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Our evening film programme is being run by Catherine Bray, the Co-Founder of the Production Company This is Loop, Critic for The Guardian and co-writer of Film of the Week. She'll be looking at how props, set dressing and locations have been used for visual storytelling in films such as Paddington 2, Get Out and Titanic.

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Watchlist & Future Reading

PART ONE: PROPS

  • Titanic (1997) - The Heart of the Ocean necklace

  • Get Out (2017) - Missy Armitage’s teacup

  • The Maltese Falcon (1941) - the Maltese falcon statuette                                                   

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PART TWO: SET DRESSING

  • Paddington 2 (2017) - Phoenix Buchanan’s sitting room

  • Chicago (2002) - Amos and Roxie lie to the police

  • Succession (2018-) - the Roys argue together

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PART THREE: LOCATIONS

  • The 400 Blows / Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959) - schoolboys follow a teacher

  • The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) - exteriors: beach scene, boat scene, Rome scene

  • The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) - arriving at Edoras in Rohan

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SCRIPTS

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FURTHER READING

 

WATCH THE FILMS IN FULL

  • TITANIC

       Rent on Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Titanic-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B00UZR4KVI

  • GET OUT

       Rent on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB0iCQiBbJc
       Rent on Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Out-Daniel-Kaluuya/dp/B072XKP7K5

  • THE MALTESE FALCON

       Rent on Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maltese-Falcon-Humphrey-Bogart/dp/B00IK4 WNQW

       Rent on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtEJ_oDx3iM

  • PADDINGTON 2

       Rent on Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paddington-2-Hugh-Bonneville/dp/B0771W6S MC

  • CHICAGO

       Rent on Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Catherine-Zeta-Jones/dp/B003QS62SM

       Rent on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Cw24ofv2g

  • SUCCESSION

       Watch on NowTV: https://www.nowtv.com/watch/succession/iYEQZ2rcf32XPyAp1iAJ9G

  • THE 400 BLOWS

       Watch at the cinema: https://www2.bfi.org.uk/whats-on/bfi-film-releases/400-blows

  • THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

       Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/60000209

  • THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS

       Rent on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=Ciwlb1jc26g.P
       Rent on Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Rings-Two-Towers-Extended/dp/B00Q3U B2GM

Things to think about before each clip:

  • How would the scene be different if the people responsible for the art direction had made different choices

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  • What creative decisions were made when putting this scene together?

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  • What practical decisions were made when putting this scene together?

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  • How are other aspects of the production (the performances, the lighting, the music) working with (or against) the production design?

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  • What is the production design telling us visually that isn’t being said with words?

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  • How did the production team know what this scene should look like ?

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  • If you were responsible for the creative choices that went into this scene, what if anything would you have done differently?

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