Breaking the fourth wall - research task
02:35What is it?
The Fourth Wall is a term for the imaginary “wall” that exists between actors on stage and the audience, to keep up the illusion of theater, the actors pretend that they cannot hear or see the audience. The same effect often occurs in movies, where the fourth wall in that instance is a camera. By breaking the fourth wall, the character is talking to the audience and looking straight into the camera lens instead of ignoring the audience and just letting them watch the events.Examples:
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
"The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain"
"The Wolf of Wallstreet"
Is it something you would contemplate in your own coursework?
We did not think about contemplating breaking the fourth wall in our coursework, mainly because our plot is quite serious and would not give the mood we want to create. Breaking the fourth wall often has more of a entertaining effect which would not work with our film. There are also more main characters, rather then just one who would share their thoughts with the audience.
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