My Boy Jack Editing Terminology

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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.

EDITING ON FIRST SECTION ONLY

Dissolve- on the clock at the start

Superimposed editing- the writing at the bottom of the screen i.e. credits

Cross Cutting – the man in the car and then Daniel Radcliffe in the waiting room.

Eyeline match – when all ¾ boys are in the waiting room, and Daniel Radcliffe is handing in
his slip, and the camera follows at his eye length so we see what he sees.

Short Cut - the rushing of the man in the car.

Long takes- the long wait the boys have when waiting

Action – car goes fast the camera looks in from front window, and from underneath and on
the wheel going fast

continuity - emphasise with clock

Parallel – between the boy and the father both in different places

cut_ clock, then the man shows he’s against time being late

Cutaway- late

Dissolve – taking his glasses off

Long take – jack waiting is emphasised

Superimposed- MY BOY JACK the title appears in the sky background.

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Notes on My Boy Jack

A fade up is used to present the pocket watch the king owns, this is showing us that someone is late, time is running out, and the king himself doesn’t expect to be kept waiting.

Close up of the cars wheel shows speed

Close up of the steering wheel with him hitting it shows us that the driver is anxious to be going somewhere.

Close up of the drivers face allow us to see his emotions and feeling in his face, determination of him not wanting to let anything get in his way.

High angled shot of the boys waiting to see someone about a job, shows they are the same their outfits don’t seem to differentiate them into higher or lower classes, same hair same clothes same job.

The long shot of the long corridor shows their anxious uncomfortable wait to see someone

Eye-line hand held shot shows jack and his opposition (job applied for)

The long pathway leading up to the king’s house/grounds could be shows as a pathway to opportunity

Over shoulder shot lets you see the conversation in johns point of view and you can see the boys expression when he tells him his dads a writing and the other dad is a navy officer first rank... Importance.

Low pan shows the kings palace. His wealth and power.