22nd september 2015 auteur worksheet for blog scorsese
1. Auteur Martin Scorsese
Themes
Taxi Driver (1976) Cape Fear (1991) Raging Bull (1980)
MYSTERIOUS MYSTERIOUS MYSTERIOUS
REDEMPTION REDEMPTION REDEMPTION
GLORY GLORY GLORY
DISENFRANCHISED MINSET DISENFRANCHISED MINDSET DISENFRANCHISED MINDSET
GRITTY REALISM GRITTY REALISM GRITTY REALISM
UNSYMPATHETICLEAD UNSYMPATHETICLEAD UNSYMPATHETICLEAD
WHITE, MALE PROTAGONIST WHITE, MALE PROTAGONIST WHITE, MALE PROTAGONIST
ROBERT DE NERO – MAIN
CHARACTER
ROBERT DE NERO – MAIN
CHARACTER
ROBERT DE NERO – MAIN
CHARACTER
JELOUSY JELOUSY JELOUSY
DISORIENTATION IN
CHARACTER
DISORIENTATION IN
CHARACTER
BIOPIC OF BOXER – JAKE LA
MATTA
SHOCKING/GRITTYVIOLENCE GLAMOUR SHOCKING/GRITTYVIOLENCE
RISE AND FALL OF CHARACTER FAMILY
CRIME CRIME
OBSESSIVE RESCUE OF
UNDERAGED PROSTITUTE
LOVE
Techniques
Taxi Driver (1976) Cape Fear (1991) Raging Bull (1980)
JAZZ MUSICTHROUGHOUT
THE FILM MIMICSTHE FLOW
OF TRAVIS’ MIND
NEGATIVEEFFECT ON
OPENING SHOT OFEYES – RED
COLOUR
BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES–
ONLY COLOUR IN HOME
MOVIES
LONG TRACKING SHOTS DYNAMICCAMERA
MOVEMENT
DYNAMICCAMERA
MOVEMENT
SHAKY CAM SHAKY CAM SHAKY CAM
PROMINENT USE OF ARTIFICAL
LIGHT
PROMINENT USE OF ARTIFICAL
LIGHT
PROMINENT USE OF ARTIFICAL
LIGHT
FILM STARTS OFF ON
PROTAGONIST
FILM STARTS OFF ON
PROTAGONIST
FILM STARTS OFF ON
PROTAGONIST
EXPRESSIVE COLOURS EXPRESSIVE COLOURS EXPRESSIVE COLOURS
CHANGEOF FOCUS CHANGEOF FOCUS USE OF ORIGINALRADIO-PLAY-
BY-PLAYOF FIGHTS
SATURATED COLOURS SATURATED COLOURS BOSS DRUM SOUNDS
LOW LIT SCENES LOW LIT SCENES USE OF ANIMAL SOUNDSIN
SOME FIGHT SCENES
SLOW MOTION –
PSYCHOLOGICALDURESS TO
HEIGHTEN A SCENE
FLAME UNDER THE CAMERA IN
BOXING SHOTS TO ADD
SHIMMERING EFFECT - HELL
MONTAGE
QUICK EDITING
STEDI CAM