BRICK LANE

In today's lesson we watched a screening of Brick Lane, directed by Sarah Gavron.

• Nazneen appears uncomfortable in her new home that is Brick flats located in Brick Lane. This is juxtaposed with the opening scene of rural Bangladesh life amid flowing rivers and green fields, accompanied by haunting lyrical music. 
• Nazneen refuses to accept her adopted country and she isolates herself until she takes on sewing, which happens to be her first step in her development as an independent woman. 
• The identities located in Brick Lane are represented as being inward-looking as there is a closed Bangladeshi community that protects itself from the outside British world. 
• The film crunch comes into place in Brick Lane post attacks on the World Trade Centre. This results in the backlash against Britain's Muslim community as they are all generalised as terrorists. 
• Karim's involvement in anti-racism and local protest meetings triggers Nazneen's political awareness, which strengthens her personal development and voice. 
• In the film, identity is hybrid and dynamic, shaped by outside influences. 

Research: Magazine Cover

Construction: Woodlands Scene

In this scene, my group and I shot what we call a 'Happy Scene' in the woods, showing the good and loving periods in Adam and Eve relationship. We found a variety of areas in the local woodlands to use for this particular scene and portrayed them looking in love, holding hands and laughing. An example of a scene we captured: we used the leaves on the ground and had Adam and Eve play with them and mess around in order to create the romanticised atmosphere in the trailer. As a result, we are able to use this scene to contrast with the darker elements that will appear at a later stage in the trailer showing destruction. 

 I feel we were very fortunate with the mise-en-scene. The weather was stunning and we managed to capture the sunlight in our shots to connote the positive and warm atmosphere in this scene. However, the conditions were still cold so our characters were dressed appropriately. Whereas, a previous romantic scene we captured before the characters are wearing less layers as the weather was warmer. The contrast in the two romantic scenes will display ellipsis in time in our trailer.

Movie Poster

Feedback: Movie Poster

The screenshots below show the stages of my poster where I had to get feedback and opinions of others in order to achieve the best and most ideal poster for my trailer. I had massive difficulty with choosing the correct poster credits so that it is clear to read and stands out. 

The screenshot on the right shows the red version, where I trialled the red coloured writing. However, through feedback, I learnt that the red writing clashed with the red coat worn by the character, Ular Kadir.

The screenshot on the left shows the white, red, white version. This worked better and was clearer to read, however, through feedback I was told it doesn't looking very appealing and looks unprofessional. Therefore, I accepted their advice and continued to play around with the colour.

The screenshot on the right shows the blue version. This was successful in terms of reading capability. But, through feedback I was informed it is very dark and takes the attention away from the rest of the poster.

The screenshot on the left shows the white version. The colour worked well alongside poster and was not as eye-catching as the blue. But, through feedback I was told that you cannot read the white on top the white shirt worn by the character, Adam.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

On February 14th (yesterday) I visited the Metropolitan Museum Of Art located on 5th Avenue in the heart of New York City. The purpose of my visit was to look at the exhibition that was 'Reconstructions: Recent Photographs and Video from the Met Collection' as a hobby of mine is photography. However, I take a huge interest in all kinds of art and took my time strolling around the various galleries that offer such a diverse heritage of global art. 

Nonetheless, one of the paintings that enticed me most was the Albrecht Durer interpretation of Adam and Eve produced in 1504. Durer was a German artist who was heavily under the influence of Italian theories. He became drawn to the idea that the perfect human form corresponded to a system of proportion and measurements. Furthermore, Durer had a fascination with ideal form is manifest in Adam and Eve. 

Furthermore, in search for the ideal nude, and obsessed with creating a perfect human form based on mathematical proportions, Durer engraved Adam and Eve, "God's own personally made patterns of beauty". The first man and woman are represented in nearly symmetrical idealised poses: each with the weight on one leg, and the other leg bent, and each with one arm angled slightly upward from the elbow. The branch that Adam holds is of the mountain ash, the Tree of Life, while the fig, of which Eve has broken off a branch, is the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. 

The famous Durer engraving is his own representation of what he defines to be the perfect human. For my film trailer, Welcome To Eden it entails the life of 'perfect humans', Adam and Eve in a not so perfect modern-day world. Ular is the character who possesses the perfect attributes in modern-day life with a spoilt and luxurious lifestyle who attempts to lure Eve into his surreal world of wealth and arrogance, resulting in the jealousy of Adam. 

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