Introduction to PANS LABYRINTH GUILLERMO DEL TORO INTRO

Introduction to PAN’S LABYRINTH ~ GUILLERMO DEL TORO~

~ INTRO PS ACTIVITY ~ 1. Research Del Toro’s vision for the film. 2. Research into Del Toro’s detailed and idiosyncratic approach to mise-en -scene.

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THE OPENING SEQUENCE (00: 00) KQ – What genre signifiers are there in the opening sequence? KQ – What narrative clues are given in the sequence KQ – How is character established from the off? KQ – How are SCHP contexts presented Consider: • How genre is established / contradicted • The Cinematography (camerawork and lighting) • Indicators of narrative within the sequence • Any sound noted – diegetic and non-diegetic • The Mise-en-scene • Any notable elements in performance • Editing choices

~ PS ACTIVITY 1 ~ 1. Research Todorov’s Narrative theory and Propp’s character theory Ø Write approx. 250 words Ø What links can you make to the text? Ø What does Pan’s do to break theories? 2. Research into the Spanish Civil War and Francoism. Ø Write approx. 250 words on the topic. Ø What impact do these issues have on the film? Ø How are the issues communicated in the film?

THE CLOSING SEQUENCE (01: 44: 00) KQ – How does the closing sequence contradict genre form and why? KQ – How does the cinematography present the ideologies of the film? Consider: • How the sequence contradicts / fits genre form • How the sequence ties up the narrative • The Cinematography (camerawork and lighting) • Any sound noted – diegetic and non-diegetic • The Mise-en-scene • Any notable elements in performance • Editing choices

~ PS ACTIVITY 2 ~ ASSIGNMENT 1. Analyse in detail either the opening or closing sequence, referring to M-e-S, Cinematography, sound, lighting, editing and performance. Ø Write 1000 words Consider Ø Meaning and response Ø How messages and values are conveyed to the viewer

CINEMATOGRAPHY KQ –What elements of cinematography are most effective and why? KQ – What links / separates the real world to that of Ofelia’s fantasy world and how? Consider: • Creative use of cinematography • Conveying messages and values • Indication of an auteur approach and film aesthetic 1. 02: 25 – 5: 20 – Intro to Ofelia 2. 05: 21 – 06: 53 – Intro to Vidal 3. 29: 34 – 36: 20 - The Tree Task 4. 41: 27 – 44: 06 – Ofelia goes to Labyrinth with key 5. 52: 00 – 59: 30 – The Pale Man

~ PS ACTIVITY 3 ~ 1. Research into gender roles in the 40 s. Ø Write approx. 250 words Ø How are these represented / contradicted in Pan’s? 2. Research into ‘The Labyrinth’ (1986), ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939) and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (1951). Ø Write approx. 250 words Ø What thematic links are there to this film? Ø What are the similarities / differences between the films’ protagonists? Ø Does the era of the film’s release have an impact?

MISE-EN-SCENE KQ – How does cinematography impact on mise-en-scène - in particular through variation in depth of field, focus and framing? KQ – How does the mise-en-scene contribute to character and narrative development? KQ - How do the principal elements of mise-en-scène generate connotations and suggest a range of interpretations? What are they? Consider: • Creative use of cinematography • Conveying messages and values • Indication of an auteur approach and film aesthetic 1. 18: 22 - CGI 2. 21: 11 Make-up 3. 29: 34 – Editing 4. 32: 25 – Sound 5. 41: 27 – All - Ofelia goes to Labyrinth with key 6. 46: 25 – Sound 7. 1: 00: 30 – Editing

~ PS ACTIVITY 4 ~ ASSIGNMENT 2 1. Choose one character to analyse in detail. Ø Write 1000 words. Consider Ø How the character communicated through cinematography? Ø How is the character communicated through Mis-en-Scene? Ø Use examples from the film that evidence your perspective of them and what they represent Ø Look at your research from the last few lessons to help write the essay

MEANING AND RESPONSE – KEY THEMES GENDER KQ – How has casting affected the meaning within the film. If we were to change her age / gender, how would this affect the narrative and meaning within it / spectator’s investment in the story KQ - How are traditional female characters usually presented, especially focusing on the time period KQ – Does Ofelia represent a protagonist of the modern day? If so, how ? Consider: • How the film’s characters conform to 1940’s gender stereotyping and how they contradict them • The gender gap at the time and how this is represented in the film • The creatures are portrayed as essentially genderless but they are presented as masculine through their word and actions

1. 06: 09 - CARMEN 2. 40: 54 3. 06: 47 - OFELIA 4. 1: 03: 45 5. 39: 25 - VIDAL 6. 1: 03: 00 7. 42: 28 – THE FAUN 8. 50: 00 9. 07: 45 – MERCEDES 10. 46: 45 11. - DOCTOR 12. 53: 30 – THE PALE MAN

~ PS ACTIVITY 5 ~ 1. Research into the fairy tale as a genre. Ø How does Pan’s fit the genre? Ø How does it differ? 1. Look at Joseph Campbell’s theory of ‘The Hero’s Journey’ and make links where applicable to Ofelia’s path in the film. Ø Write approx. 250 words Ø What similarities to Pan’s can you draw from your research? Ø How does your research into the other films fit?

AGE / CHILDHOOD KQ - How is this represented in the narrative / genre? KQ – What importance does this theme have in communicating ideologies? KQ – How does this theme act as a function of the narrative? Consider: • What the Pale Man represents • How do we draw comparisons to Nazi Germany and why? • Youth is clearly at odds with the adult world – perhaps fantasy is the only escape • How this fits with Del Toro’s other films 1. 37: 30 – The dinner party 2. 53: 30 – The Pale Man

~ PS ACTIVITY 6 ~ ASSIGNMENT 3 1. Research into Del Toro’s other works. Ø What signifies his works? Ø What are his AUTEUR FINGERPRINTS? 2. Watch one of his other films and choose one sequence to analyse and compare to Pan’s Ø Best choices are Cronos (1993), The Devil’s Back Bone (2001), Crimson Peak (2015) 3. Write a 1000 word comparative essay between a sequence in Pan’s and one other Del Toro film

SOCIAL, HISTORICAL, CULTURAL & POLITICAL CONTEXT KQ – How is the Spanish Civil War used as a backdrop to the narrative? KQ – How is the real world narrative and that of Ofelia’s imagination presented in contrast? KQ – How does the film represent the views of the Spanish people of the time? Consider: • The representation of the Church / Catholicism & the representation of the Priest – “God has already saved their souls. What happens to their bodies hardly matters to him. ” • Social - Greed / poverty • Historical –Franco’s regime and his actions leading to the Spanish Civil War • Political – Franco’s Spain – Fascism and the Resistance 1. 37: 30 – The dinner party 2. 53: 30 – The Pale Man 3. 29: 34 – Horsemen vs Ofelia / The tree task

~ PS ACTIVITY 7 ~ 1. Research – the history and function of a fairy tale in society. 2. Amend the given essay using the exam criteria in order to improve it Ø You should annotate the essay with improvements Ø You should mark on it examples of the given criteria Ø You should highlight in one colour WWWs Ø You should highlight in another colour EBIs

DEATH / REBIRTH KQ – What is the importance of this theme? KQ - How does it link to SCHP contexts? Consider: • How this theme connoted in the film – i. e. the recurring visuals of portals / openings • How the main narrative of Ofelia’s death and subsequent after life links to SHCP contexts • What the purpose of the Fantasy world narrative is 1. **** Ofelia returns to the Fairy Kingdom 2. **** The Mandrake root is burnt 3. **** Ofelia’s death

~ PS ACTIVITY 8 ~ ASSIGNMENT 4 1. Write a 1000 word essay Explore how 2 examples of film form (Cinematography, Mis-en-scene, editing, performance or sound) create meaning in one chosen sequence. Consider Ø Meaning and response Ø How messages and values are conveyed to the viewer

CONVEYING MESSAGES AND VALUES KQ - How does the mise-en-scene represent the idea of Dictatorship and the topic of Francoism? KQ - What parallels can you draw between Nazism and the film? KQ - Why are these similarities obvious and how are they communicated, explicitly or implicitly? Consider: • How performance can be indicative of an auteur approach (director or performer) • How performance and choreography contributes to a film’s overall vision • The connotations of war and how this is a function of the narrative • The connotations of character representation through the Mise-en-scene 1. 37: 30 – The dinner party 2. 53: 30 – The Pale Man 3. 1: 10: 34 – Vidal tortures Pedro

GENRE KQ – What are the key genres and how are they communicated? KQ – What function does the fairy tale genre have on the narrative? KQ – What impact do the genres have on themes and values of the film? KQ – Which characters are typically befitting to a fairy tale? How? Consider: • The characters and can use images of archetypes to identify visual references - Alice in Wonderland, fairies, demons, etc. • How the genre can function as a narrative tool • How the mis-en-scene conveys genre • Which genres make up this film

CONSOLODATION 1. Elements - In groups of five – choose 1 micro feature each in a key sequence, then write a paragraph or two just on that feature to form a whole group essay 2. Using some stills, students to do an in depth analysis on each 3. In pairs, discuss the articles – how do they conform to / reject your own ideas of the film? 4. Using the cameras, in groups of 5 students shoot a rough version of a sequence from a different perspective i. e. from a different character’s perspective, to examine the cinematography in isolation

~ PS ACTIVITY 9 ~ ASSIGNMENT 5 1. Write 1500 word essay Explore how Cinematography, Mis-en-scene, editing, performance and sound create meaning in one chosen sequence. Consider: • • Ø Ø Ø How the articles conform to / reject your own interpretation and ideas about the film How each sequence conveys the messages and values of the film through; Cinematography Mis-en-scene Editing Sound Meaning and response Context