Fish Tank analysis

Dance Audition


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Micro features
Narrative features and ideological analysis

































Opening

Scene
Micro features
Narrative features and ideological analysis
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 Framing - Opening shot establishes Mia as the
central character (literaly)

Performance - Mia Kneels down in the opening shot.

Mise en Scene - Mia's silhouette across the urban skyline.
Cinematography - Hand held camera movement.
Cinematography - In all the shots where Mia is walking she is tracked.


Sound - British pop music (very popular during this time)

Make up and costume - Costum decision

 Editing
This not only foreshadows Mia's critical role in the film, but also makes sure the spectator instantly respects her importance. In the British socially realistic genre, spectators tend to view this demographic as a people instead of several individuals, and this shot makes Mia significant.

This shot begins to draw out the stereotypical and oedipal features of Mia's character. She is brought out the audience as weak and lower than others, and portrays her as a child.


The contrast between the darkness of Mia and the room she is in to the outside can be employed to foreshadow the dancing she has just performed in that room has an association with a bad event further into the film (Mia - Conner sex scene)

I think the decision to have this shot handheld was to attempt to create a more realistic feeling to the film form the begging - one similar to a video camera.

The tracking shots of Mia further the producers intention to further the centralisation of Mia's character in the film. This was done to show Mia's importance and individuality (the setting is another good point - she is surrounded by children her age but she is the one who is featured the most.)


The decision to use this specific song was intentional. The director decided to do this in order to not only introduce the first type of synthetic sound as the most popular for Mia's demographic at this time, but the song is 'Me and U ', by singer Cassie -  a very sexually implying track.

Furthermore, the costume choice in the scene was again used to oversexualise kids in the teen stages.

During the conflict between Mia and the girls, multiple cuts are included frequently around the assult, done to send a more exhilarating message about Mia to the spectator.

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