- Arrival of baby
- Female family member - unhappy/jealous - curses child
- Child protected and watched out for excessively
- Wandering. Tricked into doing something she didn't want to do. Coerced - naivety.
- Finger pricks - curse activated
- She and whole kingdom put to sleep
- One hundred years pass
- Handsome Prince rescues her. True loves kiss needs to happen to wake her (and the kingdom up)
- Wakes up. Lives happily ever after.
-Slept as a child, woke up a woman.
Modern Day Context
- Female junkie - gives child to sister who can't have children
- What if 'Sleeping Beauty' went "offline."
-Think about WHY the girl doesn't rebel.
-God = metaphor for Prince
Sleep
- Join a commune
- Depression
- Suicidal
- Holiday
- Runs away
- Leaves life
- Transition from girl to womanhood
- Coma (medical)
-Play on cliche of Prince
-Non Linear narrative
-Characters Change ---> Ellude
****Romeo and Juliet - HOW it's changed through renditions.
Modern film is more brutal - disguised brutality.
To Do
- List of films derived from books/inspired by books ---> how these managed to get key themes across.
- How fairy tales are translated
- What is modern society?
- How fairy tales are translated into modern context
- Folk Lore/legend precedent
Focuses
- Editing
- Colour
- Dialogue
- Characters
- Sets
- Costumes
Art Direction + Costume = Visual Narrative
Key Areas
- Film
- Recontextualising Fairy tales
- What is modern?
- Visual Narrative/set design/art direction
Could possibly look into a fashion designer and see if they are willing to donate clothing for costumes and be a part of our final piece.
- Lady Gaga
- Priscilla in the Desert
WHAT IN MODERN WE QUITE LIKE!!!!
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