Spike Jonze
case study
Looking at the body of work of one director or artist provides very interesting material for textual analysis, and mimics the work of real academics/experts in the music industry. Borrowing from film theory, the idea of a director as "auteur" or author, allows you to analyse music videos from the point of view of regarding each text as being a personal expression of the director.
At A2, you will easily access the higher marks for research and planning if you are able to analyse the creative vision of a director or artist, provide textual evidence to support your findings and link it to how you have been inspired and/or influenced in your own work.
Looking at the body of work of one director or artist provides very interesting material for textual analysis, and mimics the work of real academics/experts in the music industry. Borrowing from film theory, the idea of a director as "auteur" or author, allows you to analyse music videos from the point of view of regarding each text as being a personal expression of the director.
At A2, you will easily access the higher marks for research and planning if you are able to analyse the creative vision of a director or artist, provide textual evidence to support your findings and link it to how you have been inspired and/or influenced in your own work.
Findings
from Jonze case study:
1. Frenetic filming style; extreme mobile camerawork; shooting "from the hip"; use of slo-mo/fast-mo; reverse filming. Hand-held, cinema-verite style of filming. Extended narratives.
2. Very physical performances from artists; lots of performance to camera; lots of costume changes; sense of lots of different "characters" being created.
3. Emphasis on physical stunts
4. Surreal visual imagery - concern that we are not shocked by out of the ordinary (e.g burning man or talking dog) but by being shown the boring details of our every day life in a very different way. This might be through fantasy of a Hollywood dance sequence or by having Christopher Walken flying through the air.
5. Lots of intertextual references to popular culture; literature; film; urban/street/skater culture.
6. Repeated motifs - dogs; disguises;
7. Sense of humour - not taking himself too seriously.
1. Frenetic filming style; extreme mobile camerawork; shooting "from the hip"; use of slo-mo/fast-mo; reverse filming. Hand-held, cinema-verite style of filming. Extended narratives.
2. Very physical performances from artists; lots of performance to camera; lots of costume changes; sense of lots of different "characters" being created.
3. Emphasis on physical stunts
4. Surreal visual imagery - concern that we are not shocked by out of the ordinary (e.g burning man or talking dog) but by being shown the boring details of our every day life in a very different way. This might be through fantasy of a Hollywood dance sequence or by having Christopher Walken flying through the air.
5. Lots of intertextual references to popular culture; literature; film; urban/street/skater culture.
6. Repeated motifs - dogs; disguises;
7. Sense of humour - not taking himself too seriously.
Task: Complete research into a director of your own choice.
Post a summary of your findings with a minimum of 2 full videos and 2 screen grabs plus an analysis. Explain how your chosen director illustrates the concept of being an 'Auteur'.
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