Amy Flashcards
Opening sequence singing happy birthday with her friends?
Wasn’t the original beginning
Shows her 🌟
Different
How was Nick Shymansky integral to the film?
It was mostly his archival footage
Authentic
Saw her personality
What was the original opening?
Amy Winehouse speaking to the camera breaking the fourth wall laughing “I look like a floating head”
Why did they use stills of her breaking the fourth wall?
At start happy smiling near the end not
Shows her journey of fame and how it destroyed her
How many interviews did they make?
100
Small room
No cameras
Analyse the use of captions?
Personal lyrics
Like her diary
A deeper understanding
Analyse the use of archival footage?
It becomes less and less authentic
1st hand held funny she’s smiling
2nd interviews, still images, paparazzi footage
Why Kapadia kept the performance of the over saturated?
Authentic
It’s about feeling the moment
Emotionally connecting
Personal
Analyse the Janis home movies?
Zoomed in on both Amy and Janis on a pivotal points
Explaining her childhood + mum = felt wasn’t hard enough on Amy
How did Chris use the footage from Janis, Laura and another friend?
Blended graining
Slowed the footage down
Continuing editing montage
Analyse the what is about men sequence?
Dark smoky jazz set
Two performances spliced together
Cut better Amy + drummer
Over the shoulder shots
The use of cultural archival footage?
Celebrities Salaam Remi Yasiin bey Industry people Shows the progression in the industry
Interview with Tim Kash?
Portrays her vulnerability
Foreshadowing her downfall
Her authentic relationship = 🎵
How does the footage of Trash night club show her world?
Grundy 🎵
Dark
Cultural self 🎵 scene in London
Camden = change growth industry
Analyse the primrose hill sequence of Amy and Blake?
Paparazzi footage Layered with Amy's diaries Foreshadows the paparazzi invasions Authentic Talent
