Aesthetics Flashcards
1
Q
What were the aesthetics used in the opening scene (the introduction to Ofelia)?
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2
Q
What are the aesthetics present throughout Pan’s Labyrinth?
A
- Magical
- Dark Realist
- Pagan
- Spectacles of aestheticized horror
- Pagan
3
Q
What are the aesthetic properties of the real - world?
A
- Made up of cold muted colours (predominantly blues and greys)
- Rigid, angular phallic lines
- Symbolic of Vidal’s oppressive regime
4
Q
What are the aesthetic properties of the fantasy world?
A
- Colour palette of labyrinth emphasises greens and is made up of rounded organic shapes and forms
- GDT uses lots of yonic imagery to represent fantasy world that Ofelia escapes into (e.g. tree, faun and other props resembling female reproductive organs)
- Predominant colours of fantasy world - warm colours, red, crimson, gold hues - tie into this
5
Q
Which scenes is the magical aesthetic present in?
A
- Toad sequence
- Pale man sequence
6
Q
Which scenes is the dark realist aesthetic present in?
A
Murder and torture scenes
7
Q
Which scenes is the gothic aesthetic present in?
A
Scenes in house setting (e.g. in Ofelia and Carmen’s bedroom)
8
Q
Which scenes is the pagan aesthetic present in?
A
- Labyrinth and faun sequences
9
Q
Which scenes is the spectacles of aestheticized horror present in?
A
- Pale man sequence
