Research Task 7- Emma Robertson

Eight (Daldry, 1998)


•Panning movement of the beach.- depth of field within the frame (football, grass, sand, sea waves and hills)
•Extreme long shot of the boy surrounded by the beach environment
•Tracking shot of the boy walking across the wet sand- objective shot

•Use of voice over and dialogue of the boy talking about his life

•Archive footage used of the football match

•Diegetic off screen sound of the commentator. Extreme long shot of the boys watching TV in their bedroom

•Establishing shots of the ferry crossing the sea

•Slow motion used when the boy is celebrating his goal score low angle

•Establishing shot of the shed and a sound bridge to join the medium shot of the boy colouring in the shed

•Emotional voice-over of the boy talking about his family and his dad "Mum is trying to find a new dad" Medium close up eye level of the boy talking to the screen. allowing the audience to connect

•Similar to Wasp's ending with the child singing 'Never walk alone' and the extreme long shot fades to black

Posted by Emma at 02:30