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La Haine

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Compare the attitudes to poverty conveyed in the films you have studied for this topic. Compare the attitudes to poverty conveyed in the films you have studied for this topic. In La Haine there are many attitudes to poverty.   Throughout the film you see that it is set in the projects in the outskirts of Paris, this shows that the governments views of poverty is to put them all together and treat them like animals. One scene that shows this is when they news reporters start recording Vince, Hubert and Said in the park, it is shown in a low angle shot, this is done because it’s a point of view shot of the three characters, Vince, Said and Hubert and how they are shown in less power than the news reporter that’s why they’re higher up, often in safari’s you look down on the animals in the enclosures. The reporters look down on them and don’t come out the van, this shows that they treat it like a safari park, this is proven as Hubert later on says ‘Get out your...
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Alfred Hitchcock

Does Alfred Hitchcock's use of cinematography to create tension make him an auteur? - Liam Fuller Item 1 -  The Birds (1963) I chose this film because The Birds is full of tension and suspense and shows how Hitchcock uses cinematic techniques to create suspense. It has a particular scene where he uses slow editing, for example he uses a lot of slow paced music and slow pan shots to each character, this creates an eery effect as yo don't know what to expect, he does this to create tension and make the audience scared and in suspense. Item 2 - Psycho (1960) I chose this film because Psycho because it shows of all of Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic techniques on how he creates suspense and tension in his films. It also shows his style of films and genres that he prefers.This film is famous for the famous shower scene. the film makes full use of un-diegetic music to create tension. Item 3 - Vertigo (1958) I chose this film because it has scenes in it that use louder an...
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