The functions of dialogue

Dialogue performs 2 functions: 

1) moves the story along

2) the flesh out characters - give them personality and depth

1. What is the purpose of putting this scene in the film?

Describes the relationship between Django and Stephen - "you two should hate each other" 

and the fact that Django is a free man - "Django's a Freeman. States that Stephen doesn't like Calvin Candle - "I miss you like a rock in my shoe"

2. What key info do we get in the dialogue to move along the story?

Django is a free man, he is staying the night, and Stephen doesn't like Calvin Candle and he doesn't like the fact that a black man is gonna stay in the bus house. 

Film dialogue is stylised; not real. 

The macro wall

What is the link between "Wreck-it Ralph" and the macro wall?

The protagonist of "Wreck-it Ralph", Ralph, is a villain in his video-game, which shows that this film does not use stock characters, therefore breaking the macro wall. When he leaves his video-game and goes into "Hero's Duty", the genre of the film changes to more of an action film with explosions and guns, compared to when he goes into "Sugar Rush", which is more of a family-friendly video-game. This shows that the film breaks the macro wall again as it uses more than one genre. 

What does 'distort', 'exaggerate', 'break' and 'play' mean?

Distort: the macro of the film changes

Exaggerate: the film conforms to stereotypes and macros

Break: the film does not conform to the stereotypes and macros

Play: the film plays with the stereotypes and macros

Can you find another example of a film that these words apply to?

Distort: 

Exaggerate: Cinderella

Break: 

Play: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Dialogue and the "macro wall"

How do we look at macro areas and what conclusion do we draw from the films we are looking at?

Homework: 

1) what is the link between Wreck-it Ralph and "the macro wall"?

2) what do I mean by distort, exaggerate, breaks and plays?

3) can you find another example of a film that you can apply the words to?

Wreck-it Ralph - Post modern films

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Pitch should include:

Genre

Characters

Beginning, middle end

Setting

Macro

Bring in a sock for next Friday

Why do we need dialogue?

- story line needs to progress

- characterisation - need to know what type of people they are

- need to establish psychological motivation - key for representation study

What technique, in terms of dialogue is used in the clip: Lewis Prothero Speech?

- monologue (speech from one person - speech, election, TV)

Q) What do we learn

1. We learn that America started a war and now they are asking for help - they are now a leper colony

2. They don't like commoners 

Breaking the macro wall

1. Exaggerate, break, play, distort

2. Narrative

3. It gives the back story of the main protagonist, who is supposed to be a bad guy, but really wants to be a good guy. 

1. Representation of women

2. The rule is being broken

3. She is suppose to be a woman, all dainty and stuff, but she's masculine, like when she calls the other people "ladies".

Collapsed

CoM and V are post-modern films because the rules are being collapsed. > 9/11 analogy

The style is used to get attention. 

(300) Days of Jake (pitch idea)

Hollywood movies

Films attract a bigger audience, and mix genres (hybrid) - for instance romance and action. 

Heterosexuality in Hollywood movies, homosexual relationship is more of an independent film - mainstream audience is more of a heterosexual audience

Good guy/bad guy is more entertaining than just an asshole in a movie

They are a franchise, and people like to see the same characters - Iron Man & The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

People like actors or actresses - Sandra Bullock & George Clooney in Gravity

Point: franchise movie: sequel and prequel 

Explain: making money and profit