Monday 14 November 2011

My Boy Jack notes continued

Genre..The music, costumes and props make it clear to be in the historical genre
Because of Daniel Radcliffe the target audience will differentiate between teens and older people because of his previous films – Harry Potter.
Stereotypical because more males would watch war films than females

Social class..
Upper class
Rolls Royce – very high/wealthy man
Dialogue- high formal class/ posh rich
English accent – doesn’t swear just tuts
Giving away money to the valley man – wealthy

Characters and Performance..Daniel Radcliffe is very familiar because of Harry Potter.
well educated, posh, slightly snobby characters
Style is realistic because based on a true story
White British characters
John is less important because of his dads job (writer)
Narrative..
Clock at the beginning shoes time passing by
time as they both experience it
high value production because of Daniel Radcliffe
clock appears twice to show real time the shots used are not linked
one of production drama

Back story..
Set in 1914 WorldWar1 England
cars used, the relationships between the different class people, grammar, non fiction characters, old English, high classes and lower.

Dialogue..
Short formal conversations
poshly spoken which matched the characters
authentic old fashioned
‘sir’ – last names- not strong relationships but respect
all rehearsed
introductions to everyone
Audience..The primary audience would be older people who are interested or want to know more about the war
Mass audience would be Daniel Radcliffe fans and a high production film worth watching because of him being a big star
Higher class family’s will get higher class job

Sound..
diegetic- clock at the start
syncrinim – car
jolly music- sunny weather

Mise-en scene..Country side- realistic
props-(clocks, clothes) upper class and traditional
bright sunny day – represents mood – free unlike the boy who is under pressure in a dark waiting room
formal suits for high class people – uniforms for lower working class

Camera..
wide shot of the car coming across screen at the start
close ups of car and driver show the mood and speed
mid-eye shots show realism
long/track shots of car and corridor
over shoulder mid angle shots
birds eye view – waiting room  means less powerful, looking down on, no authority

Editing..
close ups of clock ticking shows time passing
Credits appear when the car drives
Parallel editing – father and son have different life’s – shows two people doing different.