University of Exeter (UOEX)

Filmic Analysis. Though both films were produced in contrastingly different phases of American film production, both Jaws (1975) and Speed (1994) constitute as successful high-concept films by attracting audiences and being an enormous success at box office. Particularly in both, the films marketing strategies in connection to the simplicity of the initial narrative idea, contribute to the success of both films at attracting audiences and creating profits. Typical of a high-concept film, both pl...

In this essay, I will be analysing what seems to automatically happen between the screen and the spectator when watching Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009) as a result of director Andrea Arnold’s successful usage of specific images, sound and various effects throughout the film. Throughout, I will particularly be analysing the experience I gained when watching the film and analyse how Arnold uses realism to create this connection in order to prove that cinema works as an affective space through c...

Throughout both films Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019) and Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009), it is evident that both narratives hold great compatibility with feminist film theory. Though it is more apparent when watching Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, one can see the ways in which both films set out to transcend patriarchal film practices. By doing this, both directors purposefully go against predictable film portrayals of patriarchy and instead enable the viewer to rethink the impact of gender roles wi...

Throughout the entirety of Inside No.9’s episode Diddle Diddle Dumpling (Morales, 2017), the director Guillem Morales demonstrates his ability to utilise specific aspects of mise-en-scéne to not only engage our attention but accentuate meaning by reflecting the narrative within the boundaries of the film frame. In this essay, I will be exploring this in more depth as well as arguing that Morales contributes to the narrative by reflecting a sense of loss, absence, and separation through mise-e...

In this essay I will be applying semiotic concepts in relation to feminist critique in order to analyse the extent of which this production of A Doll’s House creates apparent and indented meaning for the audience.

Within this essay, I will be specifically focusing on Katrina Lindsay’s successful efforts, as the costume designer, to create coherence between the costume and story as well as reflect each character’s status within the time period in which the play is set.Furthermore, in this essay, I will be exploring how to apply these key concepts in semiotics to analyze a performance and prove that theatre creates meaning through signs. I will also focus on how the creative descions made within costume...

Filmic and Text Analysis. In this essay, I will be exploring the implications of the intersections between ideology and aesthetics through analysing the representation of gender in Stella Dallas (Vidor, 1937) Now Voyager (Rapper, 1942) and East Lynne (Palmer, 1875.) I’m particularly interested in the ideologies of sexual difference, specifically the presentation of female sexuality, sacrifice, and suffering due to the oppressing societal expectations operating in their respective time peri...

In this essay, I will delve into the dynamic interplay between disruptive innovation and the music industry. I will frame my discussion by exploring the digital revolution and its effect on how music is consumed. I will analyse this notion through music distributors, specifically focusing on the case study of Spotify and its creative disruption within the industry through the creation of its music streaming platform.

This reflective essay will delve into the crucial exploration of receptiveness and its profound impact on the authenticity of my performance as an actor on screen. Moreover, I will reflect on the focus required to immerse myself in a state of receptiveness and the transformative adjustments to my acting process. The focal points of my analysis in this essay, emphasising the significance of being fully present mentally and physically, relying on my impulses, and maintaining an active engagement w...

n this viewing diary, I will be reflecting and recording my developing ideas surrounding the representation of societal issues in two impactful episodes from Delhi Crime (Netflix, 2019) directed by Richie Mehta. Particularly, I will be considering the development of my judgements surrounding Mehta’s choices to successfully and sensitively present a traumatic event on television. Central to my argument is recognising televisions evolution by recording my evolving opinions on Mehta’s conveymen...