I am going to analyse the film 'Control'. The film is based on the lead singer Ian Curtis of the band Joy Divison. The story follows his life from the bands rise to fame to his unexpected tragic suicide at a very young age. I have chosen this film to analyse because its one of my personal favourites as a fan of the band but as it is a very British film set in working class Manchester and highlighting the social status of the character throughout the mise-en-scene etc.
First we have a close up shot of the main character, his facial expressions indicate sadness. The camera slowly pans around his face to show his emotion more clearly. There is a voice over and the character is speaking slowly and clearly, quite blandly with no expression. the character bows his head into his knees which is sign of sadness also.
The shot is then changed to full shot, to include the entire and the characters full body. This is to show the full emotion of the character and how he is feeling. The whole film is in black and white which also represents the mood of the film instantly and prepares the audience for events to occur later on in the film. The voice over indicates that the character is of high importance in the film.
Then it switches to a black background and flickers the words Control as the title of the film. This resembles a light flickering and could represent how his life is sort of on and off. The darkness of colours again sets the mood for the film and the personality of the character.
The long shot of this building creates a miserable atmosphere. The buliding is a block of flats and looks quite poor looking. This represents the social class of the character, living a poorer place. The text pops up on the screen as the character walks past the building stating the place he lives in and the year. The year is 1973 which immediately tells the reader that it isn't a modern film but is set in the past.
The appearance of the character also indicates the time period as he is wearing flared trousers and has longish hair. This shows it is set in the 1970s at the beginning as flared trousers was fashionable and very common at that time.
Again the shot of the building emphasises that he lives in working class environment.
Here is medium shot of the characters father reading the paper when Ian enters the room, his father acknowledges him and talks to him. However Ian ignores him completely and carries on walking throughout the house. This gives the impression to the audience that he is a typical teenager and keeps himself to himself.
This long shot of him entering his room gives the impression he is a very private person, going straight to his room and having his personal space.
He then closes the door completely immediately. This also represents his want of privacy and how there may be something bothering him. Due to lack of talking to his parent and being ignorant. The shot of the closed door, represents his personality as someone who doesn't open up very often to people and keeps himself closed.
This shot of him lying on his bed lighting a cigarette is a great example of a stereotypical teenager, hiding in their room and getting up to mischief. However, this may be how he relieves himself of his problems and worries by smoking as it is popular. The
This shot of him lying on his bed lighting a cigarette is a great example of a stereotypical teenager, hiding in their room and getting up to mischief. However, this may be how he relieves himself of his problems and worries by smoking as it is popular. The close up of him in mid smoke could represent his relief after smoking it, due to the facial expression, he looks very relaxed.
This shot of his shelf indicates he is a fan of music and reading, as he becomes a songwriter and performer as he gets older, this shot shows the audience in advance of what may be to come.
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