ken loach

Question 1

true or false?

ken loach began working in films before moving to television

Answer 1

false

ken loach began in television before moving to film

Question 2

when did loach win his first palm d’or award?

Answer 2

in 2006

Question 3

define social realism

Answer 3

concerns with representing the lives of ordinary people; engaging with social issues

Question 4

what types of camera shots does loach generally favour and why?

Answer 4

long shots

to create the impression that the audience are the observers - helps create a sense of realism

Question 5

what types of lenses does loach favour?

Answer 5

ones that mimic the human field of vision

Question 6

what style of editing does loach favour?

Answer 6

long takes, allowing the scene to play out in the same shot with minimal editing

Question 7

what does film theorist andre bazin suggest about editing within a scene?

Answer 7

that it is untruthful as close-ups and different viewpoints emphasise certain parts of a scene more than others

Question 8

basin says that it is more truthful to let a scene develop in a…

Answer 8

…single take and allow the audience to decide their own interpretation instead of being encouraged to make a particular one

Question 9

true or false?

loach’s films tend to make minimal use of non-diegetic music

Answer 9

true