Syntactic - the stories the films tell > MACRO
Macro Conventions - The macro aspects of a film includes
- Who produces it
- Audiences for the film
- Cast, plot lines, characters
- General ideas about the order or way in how the story is told
1. Title sequence - The breakfast club (high school drama).
What is the key plot idea introduced in the title sequence?
- Saturday detention within a high school
- Five completely contrasting characters, students
- 5 distinct stereotypes
- Questioning why the students are in detention
In what order is the story line introduced?
- Conflict between them because they all have different personalities
- Background/stories about why they're all in detention
- Conflict between the arrogant superior (teacher)
- Anticipate conflict but then they all become friends
What characters are introduced?
- A brain
- A princess
- A athlete
- A criminal
- A basket case
- Teacher - the teacher is portrayed negatively, an arrogant and unfriendly man.
- Brain - the brain is shown quiet, to himself, more focused on his studies and smart. He also has very strict parents, which is a stereotype portraying that all smart students have strict parents. In the scene he's introduced, his mum tells him to study and find a way to study in detention, it shows that all she cares about is his studies and just see's him as a brain.
- Princess - the princess is portrayed as a self-centred spoilt girl who only cares about her appearance and shopping. The first scene she is introduced with her father, which illustrates that she's Daddy's little girl and giving the impression that she's spoilt and rich.
- Criminal - the criminal is represented negatively, as every student is dropped off to the high school with a form of transportation with their parents. He's walking in by himself, which portrays his independence and he faces situations by himself, almost like a criminal. It also gives the impression of his toughness and boldness. As he walks through in the library we see him steal something, which shows his criminal side. stereotyping)
- Basket case - the basket case, is shown negatively as the name given to her immediately sounds negative. She's dropped off to the high school without a single word from her parents/guardian and the parents drive straight off, as she's about to say something to them which demonstrates the thought that even her own parent's see and think she's quite crazy.
- Athlete - the athlete is shown dressed in a sporty attire as he's wearing a varsity jacket with the high school's sports team on it, shows his an athlete. The stereotype, when he's dropped off his dad is telling him how it would look bad on his record that he's attending detention, which shows that all his dad cares about is him being a good athlete, but maybe the character has more of a side to him than just being good at sports?
2. Title sequence - Fish Tank (Youth Drama).
What is the key plot idea introduced in the title sequence?
- Mia (main character) is very angry
- Had an argument with her close friend
- Shown very aggressive and angry
- Questioning why is she angry? and what was the reason of the argument?
In what order is the story line introduced?
- Mia is angry and has a fight/ argument with everyone she stumbles across
- Try to release a horse
- Macro concept - horse = freedom
- Mia feeling like she's in a fish tank (can't breathe, empty room, trapped)
What characters are introduced?
- Mia
- Mia's friends dad
- Local girls
- A horse
- A horse owner
What social groups are represented? How are they represented? (positively, negatively, stereotypically, use of binary oppositions?)
- Mia is presented as an violent and aggressive girl
- The local girls are represented as "chavs" dressed in large earrings, clothing, hair, attitude and aggressive behaviour / personalities, as well as their language and dialogue in the scene.
- The friend's dad is also shown very negatively and angry.
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