Alien Critical Essay: PCQEs 16, 17 and 18: Click HERE!
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Alien-16-Ripley Assumes Command-01-11-30-01-14-04.wmv
Alien-17-MothersNarrative-01-14-05-01-15-48.wmv
Alien-18a-AshIdentity-01-15-49-01-19-09.wmv
Alien-18b-AshIdentity-01-19-10-01-22-26.wmv
Monday, March 12, 2007
Higher - 'Alien' - 16, 17and 18.
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MISE-EN-SCENE:
Costume:
The costume shows a division - Ripley comes down to the crews veiwing area, dressed in dark colours when the rest of the crew are drssed in white, showing the seperation there is between her and the crew at the moment.
The only person who agrees with Ripley is Parker, who is a black man, there is a connection between Ripleys outfit and parker here, ans they were both minority groups at the time of filming
Kane is dressed in white in the white medilab, and Ash and Dallas stand out dressed in green: green represents life - plants etc etc and perhaps, as Kane is in some sort of coma, he is no longer thought of as alive.
Decor:
There is a clear contrast between the two rooms - the medilab is open and white, where the crews veiwing area is dark and womblike, lit only from the light shining through from the veiwing window - it is almost claustrophobic. Shows division between crew and Ash & Dallas
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Framing:
When Ash about to cut the "digit" off, we see the back of his head out focus, with Dallas' face on the RH side in focus. This highlights the division
The crew are on the shown on the RH side of the screen and the medilab. This, along with the fact that they are shouting orders at Dallas again highlights the fact that he has little control over his crw and comands no respect.
When Kane is being moved in to the XRAY pod, the camera is looking down on him from behind Ash. This is reference to a baby being put in a cot, which strengthens the idea of Kane being enwombed. This also suggests early on the control that Ash has over the crew in regards to the Alien. This is also imprtant to what Ash says later on, once Alien is running free in the ship, and refers to the Alien as "Kane's child". by looking after Kane, Ash is looking after the Alien.
When Ask and Dallas are trying to save Kane, they are rushing around him rather clumsily, in mild panic. The alien is cotrolled and effective, and is sustaining Kane. Here, the alien seems superior, or at least equal. and thsis is shown when the camera shows all three in shot, and is level with Kanes head.
RE last comment - wrobg page!
i would rather have a bowl of coco pops than watch alien
what PCQE is this ment to be???????????????????????
wrong page!! :p
PCQE 16:
Mise-en-scene:
When discussing what to do after Dallas has died, Parker is shown in the RH side of the screen, showing he is powerful & forceful, while Lambert is shown on the weaker LH side - she has lost control and is hysterical
MCU of Ripley in focus in the foreground with Ash in the background, out of focus and looking sly - shows the division, and he has been separted from the rest of the crew through his actions
When Parker moves to stand next to Ash, the two are shown behind Ripley and out of focus, again creating a division, but this time it's Ripley who seems to be isolated, perhaps ganged up on
Profile shot of Lambert's head and shoulders, looking very small on the screen. Creates contrast between her and the composed Ripley
pcqe 18a
-lighting: all the lighting is dark, which creates
a sense of mystery and scary atmosphere.
-space: the space where the scene is set is in
a large space with some smaller living
compartments arond it.
-acting:all the acting in this scene refers to
violence, and the reocurring act of penetration.
EDITING
-Devices/transitions: the first part of the scene
concintrates on riply as she trys to escape,
and as the intensity increases it begins to jump-
cut between the two characters.
pcqe 18b
-lighting: the lighting in this scene is dark but
it is lighter than the previous scene. This creates a less
frightning atmosphere, almost shining a ray of hope into the ship!
-space: the space is in a small square shaped room, the size of the
room becomes slightly bigger than the before scene, this makes the
scene more violent, because there is more room for action!
-Decor:The whole room was a light creamy colour and this give you
a sothing and calm effect when there is so much violence going on
in the scene before this one.
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