Black Rock Essay

Steven vidler, director of Blackrock use a number of cinematic techniques to the theme of risk of exposure. Teenagers ar notorious for risk tasking behaviour which can do devastating consequence for the future. Blackrock is a 1997 film tells the story of Jared, a teenage boy who witness a rape and death penalty at a teen party, and must risk his social status (and safety) by coming forward. Vidler explores the theme of risk using film techhiguc such as montage, costuming, dialog, MontageA montage in the films opening credits shows teenagers surfing and having fun on the beach. Shots of teens surfing successfully are sundry(a) in with scenes of people falling off their boards and wiping out. Part of the appeal of surfing may be the risk involved the teenagers are rejecting the safe, over-protective world completed for them by their parents.Costuming Jade arrives to meet her friends dressed in baggy, conservative clothes, but takes them off to reveal her party, clothes underneat h. Jade is defying her mothers orders, instead choosing to go to the party and have fun with her friends. By ignoring the wishes of her mothers, jade is taking great risk-teenagers ofttimes takes risks to be accepted by their peers, at the risk of upsetting their love ones.Dialogue Rachaels father tells her youre not allowed to go (to the party). Rachels father insists that she stay at work, and so she respects his decision (reluctantly). Risks often involve teens ignoring their responsibilities by doing what she is obliged to do, Rachael avoids risk.Tracking shot A series of tracking shots show Ricko surfing on the bonnet of a fast car, as a crowed watch on. Ricko is loved by his friends for his willingness to take wild risks like this being wild makes him popular. The greatest the risk a teenagers is willing to take the great the respect that they often get in return.Contrast While the teenagers are seen drinking and partying, the adults including Jareds mother are shown at a loc al pub. The risks taken by Jared and his friends, including violent and sexual behaviour, are contrasted with the financial risk taken by the adults as they gamble their money. While adults discourage teens from risk-taking they too are sheepish of taking similarly large risks, only in different ways.Silence/slow-motion As Jared watches Tracey being raped, the scene plays in slow motion and the sound fades into the background. This helps the witness feel Jareds shock and confusing, as he feels helpless and unsure of what to do. This is the first scene in the film to show that risk-taking behaviour can have severe consequencesCharacterization Jareds father, Len, abandoned his family and is confronted by Jareds mother at the gym where he works. Len is an older example of the same kinds of reckless and unaccountable behaviour that can be seen in the films teenaged characters. Parent attitudes to risk-taking and responsibility can be passed down to subsequent generations.Alliteratio n Jared sees dobbers take place spray-patting in large capital letters at his school. Obviously, the boys who murder Tracey are threatening anyone who knows about it to stay quiet and not informal the police. Jared now must take another, less enjoyable risk this time to his personal safety if he decides to come forward.Montage A later montage shows Jared surfing only if the scene is slower, quieter and darker than the previous surfing scenes. This reflects Jareds changing emotional stat, as the rape and murder has changed his feeling about his friends and himself. The negative outcomes of risk-taking are not special(a) to physical danger, but can to a fault include guilt, stress and regretRepetition Talking to his girlfriend, Jared repeats, I didnt do anything. Jared feels guilty about the circumstance that he did not step in to save Tracey as she was being attacked. The negative outcomes of risk-taking are not limited to physical danger, but can also include guilt, stress and re gret.Flashbacks Jared has a series of flashbacks to the night of the murder throughout the movie. This shows that Jared continues to feel guilty and conflicted about his role in Traceys death. Negative consequences of risks are a main deterrent from fisk taking behaviour.