In the movie 'Pride' directed by Matthew Warchus, many different techniques are used to heighten the impact of crisis during the film. There are a few moments of note that involve a sense of impactful crisis during the film. In this piece I will go over the techniques used by the director to heighten the impact of these crisis.
A moment of crisis for one of our main characters Joe occurs when his family find out that he has been away working with the L.G.S.M and has been lying about going to college. The moment of crisis begins with Joe walking home at dawn. The use of pathetic fallacy in this scene sets up the mood for what is about to occur. Crisis is about to ensue and with it the 'dawn' of a new chapter in Joe's life. The pathetic fallacy used by the director heightens the tension that has been building surrounding Joe's new and controversial life with the L.G.S.M. And as if the floodgates have opened upon Joe, his mother and father let loose on him with rage and anger. A truly masterful technique used in this crisis scene.
This crisis is shot with a panning shot that is blurred to the viewer. The cameras movement excellently paints the scene to the viewer the catastrophe that Joe is undergoing. The blur is in effect blocking out the obscenities being shouted at Joe and the wrath of his parents. The camerawork is an excellent technique which gives the viewer an increased sense of the crisis that is going on in the text.
Another moment of crisis occurs for the characters in the text when the council meeting is rescheduled for an earlier time. The L.G.S.M and the ladies of the town were scheduled be back in Dulais for the 2 o clock meeting and fight for the continued support of funding for the miners. However, as the meeting was moved to an earlier time they were not present to aid in the fight for continued support for the L.G.S.M. The remaining men in the village such as Cliff crumble the pressure and responsibility of defending the L.G.S.M and their work. They become the laughing stock of the meeting. The day itself is a dark, dreary and miserable day. This is seen in the weather and in the mood of the characters alike. The director once again using pathetic fallacy here to heighten our understanding. The support of the L.G.S.M has crashed and burned in this crisis that has occurred. The similarity between the weather conditions and the mood of the characters is clear. An excellent technique used once again that heightened our understanding of the crisis being felt.
A moment of crisis felt by Mark during the film occurs after the 'Pits and Perverts' concert when he encounters one of his ex-lovers Tim. The lighting used here is very dark and you can feel that something more serious is in the air. Tim tells mark he is a beautiful human and kisses him. There is a tone of love and regret in his voice. We find out that he is on his 'farewell tour' or in other words he is dying and won't be around for much longer. We can assume that this is because of HIV that he has contracted. The connection between Mark and Tim is strong and we empathise with both characters as they share a sad moment between each other. The lighting here is dark and less colourful than in the previous scene. The darkness here is a sudden change from the atmosphere that we had seen in the concert just before. As a result, as a viewer we can understand that this scene has more serious meaning, and within it lies a crisis for Mark. In effect, the change of the lighting in this scene heightened our understanding of the crisis that Mark would suffer in the scene.
Matthew Warchus created a text with many moments of crisis. It is the techniques such as the lighting, use of pathetic fallacy and the movement of the camera shots that heightened our overall understanding of the crisis that was being felt. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆▪▪▪▪▪☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Another moment of crisis occurs for the characters in the text when the council meeting is rescheduled for an earlier time. The L.G.S.M and the ladies of the town were scheduled be back in Dulais for the 2 o clock meeting and fight for the continued support of funding for the miners. However, as the meeting was moved to an earlier time they were not present to aid in the fight for continued support for the L.G.S.M. The remaining men in the village such as Cliff crumble the pressure and responsibility of defending the L.G.S.M and their work. They become the laughing stock of the meeting. The day itself is a dark, dreary and miserable day. This is seen in the weather and in the mood of the characters alike. The director once again using pathetic fallacy here to heighten our understanding. The support of the L.G.S.M has crashed and burned in this crisis that has occurred. The similarity between the weather conditions and the mood of the characters is clear. An excellent technique used once again that heightened our understanding of the crisis being felt.
A moment of crisis felt by Mark during the film occurs after the 'Pits and Perverts' concert when he encounters one of his ex-lovers Tim. The lighting used here is very dark and you can feel that something more serious is in the air. Tim tells mark he is a beautiful human and kisses him. There is a tone of love and regret in his voice. We find out that he is on his 'farewell tour' or in other words he is dying and won't be around for much longer. We can assume that this is because of HIV that he has contracted. The connection between Mark and Tim is strong and we empathise with both characters as they share a sad moment between each other. The lighting here is dark and less colourful than in the previous scene. The darkness here is a sudden change from the atmosphere that we had seen in the concert just before. As a result, as a viewer we can understand that this scene has more serious meaning, and within it lies a crisis for Mark. In effect, the change of the lighting in this scene heightened our understanding of the crisis that Mark would suffer in the scene.
Matthew Warchus created a text with many moments of crisis. It is the techniques such as the lighting, use of pathetic fallacy and the movement of the camera shots that heightened our overall understanding of the crisis that was being felt. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆▪▪▪▪▪☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
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