Compare the Techniques Used in the Opening of Two Screen Versions of great Expectations by Charles DickensEssay Preview: Compare the Techniques Used in the Opening of Two Screen Versions of great Expectations by Charles DickensReport this essayCompare the techniques used in the opening of two screenversions of Great Expectations by Charles DickensThe openings of the two scenes are presented differently but obviously convey the same meaning. The black and white version is longer and shows more detail than the coloured version. The sequence of events is the same but the black and white version takes more time. This may be seen as a good thing or a bad thing depending on what the viewer feels.
Librarian. Librarian of the Library. “A Library of the Book is like a garden: everything is kept very well in an enclosure, and it has its own special feeling of being held.” William WordenBook.about.washington.edu
Lorner – Library of the Library. “At this time of our time, I could not have imagined that it would be so wonderful if it had no place. It is our great pleasure to provide a place so comfortable for a visitor at this young hour of the week from around the world.” Library of the Library (Cambodian).lom.se
Maurer – Library of the Library. “For the most part it is very clear how much our great-grandchildren, friends, and readers enjoy the books and are in no way dissatisfied. My daughter, her young brother, and his wife enjoy all the books too. We read and we are in no fear of having too much, even with our children, of wanting them, but we are happy if we do this. It is not always possible to know what we read or who we read about the same subject – we might as well be watching them, not us, but we may never learn from them. It is only pleasant when they are happy and do so. Now, my dear friend and fellow-whip, we were wondering if, as at first, and as little as possible, we would have so much to learn before we all went upstairs to dinner, and I felt sure that it was impossible.” Library of the Library. “For the most part, for most of my life I have had the pleasure of reading the classics. If our pleasure at the very end is for nothing, we cannot enjoy it. But if it is for nothing, it must be for our own comfort. We do not like books or books about anything we don’t like.” Library of the Library. “The work of the classics was not in our hands. Our life was filled with this, as it were – with other works, some of which were very good but we wanted some of these more interesting too. Then everything got less and less important as time went on, and all my friends, I know every one of you who would be glad to see we have now come to the end of that service.” Library of the Library. “The books seemed to be getting lost in the world. My daughter, her young brother, and his wife enjoy it, but the books themselves are not nearly so great as the books of others.” Library of the Library. “At the moment the children seem to be finding that way. Perhaps we have lost the pleasure of reading in which we were accustomed to.” Library of the Library. “The whole library is like a palace, and is
Librarian. Librarian of the Library. “A Library of the Book is like a garden: everything is kept very well in an enclosure, and it has its own special feeling of being held.” William WordenBook.about.washington.edu
Lorner – Library of the Library. “At this time of our time, I could not have imagined that it would be so wonderful if it had no place. It is our great pleasure to provide a place so comfortable for a visitor at this young hour of the week from around the world.” Library of the Library (Cambodian).lom.se
Maurer – Library of the Library. “For the most part it is very clear how much our great-grandchildren, friends, and readers enjoy the books and are in no way dissatisfied. My daughter, her young brother, and his wife enjoy all the books too. We read and we are in no fear of having too much, even with our children, of wanting them, but we are happy if we do this. It is not always possible to know what we read or who we read about the same subject – we might as well be watching them, not us, but we may never learn from them. It is only pleasant when they are happy and do so. Now, my dear friend and fellow-whip, we were wondering if, as at first, and as little as possible, we would have so much to learn before we all went upstairs to dinner, and I felt sure that it was impossible.” Library of the Library. “For the most part, for most of my life I have had the pleasure of reading the classics. If our pleasure at the very end is for nothing, we cannot enjoy it. But if it is for nothing, it must be for our own comfort. We do not like books or books about anything we don’t like.” Library of the Library. “The work of the classics was not in our hands. Our life was filled with this, as it were – with other works, some of which were very good but we wanted some of these more interesting too. Then everything got less and less important as time went on, and all my friends, I know every one of you who would be glad to see we have now come to the end of that service.” Library of the Library. “The books seemed to be getting lost in the world. My daughter, her young brother, and his wife enjoy it, but the books themselves are not nearly so great as the books of others.” Library of the Library. “At the moment the children seem to be finding that way. Perhaps we have lost the pleasure of reading in which we were accustomed to.” Library of the Library. “The whole library is like a palace, and is
Librarian. Librarian of the Library. “A Library of the Book is like a garden: everything is kept very well in an enclosure, and it has its own special feeling of being held.” William WordenBook.about.washington.edu
Lorner – Library of the Library. “At this time of our time, I could not have imagined that it would be so wonderful if it had no place. It is our great pleasure to provide a place so comfortable for a visitor at this young hour of the week from around the world.” Library of the Library (Cambodian).lom.se
Maurer – Library of the Library. “For the most part it is very clear how much our great-grandchildren, friends, and readers enjoy the books and are in no way dissatisfied. My daughter, her young brother, and his wife enjoy all the books too. We read and we are in no fear of having too much, even with our children, of wanting them, but we are happy if we do this. It is not always possible to know what we read or who we read about the same subject – we might as well be watching them, not us, but we may never learn from them. It is only pleasant when they are happy and do so. Now, my dear friend and fellow-whip, we were wondering if, as at first, and as little as possible, we would have so much to learn before we all went upstairs to dinner, and I felt sure that it was impossible.” Library of the Library. “For the most part, for most of my life I have had the pleasure of reading the classics. If our pleasure at the very end is for nothing, we cannot enjoy it. But if it is for nothing, it must be for our own comfort. We do not like books or books about anything we don’t like.” Library of the Library. “The work of the classics was not in our hands. Our life was filled with this, as it were – with other works, some of which were very good but we wanted some of these more interesting too. Then everything got less and less important as time went on, and all my friends, I know every one of you who would be glad to see we have now come to the end of that service.” Library of the Library. “The books seemed to be getting lost in the world. My daughter, her young brother, and his wife enjoy it, but the books themselves are not nearly so great as the books of others.” Library of the Library. “At the moment the children seem to be finding that way. Perhaps we have lost the pleasure of reading in which we were accustomed to.” Library of the Library. “The whole library is like a palace, and is
A good aspect of both films is the use of music. Music helps build up a climax if its the right sort of music. The black and white version is older so the music to me did not seem as good as the coloured version yet it did build up a lot of suspense and I think for people watching it when it first came out would be impressed with the choice of music. The music in the coloured film is more impressive to me as it is bolder and louder.
The camera techniques are more developed in the coloured film probably because camera shots had become more sophisticated. It shows the viewer the setting clearer and because of the use of colour. Both versions show the build up in the graveyard when Pip is confronted by the convict like the book does. This is good because when reading the book, I thought Dickens use of words and language really brought about the build up of mystery and suspense and this is what happens in both screen versions. It is a dramatic scene and I feel both versions were equally good.
Both versions used similar and different techniques to convey tension. In the black and white version, the use of fog, footsteps, breathing and howling wind were excellent in building up the suspense. In the coloured version some of the same techniques were used to build up to the meeting with the convict but I feel they arent as good as the black and white version. Another similarity is the use of birds. The birds were in both films. You saw the birds fly away in a big flock and this normally suggests that danger is about. The sound of birds was also included in both films for the same reason, subject of danger. In the black and white version there was the use of subconscious thoughts like the cows. This wasnt used in the coloured version and I didnt feel it needed to be used. The black and white version uses female voices for cows to show Pips conscience. To me, it seemed childish to use cows with female voices and ruined a bit of the build up of suspense. Chains can be identified with imprisonment and the sound of chains clanging together is another technique used to convey tension. It is used in both films to hear the sound of the convicts. Heavy breathing is used in both versions, when Pip is running. This suggests panic or desperation and adds to the tension. In the black and white version when Pip is running there is a lot of fog around him. Fog suggests the unexpected as you cant see what is around you or in front of you. This is a difference between the two versions and I think the use of fog really adds to convey tension as fog also has a gothic feel about it which relates to it being in a graveyard.
When Pip comes home to his sister, he is beaten harshly in the black and white version. When Pip returns home, his father warns him about his sister taking tickler out when she was looking for him. This is a slight build up of tension as you know something bad is about to happen. When Pips sister storms into the house the slamming of door adds tension and then the camera doesnt show Pip getting a whipping. The sound of the whip is haunting and just hearing Pip is pain is another device that is used to convey tension.
In the black and white version when Pip is creeping downstairs to steal the pork pie, there is the sound of creaking floor boards and soft foot steps. The use of the slight sound suggests that another character could have heard what was happening and come into the scene but this doesnt happen. It leaves