Looking For Alibrandi - Film Techniques
Looking For Alibrandi - Film Techniques
Looking For Alibrandi - Film Techniques
Film
As you watch the film, you are to make notes about the attitudes and expectations of Josie,
her mother Christine, her grandmother Nonna Katia, before, during and after the process of
change.
Josie Alibrandi
Christina
Alibrandi
Nonna Katia
Film techniques
used
Before
Embarrassed about
being Italian and of
her culture calls
Tomato Day National
Wog Day.
During
Going out with Jacob
Coote forces Josie to bring
up her culture. She talks
about her dress being an
heirloom, and he has to
meet her mother.
Close-up - Josie
Costuming Josies red
eye-roll.
dress is considered to be
Body language
an heirloom. She uses
slouched in chair.
pride in her cultural
Diagetic music
tradition as a reason for
Josie changes it from respect. Nonna made the
Italian music to
dress.
contemporary rock.
Josie Alibrandi
Film techniques
used
Symbolism Saint
on postcard is
beheaded.
After
Josie is proud of being
Italian and accepting of
her culture. She invites
Jacob and her friends
in to experience
Tomato Day.
Low-angle shot
Nonna is explaining
her history, she looks
like an elder who
deserves Josies
respect.
Diagetic music and
body language
Josie puts on the
Italian music and
dances with Nonna.
Meeting her father and also Josie believes that her
finding out that Marcus
family is blessed and
Sandford was her
she is loved by two of
biological grandfather helps the strongest women in
Josie understand that she the world.
isnt cursed.
High-angle shot Josie
Narration / voice-over
sees Nonna is vulnerable
Josie reveals her
and feels empathy for her. belief: I am loved by
She helps her pick up the two of the strongest
photos.
women in the world.
Mid-shot Josie and
Michael Andretti in coffee
shop; the profiles show
they are similar.
Josie Alibrandi
Film techniques
used