Bonnie and Clyde-lighting

 

Identify the type of lighting used in the film (traditional three-point, high-key, or low-key).

The film “Bonnie and Clyde” was produced in 1967 in this film they used natural lighting. This film is a biography so it is somewhat of a documentary film. The use of natural lighting creates the tone of authenticity of the time frame. In the film of “Bonnie and Clyde” the, “The technical aspects of Bonnie and Clyde were excellent. The natural lighting and bleak landscape leant credibility to Bonnie and Clyde’s depression-era Texas home, and the hazy, rosy filter through which Bonnie’s homecoming scene was shot gave it a dreamy, expressionistic touch that provided a window to Bonnie’s thoughts and emotions”.

What are the benefits of the style of lighting used?

The natural style of lighting in biography films gives the films a credibility of the time frame in which the film is portraying.

 How did this technique contribute to the theme?

This technique leant credibility to the depressions-ear of the 1930s when the story took place. The natural lighting showed the film in a natural setting where everything was seen could be thought of as really happening.

How was the lighting technique suited to the genre of the film? For example, documentary films tend to rely on natural light as a way of creating an overall tone of authenticity.

The lighting was suited perfectly to this genre of film because with it being a biography it used natural lighting. “The natural lighting and bleak landscape leant credibility to Bonnie and Clyde’s depression-era Texas home”. The natural lighting that was used in this film made the film look realistic.

Compare how the scene would play if different choices had been made?

If a different choice was made in the lighting of the film “Bonnie and Clyde” the film would have not looked realistic. The film would have looked like it was filmed in a studio with artificial lighting and would have looked like it was a different time period than what the natural lighting did.

 

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BONNIE AND CLYDE

Released: 1967

Writer(s): David Newman

Jack N. Reddish

Director: Arthur Penn

Major Actors: Warren Beatty (Clyde Barrow)

Faye Dunaway (Bonnie Parker)

Michael J. Pollard (C.W. Moss)

Gene Hackman (Buck Barrow)

Estelle Parsons (Blanche [Barrow])

 

 

 

Story:

Bonnie Parker a 20 some year old bored waitress meets a 20 some year old thief named Clyde Barrow when he is attempting to steal her mother’s car. Bonnie is intrigued by the handsome thief. Bonnie joins Clyde and becomes his partner in crime. The two have an exciting time but net very little in way of profit from their crimes. That is until Clyde’s brother Buck is released from prison and they team up with Buck and his wife Blanche. Then they go on a wild crime spree where they add murder and bank robbery to their growing list of crimes. The outlaws become the most hunted gang in American history. Bonnie and Clyde were killed in a police ambush in 1934 after a 156 rounds of ammunition was sprayed into their car.  

Plot:

Bonnie and Clyde were two 20 some year olds that were just petty thief’s until Clyde’s brother Buck was released from prison. They team up with Buck and his wife and go on a crime spree. When they add bank robbery and murder to their list of crimes they become the most hunted criminals in American history. Bonnie and Clyde die in 1934 when they are gun down in a road block by a police ambush.

Was the film presented chronologically or non-linearly?

This film was done and presented in chronologically order this can be seen as to how the events took place. The two meet up and become partners in crime pulling petty crimes, then team up with Clyde’s brother, major crime spree, and then killed.

 How are elements like character development or foreshadowing impacted by the choice of storytelling methods?

The character development impacted the storytelling because you see Bonnie who is a bored waitress become a player in a major crime gang. This was something that women just did not do in the 1930s. “Americans were fascinated by the shattering of conventional gender rules personified by Bonnie—a petite, attractive, fashionable blonde who robbed banks, was photographed smoking cigars, and had a man’s name tattooed on her thigh”.

If the film had followed a different presentation style, how would the general effect on the audience have been different?

If this film had been done in non-linearly order this film would have been very hard to follow. The order of events would have taken place differently and as a viewer it would have made no sense. The film would have too hard to follow because you would not have known what was happening or when it happened.

 

 

 

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