Vertigo - Production context: Classical Era of Film

This pack contains:

• 49 slide PowerPoint
• 2 part student booklet
• Essay planning booklet / assessment materials

The PowerPoint has been designed to answer the question: “How far does your chosen films reflect its production context?
[20/40]”

The PP covers:

• Explanation of ‘Production context’

• Starter: students reflect on ‘classica era’ films they have seen

• Introduce exam / essay question for this module

• Introductions

• Case study: The Classical Era

  • Studio system / The Big Five & Little Three
  • Vertical Integration / Studio heads control everything!
  • Scorsese explains the Studio approach (video and task)
  • The Key signifers of the classical approach: macro and micro elements
  • Narrative in the Classical era
  • Protagonists of the CLassical Era
  • The Hays Code
  • Analysis task: Angels with Dirty Faces
  • Analysis of Vertigo: How does it reflect the production context?
    • Analysis of Ernie’s:
      • Narrative
      • Contunity editing
      • Star System
      • Orchestral Score
      • Shooting on a sound stage

• Hays Code & Veritgo

• The Studio’s attempt to enforce an alternative ending

• Hitchcock’s refusal to attach the ending

• Decline of the studios / rise of the auteur director as signified by the ending of Vertigo

• PLenary:

  • Detailed essay planning activities
  • Assessment: students to write a 20-mark response using their plans.