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  Wednesday 20th October 2021 To explore possible film industry roles and career paths  1-  C 2-  D 3-  B 4-  A Action, suspense and tense  The scene that has the most tense is when James jumps off the bridge and is getting shot at.  Prediction  i think there is going to be 22 cuts in the first 30 seconds of the trailer There was 25 cuts in the first 30 seconds.  I agree with the statement "The greater frequency of cuts the greater the tension" because every cut shows an intense scene and it goes fast with dramatic music building tension. 

  Monday 11th October  To explore the use of characterisation in a film  1. Tom cruise  2. Leonardo De  Caprio  3. Daniel Radcliffe    Case Study Characters  Characters:  -Protagonist (hero)  - Antagonist (villain)  -Sidekick   Candyman  - main character - Helen Antagonist - Candyman  Propp Theory  Hero - Generally leads the narrative, has a quest or has to solve something; wants to succeed; can be any gender  Villain - Struggles against the hero; seen as morally bad; attempts to stop hero from achieving goal  Donor - Gives the hero something special; enables hero to complete quest Helper - Supports hero; appears at critical moments; their limitations to help define hero Princess - Can take two forms: the object sought by the hero or the reward Dispatcher - Sends the hero on the mission Father - Gives a task to the hero  False Hero - Appears to act heroically and often mistaken for the real he...

 Wednesday 6th October  LO: To analyse a media text using media language  They have used a medium long shot to show that James Bond is holding a gun and the holster on his left leg. This is better than a long shot because you can see close up details such as his watch, gloves, his gun and facial expressions in the medium shot. Bond is wearing a watch to show wealth as his sleeve is tucked underneath it. He looks like a professional hitman and is wearing black gloves. The film is called 'no time to die' maybe meaning something about the watch.  Gunshot - To show the action and danger in the film Car crashes - To add to the excitement  Motorbikes -   Helicopter - To add vehicles and show they go to different places Punches - To show physical hard violence  The transitions in the trailer was fade to black to show the different fun scenes in the movie The pace of the trailer at the end goes faster to show intensity and to be dramatic with the music....