A-Level Film Studies

What was the poll tax and why was it introduced into Scotland first? Poll tax was a general tax which affected everyone, poll taxes have been introduced in the UK as early as the 14th century. It was introduced in Scotland first as the tory government wanted to use the Scots as guinea pigs before it was implemented in the rest of the UK. Why do you think the thatcher government was so unpopular in Scotland? Because the poll tax was a set fee for all classes of people meaning someone who had a 15k yearly income had to pay someone who had a 70k yearly income and finding middle ground meant that the working class didn't have that much money left after poll tax. What are the conventions of social realism? Its a genre which gives people an insight on how certain people live their lives and they go in-depth about everyday issues people may encounter. Most social realism films give an erosion to regional identity, they can be low budget and can afford to use not well known actors...

The Place beyond the pines     The entirety of the clip maintains a high-key lighting although this does not always correspond with the mood of the scene leaving it up for the interpretation of the viewer, The clip starts with a fairground in frame, it is displayed to us through the usage of a longshot which establishes the setting as we see the man drive in on his motorbike, during this time we hear examples of diegetic sound as you can hear fairground sounds such as children screaming and the fairground rides on top of that we begin to hear some dialogue even before we are visually introduced to the character who is speaking, this might be used to build up tension in order to reveal the protagonsit. Suddenly the frame switches to the inside of a building where we can finally see the character who are conversing which are displayed to use via a medium shot which shows the entirety of the characters head and shoulders in focus as ...