CONFLICT FLASHCARDS
How is psychological conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Of Gong Er when Gong
Yutian says she cannot be a master because she is a woman, when Gong Er says she took back
the legacy
How is psychological conflict represented through high angles in TGM? – Gong Yutian talking about
a divided country, Ip Man talking about having to wear a suit in Japan in order to fit in, of Gong Er
when she dies
How is psychological conflict represented through low angles in TGM? – Looking up at Gong Er
after Ma San’s fight, Ip Man talks to a man because he wants to see Gong Er
How is psychological conflict represented through violin score in TGM? – Slow music as Gong Er
talks about her life
How is psychological conflict represented through silhouetting in TGM? – Ip Man and Gong Er
talking, Gong Er walking towards Ma San silhouetted by orange smoke, Gong Er walking away
from the fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Of the punches, of the
gate shutting when Ip Man and other man fight, of the man when he hits the gates
How is militaristic conflict represented through pan shots in TGM? – People being thrown around,
Ip and Gong Er's bodies as they fight, Ip and Gong Yutian circle each other, spinning pan down
shot of them fighting
How is militaristic conflict represented through tracking shots in TGM? – Of punches, As Ma San
and Gong Er fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through aerial shots in TGM? – Ip Man and the other man
circling each other
How is militaristic conflict represented through shot-reverse-shots in TGM? – Between Ip Man and
the man he is fighting, between Gong Er and Ma San before their fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through two-shots in TGM? – Before Ma San pushes Gong Er
towards the train, Gong Yutian hands Ip the cake and waits for him to break it
How is militaristic conflict represented through dolly zooms in TGM? – Of the carriage moving
towards Ip Man
How is militaristic conflict represented through slow motion in TGM? – Of people running, during
the opening fight, Gong Er and Ma San fighting with the train moving out the station quickly
How is militaristic conflict represented through cuts in TGM? – Of the fight, of the same thing from
different angles, Gong Er's feet after Ip Man looks at them, of Gong Er falling and pulling Ip down
too, cut to black before Gong Er and Ma San start fighting, to their feet, their hands and their faces
as they fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through diegetic sound in TGM? – Loud diegetic yell that
fades out to a jump cut of him talking inside, sound palette of the rain, foley sound of punches,
swords, traditional score
How is militaristic conflict represented through foley sound in TGM? – Of punches, of Gong Er and
Ma San's fight and the train pulling away
How is militaristic conflict represented through violin score in TGM? – Notes that get progressively
louder during the fight, intense violin score begins as Gong Er and Ma San get ready to fight, slow
violin score with the low angle of Gong Er
How is militaristic conflict represented through silence in TGM? – Split second of silence when Ip
Man takes fight stance before fighting, silence as Gong Yutian gets ready to fight, silence when
teacher is sick, moment of silence in fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through squealing score in TGM? – When someone jumps
out the window, when gong er is almost pushed into the train
How is militaristic conflict represented through non-diegetic sound in TGM? – Non-diegetic score
cuts out when the man is chucked into the gate, non-diegetic score cuts out and we can only hear
the rain
How is militaristic conflict represented through pulses in TGM? – Pulse when man punches towards
camera, music pulses repeatedly as they fight, pulsing music as Ip man punches teacher, pulse
when funeral parade is stopped, pulse when we see Ma San
How is militaristic conflict represented through militaristic score in TGM? – Repeating notes as they
get ready to fight in opening scene, as Gong Yutian leaves + Ip is declared new GM, when we get
info about Ma San joining the Japanese
How is militaristic conflict represented through cacophony in TGM? – Noises, rain, shouting and
foley sounds of the fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through movement in TGM? – Ip Man barely moves during
his fighting compared to the fighters, Gong Er is moving very gracefully whereas Ma San is very
frantic
, How is militaristic conflict represented through colours in TGM? – Gong Er in black as she talks
about killing Ma San, they are both wearing all black with only their faces visible
How is militaristic conflict represented through shadows in TGM? – As Ma San walks, he is
shadowed apart from his face
How is ideological conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Of the rain hitting floor, Ip
in tight frame, rain dropping off Ip’s hat, Gong Yutian smiling when he finds out Ip's name, zoom
out of Gong Er and Ip Man staring at each other, of the women showing their jewels and clothing,
his cigarette to him looking up into the distance
How is ideological conflict represented through low angle in TGM? – Ip walking away from fight and
people on the floor, Gong Er sat on the barrister looking down at Ip Man, Gong Er and Ip Man
talking, Ip when Gong Yutian leaves
How is ideological conflict represented through lighting in TGM? – Blue lighting outside and yellow
lighting inside, dark lighting makes it hard to see what’s happening, yellow lighting in his house
creates dramatic chiaroscuro, Gong Er in chiaroscuro lighting as she makes vow, pink lighting,
blue light of train pulling into station juxtaposes warm lighting before, green lighting at his martial
arts school
How is ideological conflict represented through two-shots in TGM? – Ip Man and Gong Er sat with
each other and the girls around them, Ip Man and Bruce Lee
How is ideological conflict represented through long shots in TGM? – Ip Man standing in the centre
of a circle of fighters, cut from long shot of the cigarette to extreme close-up of lighting the match
How is ideological conflict represented through zoom in/out in TGM? – Zoom in to Gong Er's face as
she bleeds, zoom in as Gong Er talks about herself and her life, zoom out of the martial arts school
photo
How is ideological conflict represented through positioning in TGM? – Gong Er leaves the frame
when she says 'Goodbye', leaving it empty
How is ideological conflict represented through lens flares in TGM? – On Gong Er when she is dead
How is ideological conflict represented through montage edits in TGM? – Fight sequence at the
very beginning, smoke from the train, Jiang, Gong Er, Ma San walking off the train and the lights
How is ideological conflict represented through diegetic sound in TGM? – Of cheering when Gong
Yutian leaves, of the snow falling off the trees and the wind, from found footage
How is ideological conflict represented through opera score in TGM? – During panning close-up of
Gong Er and Ip Man
How is ideological conflict represented through dialogue in TGM? – Ip talking about fighting with
simplicity, and detached tone, Gong Er says 'Goodbye' and Ip Man says 'See you later'
How is ideological conflict represented through weather in TGM? – Very foggy but a bright light in
the distance, when Gong Er and Ip Man leave each other, it is nighttime
How is ideological conflict represented through colours in TGM? – Ip’s white hat makes him stand
out from the fighters wearing black , Gong Yutian dressed in purple and others in black, Gong Er
wearing white when they disrupt the funeral parade, Gong Er wears black when she makes vow,
Gong Er wears black but has a white flower in her hair
How is ideological conflict represented through shadows in TGM? – Ip talks about time passing with
half his face shadowed, teacher asks 'Have you ever been in a fight', a shadow crosses over Ip's
face, Gong Er walking towards Ma San silhouetted by orange smoke, Gong Er walks away
silhouetted in a big fur coat, young Gong Er is stood in shadows watching Gong Yutian practice
How is ideological conflict represented through location in TGM? – The train station is symbolic for
transferring legacy (MS begins at the train station and stays there whilst Gong Er walks away),
Gong Er trains in the woods where she can hide, whereas Gong Yutian trains in the courtyard
which should be busy but he is able to make it empty
How is ideological conflict represented through lighting in TGM? – Dark lighting and heavy rain in
the opening scene, light of the moon above Ip as he watches Gong Er leave looks like the north
star
How is familial conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Domestic activities, of Gong
Er as she leads group of people to Gong Yutian's house, Ma San talking about Gong Yutian's secret
move that Gong Er used, Gong Er watching Gong Yutian through the window, young boy at Ip
Man's martial arts school
How is familial conflict represented through mid-shots in TGM? – Ip, his wife and their kids in a
family photo
How is familial conflict represented through panning shots in TGM? – Zoom-in close-up of Ip and
wife in photo, zoom out of Gong Er and Ip staring at each other, Ip's child hugging him to Ip crying,
panning between Ip and Bruce Lee as
How is familial conflict represented through positioning in TGM? – Ip's wife cleaning him from
behind bars
How is psychological conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Of Gong Er when Gong
Yutian says she cannot be a master because she is a woman, when Gong Er says she took back
the legacy
How is psychological conflict represented through high angles in TGM? – Gong Yutian talking about
a divided country, Ip Man talking about having to wear a suit in Japan in order to fit in, of Gong Er
when she dies
How is psychological conflict represented through low angles in TGM? – Looking up at Gong Er
after Ma San’s fight, Ip Man talks to a man because he wants to see Gong Er
How is psychological conflict represented through violin score in TGM? – Slow music as Gong Er
talks about her life
How is psychological conflict represented through silhouetting in TGM? – Ip Man and Gong Er
talking, Gong Er walking towards Ma San silhouetted by orange smoke, Gong Er walking away
from the fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Of the punches, of the
gate shutting when Ip Man and other man fight, of the man when he hits the gates
How is militaristic conflict represented through pan shots in TGM? – People being thrown around,
Ip and Gong Er's bodies as they fight, Ip and Gong Yutian circle each other, spinning pan down
shot of them fighting
How is militaristic conflict represented through tracking shots in TGM? – Of punches, As Ma San
and Gong Er fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through aerial shots in TGM? – Ip Man and the other man
circling each other
How is militaristic conflict represented through shot-reverse-shots in TGM? – Between Ip Man and
the man he is fighting, between Gong Er and Ma San before their fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through two-shots in TGM? – Before Ma San pushes Gong Er
towards the train, Gong Yutian hands Ip the cake and waits for him to break it
How is militaristic conflict represented through dolly zooms in TGM? – Of the carriage moving
towards Ip Man
How is militaristic conflict represented through slow motion in TGM? – Of people running, during
the opening fight, Gong Er and Ma San fighting with the train moving out the station quickly
How is militaristic conflict represented through cuts in TGM? – Of the fight, of the same thing from
different angles, Gong Er's feet after Ip Man looks at them, of Gong Er falling and pulling Ip down
too, cut to black before Gong Er and Ma San start fighting, to their feet, their hands and their faces
as they fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through diegetic sound in TGM? – Loud diegetic yell that
fades out to a jump cut of him talking inside, sound palette of the rain, foley sound of punches,
swords, traditional score
How is militaristic conflict represented through foley sound in TGM? – Of punches, of Gong Er and
Ma San's fight and the train pulling away
How is militaristic conflict represented through violin score in TGM? – Notes that get progressively
louder during the fight, intense violin score begins as Gong Er and Ma San get ready to fight, slow
violin score with the low angle of Gong Er
How is militaristic conflict represented through silence in TGM? – Split second of silence when Ip
Man takes fight stance before fighting, silence as Gong Yutian gets ready to fight, silence when
teacher is sick, moment of silence in fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through squealing score in TGM? – When someone jumps
out the window, when gong er is almost pushed into the train
How is militaristic conflict represented through non-diegetic sound in TGM? – Non-diegetic score
cuts out when the man is chucked into the gate, non-diegetic score cuts out and we can only hear
the rain
How is militaristic conflict represented through pulses in TGM? – Pulse when man punches towards
camera, music pulses repeatedly as they fight, pulsing music as Ip man punches teacher, pulse
when funeral parade is stopped, pulse when we see Ma San
How is militaristic conflict represented through militaristic score in TGM? – Repeating notes as they
get ready to fight in opening scene, as Gong Yutian leaves + Ip is declared new GM, when we get
info about Ma San joining the Japanese
How is militaristic conflict represented through cacophony in TGM? – Noises, rain, shouting and
foley sounds of the fight
How is militaristic conflict represented through movement in TGM? – Ip Man barely moves during
his fighting compared to the fighters, Gong Er is moving very gracefully whereas Ma San is very
frantic
, How is militaristic conflict represented through colours in TGM? – Gong Er in black as she talks
about killing Ma San, they are both wearing all black with only their faces visible
How is militaristic conflict represented through shadows in TGM? – As Ma San walks, he is
shadowed apart from his face
How is ideological conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Of the rain hitting floor, Ip
in tight frame, rain dropping off Ip’s hat, Gong Yutian smiling when he finds out Ip's name, zoom
out of Gong Er and Ip Man staring at each other, of the women showing their jewels and clothing,
his cigarette to him looking up into the distance
How is ideological conflict represented through low angle in TGM? – Ip walking away from fight and
people on the floor, Gong Er sat on the barrister looking down at Ip Man, Gong Er and Ip Man
talking, Ip when Gong Yutian leaves
How is ideological conflict represented through lighting in TGM? – Blue lighting outside and yellow
lighting inside, dark lighting makes it hard to see what’s happening, yellow lighting in his house
creates dramatic chiaroscuro, Gong Er in chiaroscuro lighting as she makes vow, pink lighting,
blue light of train pulling into station juxtaposes warm lighting before, green lighting at his martial
arts school
How is ideological conflict represented through two-shots in TGM? – Ip Man and Gong Er sat with
each other and the girls around them, Ip Man and Bruce Lee
How is ideological conflict represented through long shots in TGM? – Ip Man standing in the centre
of a circle of fighters, cut from long shot of the cigarette to extreme close-up of lighting the match
How is ideological conflict represented through zoom in/out in TGM? – Zoom in to Gong Er's face as
she bleeds, zoom in as Gong Er talks about herself and her life, zoom out of the martial arts school
photo
How is ideological conflict represented through positioning in TGM? – Gong Er leaves the frame
when she says 'Goodbye', leaving it empty
How is ideological conflict represented through lens flares in TGM? – On Gong Er when she is dead
How is ideological conflict represented through montage edits in TGM? – Fight sequence at the
very beginning, smoke from the train, Jiang, Gong Er, Ma San walking off the train and the lights
How is ideological conflict represented through diegetic sound in TGM? – Of cheering when Gong
Yutian leaves, of the snow falling off the trees and the wind, from found footage
How is ideological conflict represented through opera score in TGM? – During panning close-up of
Gong Er and Ip Man
How is ideological conflict represented through dialogue in TGM? – Ip talking about fighting with
simplicity, and detached tone, Gong Er says 'Goodbye' and Ip Man says 'See you later'
How is ideological conflict represented through weather in TGM? – Very foggy but a bright light in
the distance, when Gong Er and Ip Man leave each other, it is nighttime
How is ideological conflict represented through colours in TGM? – Ip’s white hat makes him stand
out from the fighters wearing black , Gong Yutian dressed in purple and others in black, Gong Er
wearing white when they disrupt the funeral parade, Gong Er wears black when she makes vow,
Gong Er wears black but has a white flower in her hair
How is ideological conflict represented through shadows in TGM? – Ip talks about time passing with
half his face shadowed, teacher asks 'Have you ever been in a fight', a shadow crosses over Ip's
face, Gong Er walking towards Ma San silhouetted by orange smoke, Gong Er walks away
silhouetted in a big fur coat, young Gong Er is stood in shadows watching Gong Yutian practice
How is ideological conflict represented through location in TGM? – The train station is symbolic for
transferring legacy (MS begins at the train station and stays there whilst Gong Er walks away),
Gong Er trains in the woods where she can hide, whereas Gong Yutian trains in the courtyard
which should be busy but he is able to make it empty
How is ideological conflict represented through lighting in TGM? – Dark lighting and heavy rain in
the opening scene, light of the moon above Ip as he watches Gong Er leave looks like the north
star
How is familial conflict represented through close-up shots in TGM? – Domestic activities, of Gong
Er as she leads group of people to Gong Yutian's house, Ma San talking about Gong Yutian's secret
move that Gong Er used, Gong Er watching Gong Yutian through the window, young boy at Ip
Man's martial arts school
How is familial conflict represented through mid-shots in TGM? – Ip, his wife and their kids in a
family photo
How is familial conflict represented through panning shots in TGM? – Zoom-in close-up of Ip and
wife in photo, zoom out of Gong Er and Ip staring at each other, Ip's child hugging him to Ip crying,
panning between Ip and Bruce Lee as
How is familial conflict represented through positioning in TGM? – Ip's wife cleaning him from
behind bars
