Black Swan Flashcards
Closing Scene
1,The flashes in between shows the motif the story and the devil
2,Spinning around making this dance club atmosphere
3,The flashing light
Connotation of Closing Scene
Camera = In Black Swan, is quite chaotic, is less romantic and more sexuality. It is not about the person she is with, this is more about her letting go with all the control and having sexual desire.
Light=is very chaotic, the cut to her making out could show the glaring light and reality, is no longer loose of control, there is a horrible reality check for the the character
Opening Scene
1,Dancing alone
2,The very stylised of the beginning of the Black Swan
3,The colour displayed is just Black and White shows no inbetween
4,The dominance of black foreshadows that her darkness will take over
5,The spinning for the lost of control
6,The sound of the flipping of the wings
Connotation of Opening Scene
Music= In BS there was a mine en bene on the music. The music changes the tone from innocent and chaotic. The tone changes to bring more intense as the camera increased the speed
Colour= BS is completely two people, is either pure or seductive. There is only her, this shows that she is very isolated in the scene. Starts with dancing to Swan Lake and ends with Swan Lake - Cyclical
Camera= The camera is dancing with Black Swan, but then as soon as Rothbart enters, we are like a predator. We see Nina as our narrator but she’s not really trust able
Black Swan’s society
Dance studio = competitive
Female has to fight for Male’s attraction
Female Sexuality
Nina loses control after Thomas makes her explore her sexuality
Context
Black Swan is still is in a patriarchal society (2010)
She is no longer youthful in the company
Example of Nina is an unreliable narrator
Tracking shot of Nina looking at Beth’s wounds = Realistically her wound should be bondage up
