The document provides technical details about the 2008 film Taken, including the director, stars, and budget. It then analyzes the camerawork, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene of key scenes. Close-ups are used to show reactions, mid-shots depict relationships, and handheld camerawork gives a home movie feel. Slow pacing in editing and music conveys sentimentality and tiredness. Sound design and color palette differentiate the main character's dream from waking reality.

2. Basic Information
 Director – Pierre Morel
 Stars – Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke
Janssen
 Made in 2008
 Budget - £25 Million

3. Camerawork
 Close ups – Show girls reaction to present
 Mid shots – Shows the relationship between mother and
daughter
 Hand Held – Makes it look like a home movie
 Close up – Show his facial expression when he wakes and
another on the picture of his wife
 Master shot – Shows the road to show us where abouts it is
shot
 Two shot – Shows him and the shop keeper in the same shot.

4. Editing
 Slow paced editing on the home movie to show that
it is a happy, sentimental moment. Can also indicate
that it is a dream.
 Also slow paced when he wakes up as it shows that
he is tired.
 Cut from the dream to him waking, then to the car
driving.

5. Sound
 The music in the dream scene is very slow and relaxing. This
makes the audience feel happy which links to the happiness of
the scene, and also shows us that it is a dream as the music is
of the sort of a baby’s mobile.
 The sounds of the girl laughing and mother talking are muffled
to indicate that it is a dream as it is not easy or clear to hear.
 The music stops when he wakes up and all his actions are
sonically enhanced to give the impression that it is dead silent
in the room other than his movements.
 Dialogue used between him and the shop keeper.

6. Mise en Scene
 Bright colours in the dream to emphasize happiness.
 Cuts to when he wakes up where the colours are dark and dull
symbolizes being alone.
 The clothing of Liam Neeson’s character is very boring and dull
which could reflect his mood.
 The empty noodles pots on the table could suggest he is lazy or a
slob
 He wraps the present very carefully which shows he cares about
the person he is giving it to.
 The shop keepers clothing represents his ethnicity.