RABIA

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RABIA

• Director Ali Hasan
• Cinematographer Erick M. Crespo

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Story Questions

• What is the Story? (Theme)
• A woman sacrifices herself in order to exist.
• Whose story is it?
• Its RABIAs story.

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Story Questions

• What do the characters want?
• Rabia wants fulfillment and self-validation.
• What are the barriers preventing the Character
  from satisfying this want?
• Externally, she cannot have children.
  Internally, she doesnt believe in herself and
  has lost her will.

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The most important scene in the film?

• Tariqs Car.
• Stabbing scene in Car (choice 1)
• Tel Aviv Beach.
• Final Scene (choice 2)

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Most difficult scene of the film.

• Tariqs Car. Stabbing scene in Car

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Scene with greatest difficulties from a
cinematographers standpoint.

• Tariqs Car.
• Stabbing scene in Car

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Single most important image that we want the
audience to take with them.

• Rabia standing alone in Tel Aviv beach prior to
  detonating the bomb.

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What is the overall tone set for the audience.

• Chaotic, harsh realism.

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References using for artistic approach to the film

• CNN Gulf War footage.
• Three kings.
• The proposition
• 21 grams.

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The look of the film.

• The film evolves from
• Present Harsh, gritty reality. High contrast,
  desaturated, grainy.
• Past Glossy, sharp memories. Low contrast,
  high chroma-saturation, low grain.

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2002-Present Time

• Gritty imagery.High
• contrast, desaturated,
• grainy.
• Harsh, violent reality.
• Blinding hatred.
• Clashing forces.
• Character set on a collision course.

Film Reference The Proposition
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Past (flashbacks)

• Soft lighting, saturated golden colors.
• High key lighting.
• Glossy, sharp memories.

Film Reference Stealing Beauty
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Camera Dynamics

• Present Time
• Handheld
• FlashBacks
• Very steady on tripod
• Dolly Shots for smooth movement

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Rabia

• Format 35mm
• Aspect Ratio 1.851
• Setups per day 12 average.
• Film stock 5212 100T Int-Sound Stage
• 5205 250D Day-Ext

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Location Stills

• Palestine.
• Rural Area.

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Location Stills

• West Bank,
• Gaza.

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Location Stills

• Palestinian Road.

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Location Stills

• Palestine.
• Rural Road.

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Location Stills

• Israel.
• Rural Area.

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Location Stills

• Check point.

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Location Stills

• Check point.

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Location Stills

• Palestinian
• Rural street

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Location Stills

• Palestinian
• Rural street
• (other side)

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Location Stills

• Palestinian
• Room INT

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Location Stills

• Palestinian Plaza

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Location Stills

• Palestinian
• Plaza

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Location Stills

• Palestinian
• Plaza

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Harmony of Complementary

• Yellow Represents the Female world. The warmth
  and safety of motherhood. The noble and
  dignifying side of mankind.

• Blue Represents the Male world.
• The oppression, and destruction
• they bring upon others. The misery and hatred
  of men.

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Progression of Color

• Rabia is raised in the Yellow world of her
  mother. She soon faces the deceits and
  insensitivity of a Blue world, dominated by men.
• Rabia turns Blue and decides to fight men with
  their own methods but soon discovers she is just
  destroying the Yellow of the world.

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Color Code
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2002-Present Time

• Gritty imagery.High
• contrast, desaturated,
• grainy.
• Harsh, violent reality.
• Blinding hatred.
• Clashing forces.
• Character set on a collision course.

Film Reference The Proposition
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1984-Childhood

• Soft lighting, saturated golden colors.
• Golden age of innocence.
• Safety and comfort of home.
• Character beloved by her close relatives.

Film Reference Stealing Beauty
Film Reference Stealing Beauty
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1994-Teenager

• Soft lighting, saturated redish colors.
• Original Sin.
• Temptation and lust experienced for the first
  time.

Film Reference The Proposition
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2000/2002 - Adulthood

• Soft lighting, saturated bluish colors. Hint of
  Yellow.
• Marriage
• Feelings of misplacement.
• Rigid marital structure.
• Female(Yellow) overruled by a patriarchal society
  (Blue).
• Fata Headquarters
• Secret and discriminating military organization.
• Dehumanization of the individual.

Film Reference 21 Grams
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2002-House with Dareen

• Soft lighting. Saturated green
• colors. Hint of Yellow.
• Last reservoir of peace.
• Only path to salvation.
• Alternative to self destruction.
• Cry out for the end of the violence.

Film Reference 21 Grams