Tee's A Level Film Blog

Willow Hunter is an everyday teen that has an ambition to be a successful nature photographer. On one of her photography outings something unexpected happens. She gets kidnapped and ends up in the middle of nowhere. With her kidnapper Lilith Sinner not in sight, she makes her escape.When she breaks out of her 'cell' she notices the inky black sky and realises she must have been unconscious for hours. As she is finally excepting her surroundings as real, she sees a mysterious figure moving in the darkness so she sets off. Willow’s heart beats loudly as her legs become weak. Willow finally comes to a clearing where she thinks it is safe but is she? Can Willow escape her kidnapper and pursue her photography dream or will her dream die alongside herself?

In this scene, we see how London is interpreted compared to Scotland. The London montage includes non-diegetic music in the background which is upbeat and fun. It represents London as the best place to be in the UK and that it's better than Scotland. The lighting is high-key which also adds to the atmosphere that is created during the montage. After the London montage, we see how different London clubs/discos are compared to those in Scotland. They are much more lively as we see loads of people jumping up and down having fun. In the club in Scotland, most of the people are just standing still. The diegetic music in the London club is a lot more upbeat compared to Scotland's. People also seem to have more fun when clubbing in London. As well as that, clubs in London seem to be more wild and crazy. The lighting in this scene and the Scotland club scene are very similar. They both obviously have flashing, colourful lights.

In upstate New York, two men (Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper), and later, their sons (Dane DeHaan, Emory Cohen) must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.  In this clip, cinematography is shown throughout in every different shot. At the start of the clip we see a fairground which is able to set the scene for the audience. In this whole clip, there isn't much camera movement. There are a lot of cuts in between shots. There are also a lot of close ups which helps the audience feel more connected and closer to the character. The colours are also quite bright throughout suggesting that the film is not a horror or a thriller. As well as colour, the high key lighting tells the audience that this is not a scary film, it also emphasises the intensity of the situation when they are in the church. There are a few tracking shots and pans when he is riding his motorbike. However most of this clip contains still camera shots where the camera focus on one thing rather than the

What are the conventions of social realism ? Social realism is a film genre that concentrates on enlightening the audience on what representation and problems that exist in todays society. They usually revolve around the themes such as money, drugs, class, religion and politics. The codes and conventions of British Social Realism are: location shooting - urban environments wide shots non-professional actors semi improvised scripts  humour and seriousness the erosion of regional identities wider social issues explored via emotional and dramatic individual stories triumph over adversity What kind of political ideologies are most associated with this style of film making ? Ideologies are the sets of basic beliefs about the political, economic, social and cultural affairs held by the majority of people within as society. democracy  capitalism  communism conservatism anarchism What is Hyperrealism? Hyperrealist art is art that tries to be as true to real life as

What was the poll tax and why was it introduced into Scotland first? The poll tax was a system of taxation introduced in replacement of domestic rates in Scotland from 1989. It provided for a single flat-rate per-capita tax on every adult, at a rate set by the local authority. The charge was replaced by council tax in 1993, two years after its abolition was announced. It was introduced in Scotland first as a trial run. A memo was written saying that Mr Younger wanted to use Scotland as a trail blazer for the pure residence charge. He was also keen to avoid a further disastrous revaluation for the domestic rates system. What were the main strategies employed to resist the Tax? The introduction of the poll tax was widely unpopular from the outset and increased when tax rates set by many local councils turned out to be much higher than initially predicted. Local groups opposed to the tax, known as APTUs were set up throughout 1989 and by the end of the year there were an estimated on