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A2 FILM STUDIES
Introduce the three processes of spectatorship:

1. Recognition
2. Alignment
3. Allegiance


    Apply the three stages of the spectatorship
    theory to our focus film “Film Metal Jacket”




                      You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
In our exam we must demonstrate how the film
as a whole has an effect on us and not
concentrate on the effects of individual
elements or themes


At first the film focuses on Private Pyle but in
the second half its focus shifts to Joker

We are not analysing the individual characters
or their individual journey’s but the film as a
whole



                        You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
The first thing we do when viewing a film is
‘Recognise’ the characters

We do this by translating the ‘construct’ of the
character in to a real, credible person

This is something we do automatically (most of the
time) unless the film is deliberately making it
difficult forcing us to adopt a more detached
position

Alternatively our ability to recognise a character
will depend on our knowledge and experience of
the real world
                       You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
When a well known star plays a role there is a
different kind of recognition which may have
certain consequences:

Familiarity with the star provides us with an extra
in-sight

Over-recognition can make it hard for us to detach
from the real world and engage with the fictional
world

Certain expectations are created and must be
maintained it we are to continue to engage with
the fictional world
                       You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Watch the trailer for ‘Braveheart’ and note down how
the audience are intended to recognise Mel Gibson’s
character?

After listening to his famous phone call watch the
trailer to ‘The Beaver’ and note down how you
recognise him?

Does your knowledge of his as a star and the
knowledge of his personal life change your
‘recognition’ of his character?

Will audiences be able to engage with the fictional
world?
                       You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Once we recognise the characters we align with
them (or at least some of them)

Classical film theory states that alignment is an
involuntary and subconscious action

If we have more access to the point of view and
subjectivity of a character we identify with them –
in the sense of endorsing their behaviour and their
attitudes

It is perfectly possible for a film to align us with the
point of view of a homicidal killer or a robot

                         You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Watch the following extracts from ‘American
Psycho’ and make notes on how we construct and
recognise the character of Patrick Bateman

Secondly, make notes on how we are ‘Aligned’ with
Patrick Bateman

How does the director use the camera to align us
and force us to identify and even sympathise with a
serial killer?




                      You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Allegiance:
loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or
the like

Allegiance, like alignment is constructed by forces
outside of our control

We are sometimes manipulated into allegiance with
characters whose views are ideologically similar to
ours in the real world

We may also form an allegiance with a character with
Patrick Bateman – even though he is a repulsive
character
                       You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Allegiance pertains to the moral evaluation of the
characters by the spectator

Allegiance is another form of ‘identification’ with a
character based on a wide range of external factors
such as attitudes towards:
                                                             Some people may
•Class                                                       identify or experience
                                                             ‘allegiance’ to Pvt. Pyle
•Race                                                        having experienced
•Nation                                                      bullying / intense
•Age                                                         hostility themselves
•Ethnicity
•Gender etc

                       You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Allegiance may be formed by our understanding or a characters
motivation or a positive evaluation of their anti-social and anarchic
moral positions
                                                                  Cognitive:
As a result Allegiance does raise a question:                  pertaining to the
                                                              mental processes of
                                                                 perception,
At which point does the conscious ‘cognitive’
                                                              memory, judgment,
processes take over in the act of ‘allegiance’                 and reasoning, as
                                                                  contrasted
We must ask ourselves:                                          with emotional
                                                                   processes
“What kind of appeals does a character have on us?”
  “What memories or fantasies are triggered?”


                       You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
Using your notes from the previous lessons answer the
following questions:

• How does Kubrick construct the characters of Pyle, Joker &
    Hartmann in the opening sequences from the film?

   • What personal experiences have contributed to your
personal recognition of the characters and how you respond
                          to them?

• Which characters do you feel the most allegiance towards?

  • How is this allegiance created? (you must consider the
        micro elements and personal experiences)
                      You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!

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Spec & Resp - Lesson 6 - Spec Theory Part 2

  • 2. Introduce the three processes of spectatorship: 1. Recognition 2. Alignment 3. Allegiance Apply the three stages of the spectatorship theory to our focus film “Film Metal Jacket” You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 3. In our exam we must demonstrate how the film as a whole has an effect on us and not concentrate on the effects of individual elements or themes At first the film focuses on Private Pyle but in the second half its focus shifts to Joker We are not analysing the individual characters or their individual journey’s but the film as a whole You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 4. The first thing we do when viewing a film is ‘Recognise’ the characters We do this by translating the ‘construct’ of the character in to a real, credible person This is something we do automatically (most of the time) unless the film is deliberately making it difficult forcing us to adopt a more detached position Alternatively our ability to recognise a character will depend on our knowledge and experience of the real world You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 5. When a well known star plays a role there is a different kind of recognition which may have certain consequences: Familiarity with the star provides us with an extra in-sight Over-recognition can make it hard for us to detach from the real world and engage with the fictional world Certain expectations are created and must be maintained it we are to continue to engage with the fictional world You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 6. Watch the trailer for ‘Braveheart’ and note down how the audience are intended to recognise Mel Gibson’s character? After listening to his famous phone call watch the trailer to ‘The Beaver’ and note down how you recognise him? Does your knowledge of his as a star and the knowledge of his personal life change your ‘recognition’ of his character? Will audiences be able to engage with the fictional world? You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 7. Once we recognise the characters we align with them (or at least some of them) Classical film theory states that alignment is an involuntary and subconscious action If we have more access to the point of view and subjectivity of a character we identify with them – in the sense of endorsing their behaviour and their attitudes It is perfectly possible for a film to align us with the point of view of a homicidal killer or a robot You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 8. Watch the following extracts from ‘American Psycho’ and make notes on how we construct and recognise the character of Patrick Bateman Secondly, make notes on how we are ‘Aligned’ with Patrick Bateman How does the director use the camera to align us and force us to identify and even sympathise with a serial killer? You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 9. Allegiance: loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like Allegiance, like alignment is constructed by forces outside of our control We are sometimes manipulated into allegiance with characters whose views are ideologically similar to ours in the real world We may also form an allegiance with a character with Patrick Bateman – even though he is a repulsive character You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 10. Allegiance pertains to the moral evaluation of the characters by the spectator Allegiance is another form of ‘identification’ with a character based on a wide range of external factors such as attitudes towards: Some people may •Class identify or experience ‘allegiance’ to Pvt. Pyle •Race having experienced •Nation bullying / intense •Age hostility themselves •Ethnicity •Gender etc You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 11. Allegiance may be formed by our understanding or a characters motivation or a positive evaluation of their anti-social and anarchic moral positions Cognitive: As a result Allegiance does raise a question: pertaining to the mental processes of perception, At which point does the conscious ‘cognitive’ memory, judgment, processes take over in the act of ‘allegiance’ and reasoning, as contrasted We must ask ourselves: with emotional processes “What kind of appeals does a character have on us?” “What memories or fantasies are triggered?” You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!
  • 12. Using your notes from the previous lessons answer the following questions: • How does Kubrick construct the characters of Pyle, Joker & Hartmann in the opening sequences from the film? • What personal experiences have contributed to your personal recognition of the characters and how you respond to them? • Which characters do you feel the most allegiance towards? • How is this allegiance created? (you must consider the micro elements and personal experiences) You will learn by the numbers I will teach you!

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3FtZMS7J5Q - Bravehearthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAwkz7oxsmI – Mel Gibsonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgpuSRDTjT4&feature=related – Mel Gibsonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttv-gvOzaPw – The Beaver
  2. B Card Scene - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZYIntro - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkaoPO1G10Y&feature=related
  3. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=j6NqwmP6g4IC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=allegiance+film+spectatorship&source=bl&ots=iwzBFhaJLY&sig=oYAhf096XN-5cuA3yX3FonLiKjA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oUAVT9v1Fsvo8QPt0OjdAw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=allegiance%20film%20spectatorship&f=false