CREDITS LIST
- What can you see in this first shot? What appears? Can you describe what happens in this image, shot, in this cartoon?
We can see diagonal lines entering from the right handside of the screen travelling to the left handside. It takes over the screen on a green background and, with the music, the violins, it creates a feeling of tension in the audience which makes them begin to ask questions, because this music is worrying.
2. What do these lines look like? What do you think when you see them? What feelings do these lines arouse within the audience? What kind of insect comes to mind? Finally what are they representing?
As the vertical lines enter the screen, a type of spider’s web image is created which arouses (susciter) more suspense within the audience. The spider is known for the trap it is able to create. When all the lines have been drawn we understand that they represent the windows in an office block building.
3. What can you read on the screen? Can you describe the movement of these white words?
The white writing crosses over the image downwards and then upwards, and the words join together before separating again. The actor’s name appears on the screen as if it were travelling in an elevator, li(e)ft, and we can also see a white block acting as a balancing weight.
4. What can we understand about this image? What can we deduce from it?
It is evident (+soutenu), obvious, that the characters have been manipulated by the script writer and the di’(y)rector which makes us wonder (se demander) whether (si) we too (procédé d’insistance) will be manipulated.
5. What appears next? Can you comment on this title?
Next the title appears with two arrows : one pointing towards the north and the other pointing towards the west. This is significant since we come to understand that this film is about movement, an eventful (mouvementé) journey (voyage, experience), and it is never ending. Both the audience and the characters struggle to find their way during this film. This title refers to the places where the film is shot. A diagonal line from New York to Chicago and Rapid City (Rushmore Mont). So he makes them travel from the north to the northwest. He makes them travel from civili’(y)zation in the city (concrete, windows…), to the wild natural surroundings, envi(y)ronment (stone, water, earth...) He wants to tell us that modern society is inhumane and she can lead us to a wild world if we do not care.