Analyse how visual tecniques are used to develop deeper ideas in a visual text...
In the film "Samson & Delilah" directed by Warwick Thornton, the visual techniques of props, cinematography and make up are used to show the deeper idea of ; and to confront audiences, Australian audiences in-particular with the harsh realities of life for young Aboriginies.
The idea of petrol and drug addiction in young Australians is shown by the use of the prop of the can of petrol. It is introduced in the opening scene as a can that Samson reaches for as soon as he wakes up. The can becomes a plastic bottle later in the film and we almost never see Samson without it.
Thornton uses cinematography to show the deeper idea of being rejected, alienated, exiled by their village and the disowning of their culture. This is portrayed to the audience specifically in two shots. The first of the two shots Thornton uses is a long shot in which Samson is sitting up on a hill away from his village huffing out of his petrol can. In this shot Samson is in the foreground looking meek with the shot looking down on the village behind him this signifies the rejection from his village and his feeling alienated. The second shot in which the deeper idea is shown is also a long shot, of Samson walking away from his village, Delilah and the audience towards some mountains in the background where he disappears down the far side of the slope he had been sitting on just moments before, this symbolises his disowning of his culture.
Thornton uses make up to confront the audience with the deeper idea of the reality of violence and sexual suffered by Aboriginal teenagers, he shows this by the swelling, bruising and blood. To show swelling latex is used to build up the flesh. Blusher and eye liner are used to show bruising, these techniques are most effectively used in the scene in which Delilah returns to Samson beaten, bloody and very shaken up, she has blood in her teeth one eye is so swollen it's closed shut and she is unable to open it, the right hand side of her face is very swollen also and she has a very gruesome effect conveying the severity of the abduction and rape.
In conclusion we see how Warwick Thornton has used visual techniques of props, cinematography and make up to show the deeper ideas of substance abuse, rejection of culture and violence in young Aborigines. This is the harsh reality that they face.
The idea of petrol and drug addiction in young Australians is shown by the use of the prop of the can of petrol. It is introduced in the opening scene as a can that Samson reaches for as soon as he wakes up. The can becomes a plastic bottle later in the film and we almost never see Samson without it.
Thornton uses cinematography to show the deeper idea of being rejected, alienated, exiled by their village and the disowning of their culture. This is portrayed to the audience specifically in two shots. The first of the two shots Thornton uses is a long shot in which Samson is sitting up on a hill away from his village huffing out of his petrol can. In this shot Samson is in the foreground looking meek with the shot looking down on the village behind him this signifies the rejection from his village and his feeling alienated. The second shot in which the deeper idea is shown is also a long shot, of Samson walking away from his village, Delilah and the audience towards some mountains in the background where he disappears down the far side of the slope he had been sitting on just moments before, this symbolises his disowning of his culture.
Thornton uses make up to confront the audience with the deeper idea of the reality of violence and sexual suffered by Aboriginal teenagers, he shows this by the swelling, bruising and blood. To show swelling latex is used to build up the flesh. Blusher and eye liner are used to show bruising, these techniques are most effectively used in the scene in which Delilah returns to Samson beaten, bloody and very shaken up, she has blood in her teeth one eye is so swollen it's closed shut and she is unable to open it, the right hand side of her face is very swollen also and she has a very gruesome effect conveying the severity of the abduction and rape.
In conclusion we see how Warwick Thornton has used visual techniques of props, cinematography and make up to show the deeper ideas of substance abuse, rejection of culture and violence in young Aborigines. This is the harsh reality that they face.
