Significant Themes Potrayed Joker

Anarchism: Anarchism is the belief that the government is harmful, unnecessary and that mankind would be able to survive without political authority. 

Existentialism: Existentialism is the theory that there is no purpose in our lives. However, we are each responsible for creating meaning and purpose in our own lives. 

Nihilism: Ultimately, nihilism is the philosophy that life is meaningless and there is no purpose or meaning to be fulfilled by a human. 

Absurdism: Absurdism is almost similar to nihilism. Absurdism is the belief that life is meaningless and even trying to understand the universe is doomed; while also embracing life. 

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Eventually, Everything Connects.

In English, I am currently learning about the connections between different films and books. The major theme we are studying is Personhood. Blade Runner, Ex Machina, Frankenstein and Black Mirror are the movies and texts that we have deeply analysed. However, the class is also reading about The Outsider. 

Below is a diagram and analysis of how each film or book connects with one another. 

Connections by Nidhi Prasad

Philosophy About The Self - English

 Philosophical Views Of The Self 

https://www.greekboston.com/culture/ancient-history/know-socrates/

What Do You Think Of When You Think Of 'The Self'? What Does That Even Mean?

When I think of 'The Self' I think of something that makes you, you. Whether it is your body or your consciousness "the self" is what makes you unique from everybody else such as your morals, ethics and experiences. I think the self means what defines you as a person involving your consciousness and physical appearance which are both apart of your identity. 

Socrates is a famous philosopher who has his own theory of 'the self'. He thinks that 'the self' involves our souls, not our reputation, what we own and not even our own body but just our souls. I do agree with this theory as the idea of the self is based on our souls rather than the materialistic things that we own. Since it is important to have a pure and good soul to be identified with rather than our reputation or what we own. 

The Charge Of The Light Brigade - English Language Techniques

The Charge Of The Light Brigade

In English, we are currently learning about language techniques in texts. The poem I chose to analyse was the charge of the light brigade. It can be found here.

In the poem, repetition was used at the start of the text. " Half a league, half a league, half a league onward". However, repetition was used quite a lot throughout the text.  It was effective as it gave the effect of making the phrase more memorable for the reader. 

Hyperbole is the use of obvious exaggeration. This technique was used in the second paragraph  " Jaws of death ". This gave the effect of emotion towards the reader and was used effectively.

" Volleyed and thundered", this is the use of emotive language and can be seen near the second to last paragraph.  It was effective because it made the reader apprehend the text and created emotion.  

The whole text, in general, was written in past tense because there was a number of ed words and is a third-person narration. 

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Charge-Of-The-Light-Brigade/

Insert Shot / Film Study

Insert Shot

An insert shot is a shot that focuses on a particular detail ( mainly an object ) in a scene. It is used to communicate significant information to the audience about the film. There are three main aspects to an insert shot composition, colour and timing. The composition consists of shot size, shot angle and camera movement which help create a vibe and feel for the viewer. However, the colour in an insert shot helps attract attention to certain details in the film. Lastly, timing. The time spent on an insert shot determines the meaning of the insert shot. 

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/close-up-shot/

Colour in Film

COLOUR

How does colour in film affect people?

Certain colours give off certain emotions that the audience can feel. They affect people in a way to illicit emotions. 

What are the 3 factors in determining colour?

Hue, Saturation and Brightness.

Hue is the colour chosen.

Saturation is the intensity of the colour.

Brightness is how light or dark the colour is. 

Why is the hue in " The Matrix " mostly green?

The movie is taken inside of a digital matrix and green is a common colour in coding.

Why do some films desaturate?

To take us back in time during black and white colours in film, photos, etc. As well as to give off a cold, miserable, sombre vibe. 

What can brightness and a lack of brightness show in film?

Brightness in a film can express a happier, cheerful feeling amongst the audience where as the lack of brightness shows the audience the scene is supposed to be dramatic, sad and glum. 

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POV & POT Shot

Point Of View & Point Of Thought

What is a POV shot?

A POV shot is a shot where it shows what the character is looking at in their perspective. The shot puts the audience in the characters shoes. 

What is a "point of thought" shot?

A point of thought shot gives an idea of what the character is thinking along with emotions and other aspects.  

Why are they important?
So the audience can understand the emotions and thoughts from the character's perspective and allows them to understand the characters, deeply. 


https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/power-point-view-pov-shots/