Week 3 Task
This document analyses the visual story arc diagram for Ford vs Ferrari (2019). The diagram visually maps the key events of the film, the progression of characters—mainly Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby—and how narrative tension rises and falls across the runtime. It also identifies character archetypes and contextual information that influences the story before the film begins.
For this research task, I examined how mise-en-scène functions in Man of Steel (2013) and how its visual elements support narrative themes, realism, and emotional engagement. Mise-en-scène includes everything placed within the frame: settings, props, costume, lighting, performance, and character arrangement. Analysing these components helps reveal how visual decisions communicate meaning to the audience
Research Blog
This blog entry documents the development of my research proposal on visual effects in Man of Steel (2013) and how they shape realism, cinematic spectacle, and emotional engagement.
My aim is to investigate not only how visual effects function technically, but how they influence storytelling and audience interpretation.
Critical Report
This documentation outlines the research, planning, and development process behind my critical report on Man of Steel. My report examines how visual effects contribute to realism, cinematic spectacle, and emotional engagement in the film
Video Presentation
This documentation outlines the process behind the creation of my 3-minute video presentation for my critical report on Man of Steel (2013). The video summarises the main arguments of my written report, focusing on how visual effects shape realism, cinematic scale, and emotional engagement in the film. This document explains the steps taken to plan, script, structure, and edit the video, as well as the rationale for including specific visual materials.