Keighley Garside Film A level Blog

The recruitment 1. What is the purpose of this scene besides the obvious recruitment? The purpose of this scene is to explain what is actually happening to the spectators, as at this point it is a very confusing film and this is more like an explanation scene than anything else. 2. How can we tell that Ariadne is slowing realising that she is in a dream from the performance of the actor? We see that Ariadne realises she is in a dream as she starts to mess with the physics of the film and the architecture of the film. 3. How does the audience placement change within this sequence? The beginning Leo's character is in control and she is asking all the questions and then it shifts then she has the power and we see it more from her point of view as she changes things. The end 1. How is camerawork used in this sequence? How does the camerawork help to create an active response to this scene? In this sequence we have a few point of view shots for example looking down at ...

Explore how narrative structure or narrational devices are used in both of your chosen films [40] This essay will examine how narrative structure is used in This is England and then go on to talk about how narrational devices are used in Trainspotting. Narrative structure is all about the organisation of key elements of the story into an order, the codes are used to develop the story line and to show binary opposites are there throughout This is England. Then narrational devices are things like the voice over  throughout the film of Trainspotting. In This is England narrative structure is used to show the whole story of Shaun and his life after his fathers death. The Equilibrium is the peace at the beginning and it starts with the opposing forces are in balance. Secondly is the Disruption which is the next phase of the film when the peace is disrupted by an event. Thirdly which is the recognition which is when the main characters realise that the state of equilibrium has b...

Brief outline of the plot The film starts with the introduction of the characters that are on the ward which sets the scene of a mental hospital then we have RP McMurphy arrive in a car with handcuffs on showing he is a criminal which then we get the reason why he is in prison in the first place   for statutory rape of a 15-year-old. Who has been sent to the mental hospital to be evaluated. Then is put on the ward with Nurse Ratched who runs the ward. RP McMurphy met some very intreseting men who made connections with Billy Bibbit, Charlie Cheswick, Dale Harding, Max Taber and Chief. They all broke out and went on a fishing trip where they all bonded. McMurphy learns in group theory that he is one of the few men that are committed to the ward along with Taber and Chief  and when Cheswick has a tantrum and they all get electroconvulsive therapy. Then when Nurse Ratched leaves for the night the patients through a Christmas party were two women come onto th...

In the opening sequence sets the scene for the film when Renton and Spud have stolen stuff to pay for drugs because it doesn't start in chronological order because we see the decision by Renton to go back on drugs. This first scene also has Renton talking over the action with the music in the background he talks about different things that don't matter to him because he has Heroin which makes his life what it is. He says "choose life, choose a job, choose a career, choose a family, choose a f***ing big television ect" which has contrast with what he say in the last scene where he wants the big television and wants a family and wants to pay tax and become part of the economy and join society again. He says all the things he says ironically because he didn't want all them at the beginning because he had Heroin. At the beginning e is pessimistic and at the end he is optimistic the music always shows this. Ironically he has stolen from someone at the beginning and the...