MACRO Analysis

There are 6 different points to consider when analysing a film, these are:

1. Mise-en-scene - This is everything in the scene such as:

• The décor, which mainly consists of the props and set of a movie but where the director considers these with a deeper meaning, such as in V for Vendetta, when a rose is used to remind the victim of their history :-

• The lighting is used to display what the director is trying to get across, whether its to provoke emotion from the viewer or to tell the story. In this scene for V for Vendetta, lighting is used to give clues about a character in the scene :-

• Costumes are used to dress an actor according to his/her character. Another reason could be to establish their hierarchy level. In V for Vendetta, V wears a black cape, a wig, black clothing, black gloves and a mask to hide his skin that has been burnt when he was experimented on. But could also show the deeper meaning of how their peoples voices are so invisible to the government.

• The Location is important in a film because it helps set the scene for the film and helps to display characters emotions. An example of this would be V's introduction to Evey because this is when Evey is most vulnerable, the director emphasises this as the scene is set at an abandon place in London at night :-

2. Narrative - It is important to look out for how the narrative is organised and structured because this could be in relation to the characters of the film.

3. Style - The style of a film is how the film has been shot and the characteristics of it, for example a black and white film would be called 'film noir'.

4. Genre - The genre of a movie is important because the producers will need to engage their target audiences in order to be successful. 

5. Representation - This would be how things are portrayed in the film, this could be by using gender to represent the difference between male and female, or even race to show racial differences.

6. Meaning/Message - A meaning or message in a film is really important because if gives viewers something to think about as a deeper meaning/message makes a deeper plot.