Killgore scene


Auteur theory - different production contexts

Killgore intro
Sound:
. Narrative voice over
. Constant whirling helicopters
. Shouting over each other
. Chaotic overlapping sound of war machines + people
. Ford Coppola breaking the 4th wall - make us aware of its construction + propaganda
. WE are there to help you, we are there to help you
. Sirens + crying children + war
. Performance: half-assed helping people
. Church performance quieter than the war sounds + goat being airlifted (barbaric or ritual sacrifice ) -  WAR IS THE RELIGION OF AMERICA


. Trumpet + helicopters
.

Cinematography:
. Establishing shot = classical Hollywood
. Deep DOF
. Tracking shot - big budget + technological advancement
. haphazard circle shot of Killgore and others talking - as opposed to Casablanca's rigid cinematography- no establishing shot of Killgore really - lack of connection and overall objective - spontaneity
. Grey overcast sky
. Wide shots + DOF = scope of action
. Willard tends to be isolated in medium shots
. Surfing talk = smoke in the background = irony and selfishness

Performance:
. Willard - neutral and laconic
. He's like the diegetic audience
. Killgore - chaos,  and lack of direction in the way
. Chaos and propagandist
. Shouting over each other

Mise en scene
. Cards - gamble, luck, chance
. Helicopters - Philippines - production context
. The contrast between soldiers and civilians
. Killgore's uniform - cowboy hat - possible reference - a clear distinction between good and evil in western genre
. Location shooting
. Killgore usually blocked to be central
. Association of war and religion
. Vietnam as a religious war
. Difficult choreography

Editing
. Long cuts/ takes difficult to choreograph - against noncontinuity
. Centralising killgore


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