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Nayani Vijayaratnam
Rosamund Pike is a
well-known actress who has
won a BIFA award. She has
played many roles including
her most well known
character Jane Bennet in
Pride& Prejudice; this will
encourage more people to
watch the film. The fact that
her name is second to Affleck suggests that her character is less
central the Ben Afflecks character yet is still important in the film.
This is the title
card of the film
presenting the name
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of the film. The image suggests that it is in a quite town/location, as
it seems to be isolated and surrounded by greenery. The words
GONE GIRL fade away and disappear from the screen, which
suggests that something/someone fades away/disappears.
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grouped together
and are the last
names to be
shown, the
audience is able
to recognize that
these
actors/actresses
play minor roles
in the film.
The casting
director is named
in this shot, which
makes sense as it
comes after the
shots of the cast
names. The casting
director is the
person responsible
for choosing the
actors in the film.
This shot tells the
viewers who was in
charge of the
sound design.
Sound designing
involves the
manipulation of
previously
composed/recorded audio or dialogue, which is done to create a
particular mood or atmosphere within the scene/film.
This shot tells us
who was
responsible for the
music within the
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film. A lot of thought would have gone into this as, music is very
important in a film to help create set a particular scene/
mood/atmosphere.
From this shot the
audience are able
to recognize who
was responsible
of the clothes
which each of the
characters are
wearing. Costume
within a film is
very important,
as there are a lot
of connotations the audience can infer about a character just by
looking at what they are wearing. Due to this a lot of thought would
have gone into to choosing costumes for each of the characters.
This shot tells the
audience who was
responsible for
assembling the shots in
a coherent sequence.
The film editor, in
collaboration with the
director, has to ensure
that the narrative of the
film is clearly presented
to the audience.
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producer to identify a design/style for the different sets, locations,
graphics, props, lighting, camera angles and costumes.
The director of
photography is
displayed to the
audience in this
shot. It is this
persons
responsibility to
work with the
director, camera crew and lighting department in order to create the
visual identity of the film with the help of several other
departments.
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They work closely with the director and other members of the
production team on a shoot. Reece Witherspoon is a well-known
actress, which increases the credibility of the film as the audience
would expect a film that she is working on to be good. This
encourages more people to watch the film.
A tilt is used to
present to the
audience the
clock tower in
the middle of a
town. The time
shown is
6.55am, which
suggests the beginning of the day and the film. From this the
audience can also infer that time is a main theme within the film.
This shot tells
the audience
the names of
two more
producers who
worked on the
film. Their
names are
second from
which the
audience can
infer that although their roles were vital, their contributions were
less significant than the contributions of Reece Witherspoon and
Arnon Milchan.
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several awards for her writing. This will encourage more people to
watch it as they would expect the film to be good and if they have
read the novel they may be eager to see the film adaptation of it.
This is the first character we see which suggests that it is also the
most important. From this the audience can infer that it is likely to
be the male protagonist.
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scene. We are able to see that the film begins on the morning of July
5th at the protagonists house. This shot links back to the shot of the
clock tower and emphasizes how time is an important
theme/element of the film.