Anja Liddle HNC creative media

 British New wave came about after the war had finally ended but Britain was still overcoming shortages that were caused by the war, this reminded the population of the divide between the different social classes and the hierarchy, making societal issues more visible to the public. As well as this being a contributing factor to the beginning of British new wave, the 1950s was a period of time where technology began a dramatic evolution, producing things such as the first personal computer. This was a contributing factor because as new, exciting technology was being brought to light, the public craved something new in cinema too and began to get bored of the standard typical advertisements for the British way of life that was being shown previously and thus came Kitchen sink dramas, aka, British new wave. British New wave, otherwise known as kitchen sink dramas stood out hugely from the previous typical advertisements for the British way of life because they were unpolished, gritty feat

  Contextual film idea In my film I want to show a realistic depiction of how the current epidemic has seriously effected unemployment and how this can effect the poorer/working class people of the UK. I will start off with an audio clip of a phone call alerting the protagonist of the fact that she is being made redundant. I will then cut to a close up of the protagonist reading an eviction notice. Shortly after a loosely scripted internal monologue will begin to play over a long tracking shot of the protagonist walking through town centre and handing/posting her CV to various businesses, this is to allow the audience to empathise with her stress and worry about becoming homeless. Later I will show footage of the protagonist and her daughter using unhealthy coping mechanisms such as drinking and smoking and I will use an audio clip resembling ears ringing getting louder as the video goes on, this is to simulate the pain and discomfort that the situation that was forced upon them has ca

What is British New wave British New Wave, otherwise specified as kitchen sink dramas, weren't like the previous typical advertisements for the British way of life, they were unpolished and soon developed into gritty features called "angry young man films". These were typically set in Northern England during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The narratives of these films usually dealt with the problems of the working class, such as: Unhappy marriages alcoholism secret affairs unplanned pregnancies barroom brawls generation gaps Influences/ intent A large amount of British New Wave was inspired by 1940s work of american auteur and 1940s Italian realism. Many British New Wave filmmakers took influence from french new wave filmmakers who used specific techniques to convey realism, such as: Location shots to add documentary feel Real people (not actors) as extras Hand held cameras Black and white footage Reference to the camera men as well as photographers Long tracking shots u

Early editing (cutting): Cutting is a fundamental form of editing that emerged relatively soon in the film industry as filmmakers and audiences began to desire films with longer and more in depth narratives and this was only achievable through editing multiple shots together. Early filmmaker George Melies, whilst filming a carriage, had his camera jam, and therefore accidentally created what is now known as jump cuts. Melies used his discovery to create his own editing style where the actors would disappear and reappear. Melies created some of the basic editing techniques we still use today such as stop motion photography, fade in/out and overlapping. Further forward D.W.Grffith created Cut In, this was first used in The Greasers Gauntlet to put emphasis on emotions and reactions. Throughout his career he developed continuity editing along with many other techniques. Moviola: In simple terms, the moviola is known as an editing machine. The Moviola was the first device used to allow the

- New wave appeared in a sociological investigation (post war) -Breaking away from tyranny of narrative in favor of new film and sound language cahiers du cinema -A rejection of classical montage style  - A conviction that best films are a personal artistic expression and should bear a stamp of personal authorship  (e.g truffaut godard chabrol rivette rohmer) New wave will ALWAYS be unique and distinctive but usually take something from past wave Aesthetic -The auter director is also script writer -Director doesnt follow script -Shoots natural locations (often illegally) -Small crews -Director opts for direct sound (exists in that world) -Often uses natural lighting -Non professional actors -Directs famous actors in unusual manner -Aesthetic over narrative MOST NEW WAVES HAVE AT LEAST SOME OF THESE Flexibility -Erasing boundaries between professional and amateur cinema/fiction and doc -Creativity in filmmaking -Narrative unrestricted  -Low budget -Exploration of contemporary -Digressio