, AGAIN TWO ARE IN MID-GROUND

WATCHED FROM BEHIND NATURAL BLOCK 
(SIMILAR TO PEAKY BLINDERS)


PANS FOR COMIC REVEAL
ROMANTIC SPACE BETWEEN THEM COMICALLY CONTRASTS ARGUMENT


SHOT REPEATED

TEACHERS 3X4 COMMON DIRECTORIAL TRAITS:

  • CU FACE SHOTS (AND LOTS OF ONE SHOTS)
  • USING FRAMING IN CONVERSATIONS TO SHOW POWER
  • ONE TAKE, WALKING AND TRACKING W/ CONVERSATIONS - SIMILAR TO JJ
  • SOUND FX FOR COMEDY
  • REPEATING VISUAL MOTIFS - GIVE IDEA OF ONGOING DAYS

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