Projector: Display slide 1 - pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio in three different films: Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street (Item 2), The Revenant (Item 3).
Presenter:
Good afternoon, my research project explores the versatility and range of the well known film star Leonardo DiCaprio. Three films which I will frequently refer to during this presentation are: Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Revenant. These films are useful in highlighting Dicaprio's versatility and the difference he brings to each role.
Projector: Display slide 2 - pictures of Leonardo Dicaprio in Titanic.
Projector: Display slide 2 - pictures of Leonardo Dicaprio in Titanic.
Presenter:
Titanic is the film that initially shot Leonardo Dicaprio to stardom. At this time he was known as a teenage pin up boy that every fan girl wanted a poster of on their wall. However, as time has progressed Dicaprio has broken away from that representation and took multiple risks in order to become who he is in the film industry today. This presentation will cover all my findings of this subject. To begin with, I will now play a video of Dicaprio discussing Titanic.
Projector: Display slide 3 - Play video of Titanic interview(Item 5).
Presenter:
As we see in the clip Dicaprio expresses how he 'took a chance and tried something different' when taking on the role of Jack in Titanic. He further states how he had never took on anything this big before which shows his willingness to take on new, challenging roles in order to become a more successful and versatile actor. Taking on this role turned him into a teenage pin up boy, but is this what he wanted? Dicaprio discusses this in an online interview on the timeout website.
Projector: Display slide 4 - Screenshot of online interview on Timeout website(Item 7) , specifically the part talking about 'Leo Mania years'.
Presenter:
This screenshot shows Leonardo Dicaprio being asked about the 'Leo Mania years' which he seems to be completely unaware of. The interviewer asks him about these years and he states: 'It was bizarre. I took a break for a couple of years because it was so intense. I needed to recharge and refocus.' I believe this proves that although he successfully adapted himself to the role of Jack in titanic his popularity from this film, particulary amongst teenage girls, became too intense for him and wasn't particularly what he wanted.
This screenshot shows Leonardo Dicaprio being asked about the 'Leo Mania years' which he seems to be completely unaware of. The interviewer asks him about these years and he states: 'It was bizarre. I took a break for a couple of years because it was so intense. I needed to recharge and refocus.' I believe this proves that although he successfully adapted himself to the role of Jack in titanic his popularity from this film, particulary amongst teenage girls, became too intense for him and wasn't particularly what he wanted.
Projector: Display slide 5 - Screenshot of an online article from the website Goliath, showing Leonardo Dicaprio's 10 best performances (Item 10).
Presenter:
As visible on screen, Titanic is valued as one of Leonardo Dicaprios best performances. The article also highlights the teenage girl fan base which Titanic created, turning Dicaprio into the teenage pin up boy, which from research I gather he didn't want to be. The article specifically states that 'Every teenage girl at the time was swooning over Dicaprio in this movie, for good reason. He was able to pull off the underdog charm and street wit to perfection'. I feel as though this is useful as it suggests that Leonardo Dicaprio can adapt his performance to any role, even pulling off an underdog charm and street wit to perfection.
Projector: Display slide 6 - Image of Leonardo Dicaprio in the Revenant.
Run audio: Main theme music from The Revenant - 10 seconds then fades to silence.
Presenter:
Here we can see a drastic change in role for Dicaprio. He goes from Jack the teenage pin up boy to Hugh Glass the fur trader living in unbearable conditions and therefore appearing a lot less looked after! Taking on this role must of been a huge risk for Dicaprio as it was such a big change from his previous roles where he appeared as his usual self. Mise-en-scene is everything which we can see within a film and it plays a major role in The Revenant. One way is through the costume and props which clearly get Dicaprio into the character as he is transformed and appears looking like a completely different person ready to take on the challenging role he has before him. This whole new identity for Dicaprio may challenge what people think of him. Although, from research it is gathered that Dicaprio brought something to this role which no one else could! As stated in a GQ Australia magazine article (Item 11) : "Right now, Leonardo Dicaprio is king of the celluloid jungle. No one hunts and kills like Leo."
Projector: Display slide 7 - Screenshot of The Wired online interview(Item 4).
Presenter:
When interviewed about The Revenant and taking on the role of Hugh Glass, Dicaprio said "I decided to embark on what I would characterise as more of a chapter of my life rather than a film commitment." This phrase highlights his positive attitude towards film which explains his outstanding performances, vast range and high adaptability to films. His Revenant co-star Tom Hardy says that "Leo is an enigma, there's something kind of magic about him.". This highlights Dicaprio's success, in getting into the challenging role in the film, as he is spoken highly of by co-star Tom Hardy.
- opening: outline what i am going to talk about - how he started off - titanic - teenage/ pin up boy/ - broken away from that - taken risks
- talk about film A - teenage pin up boy
- talk about film B - dominant / wealthy / difference in class
- talk about film C - major risk / not attractive etc
^ performance and mise en scene ( explain meaning of this to audience before mentioning ) in these films
- choice of role - how it challenges what we think of him
