Ridley Scott Thematic Traits
Dystopian Futures
Identity
Humanity
Isolation
Corporation Corruption
Aesthetic Traits:
High contrast colour low key lighting
Shooting through smoke
Long landscape establishing shots
Cinematography used for world building rather than narrative (possibly because the world is more interesting than the characters, at least the protagonist
Eye close ups
Deckard introduced (expositional) without being told anything about him, contrasted with Scotty who presents all the relevant information straight away
Difference in gender representation - especially
Rachel a passively strong character, Priss and Zhora combatants
Even in 1982 still has ideas of toxic masculinity - women like forceful men
Vertigo has no ethnic minorities+
Angles shooting Roy goes from level to low, especially in Deckard hanging over ledge - through smoke, almost god-like
More camera movement than Vertigo
Costume saying a lot more about characters
No comments:
Post a Comment