How do the film makers of chicken run use presentational devices to reveal the good and evil in the characters of Ginger and Mrs.Tweedie?

Authors Avatar

CHICKEN RUN

   How do the film makers of chicken run use presentational devices to reveal the good and evil in the characters of Ginger and Mrs.Tweedie?

   In the film ‘Chicken Run’ the film makers use a variety of presentational devices to show the good or evil nature of the characters in the film. These include lighting, music, setting and sound affects. It helps us better understand the characters of Ginger and Mrs. Tweedie in particular.

   One of the first presentational devices we come across in the film is lighting.

At the beginning of the film, when Ginger is trying to escape at night. She is unsuccessful and is being chased by Mr.Tweedie and his ferocious guard dogs that patrol the concentration camp-style chicken pen. Ginger gets chased to the front door of the farmhouse. She is pinned against the door, the dogs are bearing down on her and ready to attack. Suddenly the door bursts open and a glaring light streams out. The light is shining brightly in Ginger’s face. We, the audience, can see that she is frightened, we also see that she is just trying to get out of a bad situation. We feel sorry for her. This is emphasized by a high angle camera shot that makes Ginger seem insignificant.

Join now!

   We can also see from this scene presentational devices being used on Mrs.Tweedie, as she is the one that opens the door. When she opens the door all the light comes from behind her head. This means that the audience can’t see her face, making her look sinister and frightening. A low angle camera shot is used to get this effect that Mrs.Tweedie is towering over you but you can’t see her face. This makes the audience feel intimidated of her. Finally her body language at this point is very threatening, as she has her hands on her ...

This is a preview of the whole essay