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  The opening scene perfectly normalises the chaotic and tribe-like lives of the characters. For example, the scene starts of with a showcase of the wilderness: the abundance of the colour of green within the setting of the forest highlights the tranquil and peaceful tone of the scene, encouraging the audience to feel that way aswell. This only to be transgressed by the son hidden within the shot of the deer. This puts attention on the son, displaying how he is in control of the situation and the animal and perhaps symbolises his importance to the plot as he, out of all of the children is the most developed (he has romantic interest, is trying to go to college,e.t.c.). Furthermore, the focus on the son is punctuated when he attacks the deer. The quick editing of the attack quickly changes the tone of the scene to be intense and dangerous. This is emphasised by the lack of non-diegetic sound in the scene, as their is a focus on the cries of the deer, the slicing of knife and the hea...

Feature Establishing Protagonist - We learn that our protagonist is disconnected and bored from reality. This highlighted when she starts to imagine bizarre and abrupt events like the old women being shot and falling in love with the business man. The suddenness of these events being accompanied with the energetic music, contrasts the grittiness and somewhat boring realism of the world the protagonist lives in and causes the audience to question if these events are even real. This describes the protagonist as bored and frustrated with her ordinary and dull and manifests strange ideas in reality to maybe motivate herself or keep herself from boredom or maybe even reflects her sub-conscience desires. Establishing Other Characters - the other civilians in Connect are depicted as apathetic, emotionless and almost robotic. For example, on the bus the various people are seen in the background. More specifically their faces lack any emotion and they hardly move. In fact when they do move it ...

  One way The Wrong Trousers engages its audience is through action codes seen in the chases scene. For example, when Gromit is chasing McGraw on the train it is fast paced and constant. More specifically, the background is constantly moving, which creates suspense and keeps the audience engaged with the scene because their is something always going on and reduces the chances of them being bored. Another reason the chase scene works as an action scene is the music and sound design. For example. the scene has score comprised of wind and string instruments. More specifically the use of violins creates a high pitched, shrieking sound to the scene, which gives the scene a tense tone and, by proxy, grips the audience. Furthermore, the scene cuts the music when McGraw flies off the tracks and goes back and forth between McGraw in the air and Gromit placing the tracks, which is fast and constant. This is done emphasise the suspense to see if they can stop McGraw, which is payed off when t...

Francis Ford Coppola is an auteur director with a unique style of film making:  First of all, a recurring technique used in his movies is the montage. For example, the christening scene in The Godfather. The montage is seen when all of Pacino's enemies are brutally murdered. It compiles the murders one after the other. This is done to emphasise Pacino's power and ruthlessness. Another example of the montage is the opening of Apocalypse Now. This montage is shown with the disturbing and eerie hotel room of Kurtz transitioning back and forth to the Vietnamese jungle. The technique in this scene is used to display to the viewer that Kurtz cannot detach himself from the jungle spiritually, explaining his mental instability throughout the film and implying he has PTSD. Another element Coppola does in his films which could be considered as part of his signature style, is his use of continuous shots. For example, the scene in Apocalypse Now where we meet the character of Killgore is a...