Relation of story to the world

During this lecture we were shown short samples of different films that were the examples how world can create a coherent story. We were told not to underestimate the story nor overfill it because that would alienate viewers from it or decrease the field for imagination.

For instant in Gladiators battle in the forest on the beginning of the film the forest was a metaphor of the threats from Goths and Vandals at that time. This effect was busted with music and cool blue colour scheme. All of that gives the unsettling impression to the viewer and tells him what he/she should feel like.

On the other hand Bladerunner shows a twist on the already existing story of Dr Frankensteins creature, only moving the scenery to the futuristic New York. That is a quite common practice, where story is moved to a different setting or for instance Vampire the fall of Rome where rome is populated by vampires and they drive it to its destruction.

Another example was Tim Burton, very well known director, that creates his own unique style based on goth aesthetics. The examples we were shown were Edward the Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollows. Both films were set in completely different timelines, Edward in modern times and Sleepy Hollow in Victorian era. However, they could be easily linked together because of the similar aesthetics or actors. Therefore, Burton even though influenced by gothic style makes his very own genre. Another director that does the same is Quentin Tarantino although in his example he converged so many genres into his films that it's hard to recognise anymore what the film is. He's broken the idea of genres.

A story also can be shown by different settings when we'll see a victorian palace and a nobleman preparing for the day with a crew of servant, or a cowboy horse riding through the rocky desert we will know that both are costium dramas. However, both of the stories differ with the setting and time.