AS film studies
FM1 : Film analysis
1500 words of film
analysis referring to two micro-elements of ‘mise-en-scene’ and ‘cinematography’. My
choice of a particular film clip is from ‘Green Street Hooligans’. The clip
goes on for 3 and half minutes, packed with vehicle and human stunts. I will be
exploring how my chosen micro-elements create meaning for an audience and
provoke response.
Location
The clip is set in
the London Underground, late at night; this holds connotations of mystery and
unseen action. There aren’t many people in there at the time the firm arrive.
The underground is very dirty and gritty, allowing the audience to expect
unlawful acts to take place. The firm
meets the Tottenham firm in the underground with only the train tracks between
their platforms. An argument breaks out and a train drives between them which
creates a visual divide between the two firms connoting a territorial rivalry
between them.
Costume
The ‘firm’ are
wearing the typical firm clothes like stone island and Burberry. They wear the
typical clothes that you would associate with football hooliganism. The haircut
of the top boy in the firm is a crew cut which is associated with prison and
violence. The character adheres to the stereotype that men with crew cuts fight,
smoke, drink and are involved with criminal activity.
Body language
The way the firms
are stood on the platform infers that they are ready to fight and they are not
scared of each other. They are casual
about the whole situation and don’t seem to be fazed by it atall.
Props
When the firm
enter the underground there is a scrunched up tin can that they are kicking
about pretending it is a football, this connotes that they do have a true love
and passion for the game because wherever they are they are talking about it or
playing, listening or even watching it.
Peace
They encounter London rivals Tottenham’s firm
in the station and engage in conversation
