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The Film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' is concerned with journeys. How does Stephan Elliott use a variety of film techniques to allow his audience to understand the journey that his characters take?  

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The Film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' is concerned with journeys. How does Stephan Elliott use a variety of film techniques to allow his audience to understand the journey that his characters take? In his direction of "Priscilla", Stephan Elliott uses a variety of techniques to show the audience the emotions of the main characters, Bernadette, Mitzi and Felicia during the film. This shows the changes they undergo and the differences in their characters from beginning to end. He uses a range of skills such as, lighting, camera angles and the language each character uses. The movie falls into several genres: it is concerned with journeys and is mainly filmed on the road, so could fall into the category of road movie. It also is very comical and contains some crude humour. Felicia is constantly annoying Bernadette by calling her 'Ralph'. The comical aspect helps to convey the thoughts...

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