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Trainspotting analysis
- 1. AS Media: TechnicalElements Exam Worksheet How does the following clip represent: Trainspotting 1. Mise-en-scene: Set/Location 1. Mise-en-scene: Costumes 1. Mise-en-scene: Colour 1. Mise-en-scene: Props 1.Mise-en-scene: Lighting 1.Mise-en-scene: Stars/Performance -A street/St.Georges streetinEdinburghisfirst shownwhere theyare runningaway from someone.The streetsare busywithpeople which make the streetseem large and ina bigarea. -We nextseemthenon football astrowhere they are playingfootballwith a fewothermen. -A dark room withnot much inside it.There isa table andthe roomis paintedanude colour withnotmuch life -We firstsee the men runninginjumpersand poloshirtsbeingchased by meninsuitswhich make the suitmenseem like theyhave authority; The two othermenlook lowerclass. -We alsosee a man in a room withtighttrousers and a testtop suggesting he is a bitlowerclassdue to hisactionswhichshow this(smoking). -We thensee 4/5 men playingfootball with brightfootball gearon and football attire.This showsthat theyare sportyand knowthe sport thattheyare playingwell. -The colourwe see at first isbrightas itis shownin the day time.The clouds are gloomywhichmay connote that something bad ishappeningwhichitis as theyhave clearlystolen something. -Inthe dark room the lightingislowkey.This mightshowthat something bad isalsohappeningas we knowhe is smokinga drug.This isfollowedby himfallingonthe floor. -Inthe football grounditis at nightthisis showntobe because theymighthave beenbusyinthe day but wantedleisure atnight. -We see stolengoods fallingoutof the villans pocketwhenwe firstsee the men.Thenhe runs intoa car whichshows anotherillegal act. -We can see that these menare intobad activitiesaswe thensee himsmokinga jointora drug of some kind. -Theyare theyplaying football therefore the football isaprop. -We see the actors at first whoare runningdown the street.We onlysee twoat first. -Afterthatwe see anotheractor whois ina room byhimself -Lastlywe see 5/6 menat the football astroplaying football witheachother. Theirnamesare displayedindividuallyat separate timesandwe meeteachcharacter individually.
- 2. AS Media: TechnicalElements Exam Worksheet How does the following clip represent: Trainspotting 2.Cinematography 3.Sound 3.Editing -There are a varietyof camera anglessuchas mid- close upshots sowe can see the actor’sfaceswhen we firstsee them. A fewshotsso we can see their feetrunning.There are alsosome pointof viewshots and establishingshotsso we cansee the area that these menare in. -While theyare playingfootball there afewlowangle shotsto showimportance andpriority.The camerais hardlystill,we cansee the camera movingmostof the time throughoutthe movie clip. -There isa backgroundsongwhichis upbeatandkindof rock music/oldmusicasthe filmisevidentlyanoldfilm. Overthe top of thisthere isa voice overof a manwitha lowpitchedvoice andseemstobe one of the actors as he is talkinginfirstperson.Musicisturneddown slightlywhenthe voice overstarts.Butyou can here diegeticsoundsbehindthissuchasshoutingand runningfootstepsineachcut. The persontalkingis explainingeachscene andtalkingaboutwhatis happeningineachshotshown.Almostlike astoryof the film. -Many freeze framestoshowthe actorsnamesand showwhoeach actor is individuallysothatthe audience cansee whoiswho andwhichactor is which. -There are many flipsbetweenscenesandlocationsto showdifferentthingshappeningatdifferenttimes. Alongwiththisthere are manycuts and shortshots to showthe differentthingsthatare happeningandthe differentactors.