Section B deals with the individual spectator as he or she views a film. Filmmakers often attempt to encourage a 'group response' from their audience. For example, a comedy film may seem funnier when viewed in a cinema with other people, or at home with friends.
Watching that same film alone may not have the same impact. As a result film theorists began studying the concept of an individual 'Spectator'.
During this module you will learn how filmmakers can appeal to the individual - either via their moral code, their position in society or simply their personality type - in an attempt to create an emotional response.
For example - A young audience may see a WWII film as a fun action film with exciting set pieces. Older viewers who have experience war may respond in a totally different way.
The films chosen for study this year are:
We will be studying
'Popular Film & Emotional Responses'
'Popular Film & Emotional Responses'
The study is concerned with the ways in which popular film (whether deriving from Hollywood or elsewhere) produces powerful sensory and emotional responses in the spectator. This topic is not concerned specifically with either issues of representation or value judgements but rather with developing understanding about how films create the emotional responses they do. It is expected that a minimum of two features-length films will be studied for this topic.
