American History X and emotional response

1. 26/11/14
US work 28/11/14

3. Watch the YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW1ZDI
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Documentary (full version)
Rodney King is evidently a real person.
How do you feel about the realism being
brought into this seen?

8.  What emotions are the film makers hoping to
evoke in AHX. How do we know this?
 What messages and values are present?

9.  To be completed by 3/12/14
 How far does the spectator feel consciously manipulated
and by contrast how far does the emotional power of the
film derive from a combination of elements which are
difficult to pin down?
 Think about the obvious ways in which the
audience are being manipulated e.g. obvious signs
given through MES – then consider how much
comes from elements that can be difficult to
identify they just create a feeling

10.  Consider construction:
 Camerawork
 Editing
 Sound –diegetic – non- diegetic
 Mise-en-scene
 Narrative
Talk about preferred, negotiated and opistional
reading the construction