Samson and Delilah 
In the film Samson and Delilah directed by Warwick Thornton, visual techniques are used effectively to show Australians the realities of life for young aborigines teenagers. Thornton uses Cinematography, props and make up to show his main ideas to the audience.

Firstly props were used as a visual technique to develop his idea of substance abuse for aborigine teenagers. Samson is a victim of substance abuse in certain parts of the film Samson is shown with either a can or bottle of petrol in his hand. In the first shot Samson wakes up in the morning with a can of petrol in his hand he puts his nose in the can and sniffs the petrol to start off his day. Thornton uses this prop to show the bad habits and the bad effect it has on aborigine teenagers and how their lifes are affected when they use harmful substances. It was because of these substances which lead to Delilah being kidnapped, raped and being hit by a car. Samson was physically present but because of his petrol sniffing, mentally he was not. At trough times the petrol had blurred his mind. Samson misuse of petrol has damaged his brain he is not aware of what’s happening to him inside and outside. This shows how props have been used to develop the idea of substance abuse by young aborigines in the film.

The second film technique used to develop the idea of how life for Samson was as a young aborigine is the use of cinematography. Cinematography was used when Samson was exiled from the village after his bad behaviour towards the elders of the village whom had beaten up his love Delilah. Thornton uses different camera angles to show Samson dislocation from the village from the village a high angle long shot was used to show Samson distance from the village. A mid shot was used to show Samson holding a can of petrol and sniffing it. The last shot was a long shot which showed Samson waling way from the village and walking away from us the audience. The high angle long shot shows Samson physical long distance he made between the village and himself. It shows his exclusion and dislocation from his society because he was beaten by the elders of the village for his misbehaviour. This is how cinematography was used to develop deeper ideas of the reality of Samson young aboriginal life in the village.

Thornton uses make up techniques to express violence experienced by young aborigines. Make up is used on Delilahs face when she comes back after being beaten and raped. When she arrives back home she had bruised the left side of her face, she had blood on her teeth and a swollen eye. This was all silicon, eye shadow and fake blood. A close up of her face showed detail of the beating and the makeup. As the sun came up we could see the make up in more detail. More eye shadow and tissue was use to make the beating look more vibrant. Thornton was developing the idea of how violent and dangerous it is for young aborigines at Alice Springs. This shows the deeper idea by the use of makeup.

Thornton uses 3 techniques cinematography, props and make up to show the audience how harsh life is for aborigines in Alice Springs.

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In the film Samson and Delilah directed by Warwick Thornton uses Cinematography, props and make up to form a negative view of a character. 

Firstly props were used to form a negative view of Samson by his addiction to substance abuse. Samson is a victim of substance abuse in certain parts of the film Samson is shown with either a can or bottle of petrol in his hand. In the first shot Samson wakes up in the morning with a can of petrol in his hand he puts his nose in the can and sniffs the petrol to start off his day. It was because of these substances which lead to Delilah being kidnapped, raped and being hit by a car. Samson was physically present but because of his petrol sniffing, mentally he was not. At trough times the petrol had blurred his mind. Samson misuse of petrol has damaged his brain he is not aware of what’s happening to him inside and outside. This shows how props have been used to show the negative side of Samson.


The second technique used to form a negative view of Samson was cinematography. Cinematography was used when Samson was exiled from the village after his bad behaviour towards the elders of the village whom had beaten up his love Delilah. Thornton uses different camera angles to show Samson dislocation from the village from the village a high angle long shot was used to show Samson distance from the village. A mid shot was used to show Samson holding a can of petrol and sniffing it. The last shot was a long shot which showed Samson waling way from the village and walking away from us the audience. The high angle long shot shows Samson physical long distance he made between the village and himself. It shows his exclusion and dislocation from his society because he was beaten by the elders of the village for his misbehaviour. This is how cinematography was used to form a negative view of Samson.

Thornton finally uses make up techniques to form a negative view of Samson. Latex was used and put around Samsons mouth. The sores were received from the can he sniffed petrol from. As the film went on they added more and more make up showing that his sore was getting worse. This also shows how addicted Samson was to substance abuse. This shows how make up has been used to show the negative side of Samson.

Thornton uses 3 techniques cinematography, props and make up to show the negative side of Samson.