Understanding the concept of binary opposites as a source for conflict of the drama.

Objective



To understand the concept of binary opposites as a source for conflict of this drama.


Life on Mars


Gene Hunt(1973) - Politically incorrect - Past
Sam Tyler (2006) - Politically correct - Present


Sound


Diegtic - sound within the mise-en-scene, what the characters can hear in the scene.
Non diegtic - Special effects, soundtracks (often added in editing) , sounds the characters can not hear in the scene.


Lighting

Ambient - Natural lighting
Non Ambient - Artificial light, a spotlight/lamp is used



North & South By Elizabeth Gaskell 2004

North and South is by Elizabeth Gaskell and was made into a four part televsion series for the BBC in 2004. The programme represents the divide between the North and South of England which still exists today, it is a period drama. North and South is based about a wealthy family who live in the South, the father is a vicar however he looses his faith in God and gets chucked out of the church. This meant the family was forced to move, the father decided to move the whole family including their servant which implies they are wealthy to Milton ( Manchester). The time period in which the programme has been set is the same in both the north and the south, both worlds are real, however the difference is that it is set in two different places, to show the difference and diversity of the north and the south.


I have copy and pasted the HTML for North and South - Episode 1 Part 1, the part that we focused on in class is up until 2.56 minutes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN58WAmuuqI&feature=PlayList&p=EEC2305B0FD88423&index=0&playnext=1

In Episode 1 Part 1, it begins with an aerial panning shot travelling over the top of the trees, this is in the North, we also hear a diegtic sound which is the train, we also hear non diegtic sound. We are first introduced to the main character on the train, a close up shot is used to show her, this shows her importance in the storyline. The train which we see within the first minute represents industrilism. A tracking shot is used looking out from the train window onto the trees. A fade and cross dissolve editing technique is used when the camera cuts from the train in the North to the South. There are certain very distinctive colours that have been used with the North and the South, in the North mainly Greens and browns have been used and in the South warm and glowing colours have been used. When the camera cuts to the party scene in the South, we are introduced to the diegetic sound of the band.

I have copy and pasted the HTMl for North and south Episode 1 part 2, the part we focused on in class is up until 4.17 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp2YHNs_P5E&feature=PlayList&p=EEC2305B0FD88423&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

Part two of episode one shows the daughter of the family going into a cotton mill. In part two we are introduced to a busy part of Milton, a very industrilised area , we are also shown the grime around this part of Milton, which implies it is dirty and unhealthy. As soon as the camera cuts to the girl entering the industrilised area of Milton, we hear shouting, this is a diagetic sound. We are shown the North in comparison to the South, the south is portrayed as; quiet,peaceful and pretty, however the North is protrayed as; busy and dirty. When the worker was smoking in the mill and the factory owner spotted him, he was beaten because it was highly dangerous to smoke in the cotton mill factory, the girl was very disturbed because of the way he addressed her.