AICE Media Studies 2024-25

The 1976 film, "Taxi Driver," is a crime/noir film that focuses on a disturbed man, Travis Bickle, who suffers from insomnia and takes on a job as a Taxi driver. While the audience watches him travel through the city at night, we see insight on his belief that certain people are scum and animals who need to be cleaned up off the street. Not only that, but he struggles to create relationships with people. During this time he sees Betsy, a woman working for a presidential candidate in their campaign. The scene I want to dive into and break down, is the first date between Travis and Betsy. 4:00-6:00 In the scene, Travis wears a dark red vest and Betsy wears a bright red dress to the date. The general concept of the color red can mean romance and/or danger. I believe, that both meanings apply to this scene. Yes, both characters wear red and it represents the fact that both of them are interested in each other. Travis, however, is wearing a much deeper red and I believe that this ...

Set: Abandoned Diner  For this set, I decided to include a rundown diner that has gone out of business. To drive this point home, I included a nasty fridge, disgusting sink, messy front area, and a rodent. I used these images to demonstrate the horrendous conditions of the place and to make it seem as abandoned as possible. The color of the walls and signpost that says "diner" to make the audience think about it as an older, 1900s diner. I wanted the audience to assume it was an establishment that fell out of business and was simply just abandoned by the owners, town, and people. The terrible conditions were emphasized purposely in hopes of making the audience feel disgusted. Set: Gated Community To represent a gated community, I believed it was necessary to show a bright atmosphere with kids playing around and a modern house to demonstrate that it is a wealthy neighborhood. The kids playing on the street was made to show that the neighborhood is very secure as most parents w...