Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Blog task: Deutschland 83 Close-textual analysis

Blog task: Deutschland 83 Close-textual analysis

Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany)
4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20

Make notes under the following headings:

Technical codes – particularly mise-en-scene
-hand help camera creates realism from his perspective

Representation of East & West Germany / Family / Gender

gender:
women dressing man reinforces that men still had authority. 

west Germany:
 -the houses were more modern and posh because they had more wealth
- they were all dressed smartly which also shows class and wealth
-the man was dong the BBQ which is a stereotype 
-there were different ethnicity which subverts/challenges as they are ahead of time.
-women told men to let the main character stay which challenges stereotypes of women.
-father/daughter relationship  (gender)
-children were privilege vs exploitation
-west is more developed than west
-360 shot which is like a surveillance shot and causes tension

Scene 2: Martin/Moritz first sees the West German supermarket 
14.30 – 20.25

Make notes under the following headings:

-POV shot which shows and represents identification 
-we had to change his sense of fashion/clothing to fit in to the culture of west as it was different to east
-was shocked when entered the supermarket as he was used to have and be bale to have these types of product which links back to economic problems in east.


Scene 3: Training montage scene when Martin/Moritz learns how to be a spy
20.40 – 22.40

Make notes under the following headings:

camera work:
montage= fast pace editing/compressed time/narrative so it doesn't take to long and audience loses interest
-jump cut=table scene
-binary opposition=showing difference between east and west.

voice over:
-fast pace
-non diegetic
1980's soundtrack which builds tension

intertextuality:
-rom-com=girl makeover which is normally in a montage
-james bond spy genre

Scene 4: Briefcase scene when Martin/Moritz is stealing the NATO nuclear plans
31.13 – 33.30

Make notes under the following headings:

camera shots:
-close up on the lock and breifcase which build tension
-fast pace editing to build suspense
-facial expression for audience identification

soundtrack:
-tense and non diegetic
-breathing heavily to create tension and realism
-foley sound 
-on locks and draws

-high angle shot like surveillance
-shot through the blind

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