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Baby Driver

Baby Driver I have chosen to write about the opening scene from the movie Baby Driver. In the scene, Baby(Ansel Elgort) drives 3 adults to a bank which they rob and he drives the 'getaway car' and in doing so manages to dodge the police chasing them all whilst listening to his playlist on his phone. This scene uses close up shots, medium shots and long shots...  The close up shots are used to show the concentration on Baby's face while he is driving and avoiding the police. It is also used to show fear among the passengers of the car as they don't have any idea if they are going to crash or get caught by the police. This shot helps the audience to see the difference in concentration levels of the driver and the passengers and how worried they are in comparison to each other.   The medium shots are used to show the characters in the car in relation with what is happening outside. The medium shots help the audience to get an idea of the characters surroundin

The King's Speech

The King's Speech 1) State how costume (as an element of mise-en-scene) makes us as an audience feel an emotion/opinion of/for/about a particular character in the film you have chosen : In the film that I have chosen the costumes show how important the characters are. For example the King wears a very neat, plain and clean suit which shows that he is important compared to the speech therapist who was wearing a patterned suit that wasn't as tidy. The King's suit is also more formal. 2) How is the micro element of sound used in the opening 2 minutes of the film? : In the opening 2 minutes of the film, sound is used to build up tension. There is a score playing and towards the end of the opening 2 minutes there is an element of  diagetic dialogue from a few characters. 3) Apply narative theory to the film you have chosen : In the film the equilibrium is the Duke of York has a stutter and his brother is next in line to be king. The distruption is when he has to m

The Glimpse-Opening Scene

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This is my version of the opening chapter of The Glimpse by Claire Merle

My Independent Study Into The Micro Elements Of Film Form

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Todorov

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This video explains Todorov's theory of equilibrium

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This is where all my GCSE Film Studies work will be shown. So far this year we have watched...