British Film - Trainspotting Flashcards
What are the 4 E’s to look out for in an opening scene
Enigma codes
equilibrim
exposition
Establishing
what is danny boyle trying to achieve in the opening scene for the audience
a shared sense of euphoria
“feel the rush”
before any shot what do we get
an audio of footseteps, gives an ancitipation of action
What approach are we when looking at this film
Ideological social political approach
What is the first shot of the film, and what does this establish
floor shot, low angle of renton jumping over the camera. It establishes renton has a anti-establishment, counter cultural character, he is jumping over you, the tradional socitey and norms, the passvie camera in an active way. jumping over your beliefs and views and running from you.
What does the falling of the items when Renton and spud are running away symbolise in the opening scene
They are stripping themselves of consumeristic values and that lifestyle, this is made more prominent in Renton’s counter cultural manifesto where he makes fun of this consumeristic lifestyle
What do the people chasing R and S represent in the opening scene
Authority/the establishment
how do we gain alignment with Renton in the opening scene
With his internal digesis, he is talking directly to us has the audience
What does the energetic cinematography and Britpop music connate in the opening scene
that he is alive, he is awake from this false consciousness and escaping the pseduo-indivisalist, mundane old traditional values. he is anti-estalbishment, anti authority
Why does Renton break the 4th wall in the opening scene
Breaking the fourth wall in a Brechtian theatre technique used to wake up the audience and break them out of their false consciousness, and this is exactly what Renton wants
How do we align with Renton even though he is critising our mainstream beliefs in the opening scene
Through the energetic britpop music and cinematography and him engaging and speaking directly to the audience he is inviting us in as well making this lifestyle sound desirable and appealing though his energy
What can u say about Renton’s costume in the opening scene
That he is at the height of his addiction at this point in the film and therefore he is wearing very sickly sweet brown colours, that represent the aesthetic of addiction present throughout the entire film
What is danny boyle saying with Renton’s shadow in the opening scene
He is implanting early on that Renton has two sides to him, that he is duplicious, which is later seen in the film when he flips ideologys as well betrays his friends
What does the decaying room connate
of Renton and is decaying mental health and body, as well the time period thease characters and in and the when the film was set, socitey is crumbling. The colours are also degraded and desaturated as if they were once vibrant colours
Compare the two football teams in the opening scene, what does it connote
They are introduced as individuals rather than a team, different, mismatching outfits, compared to the other team with matching uniforms which represent their humongous mass as well has status and class, money to buy kits, they are a unit
