James Toone Film Studies A-Level

WINTERS BONE TASK How far does 'Winter's Bone' rely upon an understanding of its social context ? Refer in detail to at least one sequence from the film. [20 Marks] (500-750 word response) Winters Bone (2010) clip 7 Winters Bone is a 2010 independent American film, conveying genres of mystery and drama by Debra Granik. The sequence I have chosen opens with a hand held eye-level close-up moving up to Tear Drops expression of relief and slight anger, he's a character audiences may connect with now that his characters being represented as the new hero. The lighting in this frame is kept low-key to present the situation as dark and morbid, this connects with the background music of maintaining that serious tone and atmosphere to create a sense of pain there small society has to go through.  There sociality consists differently to the majority of the world and the people in the place act as if its the only place on Earth, where the rules are different and they...

SHORT FILM- James, Louie, Brendon                                                      LIVE OR DIE... Sketches... Live or Die brief synopsis... The year is 2012, Finn Monty have ruled the destructive city of Nuneaton for half a decade, expanding and becoming more powerful everyday. However it could all come crumbling down if he doesn't take care of business. He must eliminate long time friends Archie Boswell and Patrick Keenan. Keenan's targeted for stealing money from the business and Boswell because he's a loose cannon and has killed multiple people in public areas, one being rival gang leader Clayton Johnson. Monty and his boys cleverly figure out how to deal with both problems so they order Boswell to do what he does best, to kill Keenan. It seems all a bit too easy for Boswell when Keenan is waiting alone in a ceme...