1.

Technical Competence(filmography, cinematography, the way they go about their

plot, their concepts)

2. Signature style (Do they have a certain pattern or formula when they make their
films? What are they known for? Do they have a certain color palette?)

3. Director’s personality (Does their personality match the vibe of their film? If the
film is dark or tragic, does it have something to do with who he is?)

Mother!
1. Technical Competence
● The camera only stay steady when a surprise factor would be held
(after the protag either turns around or has closed a closet/door
● Wide Shots are usually applied with the subject focused in the middle
● Powdered medication (or at least I assume) is used as a temporary
calming mechanism
● The camera follows the characters the main protagonists’ POV or the
protag herself
● The lack of names of the characters

2. Signature Style (pattern / formula)

● Most of the scenes have a pattern of everything being calm and
undisturbed, until being interrupted by events caused by her husband’s
decisions
● Could come as dark and eerie especially with the lack of music in
normal events
● Music only occurs when the tension is very high when the protag
experiences immense amount of stress and very dramatic scenes
● High tension in the scene also includes blood
● The film had symbolism (the projection of the heart, the fire, and the
crystal)
● A pattern goes from calm to high to calm to high
● Light colors (lighting, clothes) would signify the occuring events are
calm and relaxed, as dark colors mean high tension are occurring or
about to occur
 3. Director’s Personality
● In this film, the director’s personality appears conflicted and disturbed.
A tragic occurrence must have happened in the past making him want
to reset everything but with someone different (as shown in the end of
the film)
● With violence in the film, it could be said that he dealt with that a lot
growing up and just running away
● Possibility of him not being able to let go of what happened in the past
hence why he keeps something that happened from that event
● At some point of his life, a situation in his life was probably so high in
tension that he just snapped and went ballistic, wanting everyone to
get out of his life or result to violence
● He may have been soft spoken while he was growing up and not being
able to say no or speak his mind
● Like the protagonist in his film, he could have been ignored,
abandoned, only wanted to have a normal happy life with his loved
one(s), and nothing he wanted was ever followed
● Has problems with religion and his beliefs

Black Swan
1. Technical Competence
● Mirrors can be shown everywhere, hence the shots could be
considered a wide angle but the subject is placed on the side and is
full bodied
● The camera always moves with NIna (main protag), is never steady,
and at times, showing what she sees
● To explore yourself is to be ‘one’ with yourself, it is to “touch your inner
self”
● The more she still tries to impress her coach, doesn’t relax and go wild,
still continue to try to be perfect, the more she becomes delusional
● The longer she doesn’t impress him / let herself go / feel like she’s
perfect, she still remains delusional

2. Signature Style
● Light and Dark colors are significant
 ● Monochrome colors, mostly dark despite it being light
● The wanting to be perfect and doing what she can to the point of
physical hurting and delusions
● Expected to do the unexpected
● Everyone around her is wearing dark/black colors while NIna wears
only light / white colors
● “LET IT GO”
● Seduction and sex appeal is a must

3. Director’s personality
● It’s possible that he’s vulnerable and fragile, as shown by Nina and
would result to hurting himself but would not see or feel any different
● Possibility of wanting to be perfect but not himself - “letting go”
● Considered being in pain and being physically hurt as a stepping stone
to improvement and perfection
● Not being able to easily accept new changes and would result in
violent tendencies
● Has the fear of being replaced by someone better
● A possible victim of self-harm

Requiem for a dream

1. Technical competence
● The scenes were a two-way split that shows the character on the left
while the character’s perspective is shown on the right
● There are zoom in shots similar to Edgar Wright’s style in director
● In this film, music can be heard playing throughout Some scenes show
a series of montages done by the characters
● The characters seem to be living in their own worlds and doing their
best to stay there even if it means succumbing to addition.
● Camera shakes as mental state of the character deteriorates

2. Signature Style
 ● Similar to his other films, this one is also focused on the psychology of
the characters
● Theme around this film is “addiction” due tot the four characters being
addicted to drugs
● The camera follows the characters and is never really shown to be
steady
● Focused more on the more common and current problems of the
world
● The want for independence, happiness, and the need for love were
shown by the characters
● Sound effects were made more prominent when the tension in the
scene was high

3. Director’s personality
● Possibility of being addicted or losing someone over drug abuse /
medication overdose
● Possibility of being caved in hence the fetal position shown by the
characters in the end of the film to show that they are closed, an
outsider, and the only one that they can blame is themselves with only
their dreams to comfort them
● Probably had very strong connections with his parents (especially
towards mother) that he would sell drugs or do whatever to give her
money and the things she wanted to buy
● Was probably desperate for money that so resulted to dangerous
activities
● When things start to go bad, it results in violent tendencies and
delusions
● He might have also been peer pressured into taking the said
substances because it made him feel good with visible results until it
all caved down on him in the end.