TEXTUAL: ANALYSIS: THE HISTORY BOYS

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Answer the following question using BBCiPlayer to view the opening of a well-known film The History Boys: How does the camerawork, mise-en-scene, sound and editing construct representations of age? MAKE 15 POINTS including completing the sentences below.

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Mark scheme:
Use of terminology /10
Use of examples /20
Explanation, analysis, argument /30

1. The long tracking shot of the opening cycle ride shows... and is used to...
2. The hymn sung inside the church is an example of diegetic sound that marks the prayer of one of the school boys and serves to... 
4. The wide shot inside the church allows the viewer to see a contrast in ages which underlines the fact that.....and the very low number of worshippers shows....
5. The mise-en-scene inside the Church of England and the grammar school creates an environment that is very Establishment: traditional, conformist and rigid. The boys are represented as individuals who....
6. In the scene in which the boys crowd around the notice board to discover their AL results, there is a series of rapid straight cuts. These are used to..