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A Level Media reading list and wider opportunities

 -I wish to get to all of the opportunities and hopefully I will, but I am focusing on the" There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack: The Cultural Politics of Race and Nation by Paul Gilroy "  magazine, the creative mentor network which I've already signed up for, and I'm exploring  the option and  opportunities  on the BFI website.

Mise-en-scene blog tasks

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- T he Grand Budapest Hotel:   C-The costume of the character is not highlighted at all, except for the characters hat and glasses, that are reflecting some light, bringing attention to them. The use of enigma codes through the use of back lighting to create a contrasting silhouette shrouds the scene in mystery and adds to the suspense of the scene. The costume of the character that is shown connotes academia due to the glasses, professional hat and coat. L-The contrasting lighting of the scene guides the audiences attention to the both the figure and the background, it raises question of who the character is, what they're motives are, what is the setting and overall adds to tension of the scene. A-The actor is placed at the centre of the scene with a medium shot of him standing still and there is a use of action codes , the audience is made to believe that violence is coming due to the dark and de-saturated colouring of the scene and the fact that the character is looking...