Josh May Film Studies

Sound  the heavy bass helps to create an uncomfortable on edge feeling  the way the music speeds up helps to build tension  the use of sharp and loud music makes the spectator feel uncomfortable and as though they are in the water  The angelic music with the children singing in the background helps to create this safe and happy environment  the sound of the water is relaxing and the music in the background is happy music giving the spectator a feeling of having a good time  The music and black and white help to set up the time frame as quite old  the high pitch noise creates uncomforted feel the drums and fast singing helps the audience feel dazed this also works with the editing  the eyry music helps give the film a thriller feel  the echoes and high pitched birds gives a threatening and unsafe feel  the sound is intense as it cuts from walking to swimming with a mixture of all different noises such as the police siren  The use of the man

Pale Man Induction The use of sound helps to create meaning in pans labyrinth by giving the spectre a good idea of the feel of the scene the use of the soundscape of the labyrinth this is the creepy noises in the background this dissonance shows the audience that it is a old creepy place which is unwelcoming. the way this is done is through the change of music from when she is in her bedroom to when she enters the labyrinth, it goes from quite and slow music to loud and fast music. This is then further emphasised by the creepy noise that sounds as though it could be coming from he Pale man, by using the Asynchronous sound it helps to give them more interest by not letting them see it further emphasises the idea of the labyrinth being unknown territory for Ofelia but also the audience creating that connection that the spectre has with Ofelia as they are both in this unknown together. This shows the Spector that the labyrinth is a unknown and large area this is further shown by the tra

Pans labrinth The 8 study areas for A-level film 1) film form  2) meaning and response  3) contexts  4) spectatorship 5) narrative 6) ideology 7) Auteur 8) critical debates Enigma codes Vs action codes 40 mark question on 1,2,3 Pans labyrinth (spain, Mexico) 2006  Writer, director, producer: Guillermo del toro  Won three academy awards  - Cinematography  - Makeup  - production design  Nominated  - Foreign language film  - original screenplay  - original score  0n Nuevo cine mexicano the PRI governed Mexico for over 70 years corruption fraud and authoritarianism prior to 2001 films were vetted they controlled ticket prices in 1995 the prices dropped Nuevo cine mexicano Use of actual locations Documentary visual styles Key themes - issues with gender and women roles - Rural Vs urban - Modernism, religion and the economy - Political issues - Disintegration of society, values, morale etc - Sexual unfulfilment - Sci-fi and new h

Dark plain - Pale faces Black and white - Suit - plain bed - plain white draws - use of a little red - dress -t-shirt and trousers - dull use of green and brown no background shallow depth of field washing lamp table china bag of seeds location House Bedroom Living room Outside Lighting only front facing light no others you can't see anything other than the characters with the harsh light showing that there is no past or present and the spectre is meant to be entirely on the present red bucket is the only thing of colour n the shot trees soil seed water bucket tree flowers to show the love and life - striped pyjamas to show he was in prison the messy hair and bottles show alcoholism Scene out in a field its quite and lonely