A Comparison Between Film Versions of Emma and Clueless

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A Comparison Between Film Versions of Emma and Clueless

The features I will look for in both films for comparison is setting,

location, lighting, costumes, props, camera angles, dialogue and

weather. Emma is set in the early 20th century and Clueless in the

1990's. The director changed the era to refer to the fact that girls

nowadays are more mature than young women in the early 20th century.

The diversity between the locations in both films is very minor. In

Clueless it is set in Beverly Hills in America and in Emma is set in

England. England in the early 20th century is largely countryside with

prosperous houses, and a rigid hierarchy. Beverly Hills is quite

comparable to England as it is rich in foundations, but has a more

relaxed hierarchy. The classes are diverse, you are not born into a

class like as in Emma, it depends what your career is. Living in these

two places evokes the impression of wealth. Also Beverly Hills has a

different type of hierarchy, status but in lifestyle and reputation.

The settings did not differ to much as there is an interior and

exterior setting in both films. In Emma the interior is her house this

is lavishly furnished, with traditional antiques and classic pieces of

furnisher. The exterior setting is the estate which is the grounds

surrounding her house, this is typical English countryside. Compared

to Cher's house (the main character in Clueless) it is a contempary

house with expensive appliances, which also meant they spent a lot of

money on their image and are wealthy. The other interior setting is

the school, which is a classic American school. The exterior settings

are the mall and her garden a...

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... in the winter seasons. The snow

happened once during the journey between Emma's house and a party she

is travelling to and it rained once when Emma was looking in a shop in

the local town. In Clueless it does not rain once, it is either mildly

sunny or hot. You can tell the weather is hot because of the scenery

lighting and because in many scenes you see Cher sunbathing or

drinking a cool drink. The director has to make the slight difference

in both films because Clueless is set in America, where it is a lot

warmer.

In conclusion I think the films are alike in the aspects I have

written about above. Sometimes the two films are different for example

the camera angles, and clothing but I think this is only because the

films are set in different time periods and have to be adapted for the

era in which they set are.

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