The Crafting of the Setting in a Text Is Crucial as It...

The crafting of the setting in a text is crucial as it provides a framework for the intended meaning of the composer. Explore the significance of setting in Blade Runner. Through the establishment of setting in Ridley Scotts Blade Runner (directors cut), a medium is provided by which the characters and message behind the text can develop by means of various cinematic techniques and diverse settings. Situated in the year 2019, Blade Runner is within the near future, no more than a generation for viewers in both our context, and the context in which it was released (originally 1892 then the directors cut released in 1992). In Blade Runner, the way in which characters engage with their setting acts as a representation of values and†¦show more content†¦She runs through deserted shop windows, a sign of urban degradation and abandonment. The effectiveness of the scene is established through the cutting between slow motion shots of Zhora and close up shots of Deckards face as he shoots the gun. This shooting directly involves the audience and embraces the viewers into the intimacy of the scene. The brutality of the killing is reflected within the s etting, it is gloomy, empty to suggest the absence of morals and values and filled with artificial lighting, evidence of consumerism. The non-digetic suspended jazz music builds on the feeling of life coming to an end. Through Zhora is the suspected Replicant, we see considerably more emotion expressed on her face as she runs from Deckard, than we do on Deckards face building a sense of empathy with the audience for Zhoras position. In conclusion, composers carefully craft particular settings in order to convey meaning and value. In Blade Runner, the setting is used as a warning, a warning that this is what the future could look like if we dont protect the environment around us. Through the use of various cinematic techniques Ridley Scotts interpretation of situations is represented in a way that connects with the audience on different levels both consciously and