Thursday, 15 December 2011

Kes Trailer Deconstruction

  •  Starts in school-Teacher has dialogue, sounds aggressive and assertive-stereotype of school master as he uses punishment of young boy and calls him 'scoundrel'. The accent is Yorkshire and it clearly working class. 
  • At 0.30 there is a close up on the boys face-he is given dialogue - sympathy for boy through music. Dirt on his face suggests working class background.
  • 0.33- voice over starts and overlays images of boy misbehaving.
  • 0.49-destroying nature.
  • Game of football-shows a masculine environment.
  • 1.05-"A friend like kes"-image of kestrel shown, juxtaposition given. The shots become longer and pans are used, this shows country life and how the boy is at one with nature.
  • 1.33- "Employment office sure" - a young boy going for a work interview seems true to the time (1969) which gives connotations of working in mines and therefore poverty. 
  • 1.43-violence juxtaposed with images of bird, could represent hope and freedom.
  • Montage of quick shots showing series of violent moments triggers sympathy.
  • "Kasper you make me sick" - zooms in on his face crying - sympathy lies with Kasper and repetition of his name gives the feeling he is bullied and that it is constant in his life. 

No comments:

Post a Comment