Blade Runner

Question 1

Scott as an Auteur: views on Females

Answer 1

In most of Scotts films, he sympathises with females (Thelma and Louise) Rachel as a character is a typical femme fatale, but her attributes as a person, as well as her sudden dilemma of questioning her Identity make us relate to her and add depth to the typical femme fatale

Question 2

Scott As as Auteur: Cinematography

Answer 2

Creates Alien environments, such as in “Alien.” Making use of untraditional lighting and immersive environments the majority f viewers find uncomparable to anything they have ever seen In real life. Bright lights and Neons are often used.

Question 3

Scott as an Auteur: sound

Answer 3

Often uses plagent tones of music. Blade runner uses a mix of futuristic synths and drawing traditional jazz scores to represent the fusion of noir and dystopian genres

Question 4

Blade Runner: Deckards apartment after Leon is shot, Cinematography

Answer 4

Chiaroscuro, Bars over Faces,
Strong white light over Rachels face,eventually so strong we see nothing else. She’s shown a the side of the frame until Deckard says he won’t turn her in

Question 5

Blade runner:apartment after leon is shot, mise en scene

Answer 5

Rachel is wearing fur. Dehumanises her to be like an animal.
white dress suggests purity and innocence
Deckard has a mix of old and new belongings
Pictures indicate his sentimentality
Beige colour ofter associated with Deckard puts him at odds with surroundings
even when D has his shirt off, his gun is still in his holster

Question 6

Blade Runner: Deckards apartment after Leon is shot, performance

Answer 6

Harrison Ford shows very little emotion, rarely looks at Rachel. Little chemistry feels robotic and in human

Question 7

Blade Runner: Deckards apartment after Leon is shot, sound

Answer 7

Starts sparse, builds with electronicy chimes and other. Transitions to Jazzy, romantic saxophone. Parts of Rachel playing the piano get mixed into the score. Overlap of diagesis and non diagesis indicate nothing is real. Music over uncomfortable controlling scene

Question 8

Blade runner: with Zhora, editing

Answer 8

Cuts back to Zhora will Deckard is still speaking, makes us assume his role of looking for her reaction. Cuts between the two, uncertain who we want to win. Slow motion replay when shes shot