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STAR WARS EXTRACT

Media Questions on Star Wars

Speed and motion

The extract that we watched included a lot of Speed and Motion. First of all the extract is based on this very fast and dangerous pod race. It is a neck-in neck and well matched race as-well as that the course is very dangerous and difficult to tackle at such a high speed which adds to the Speed and motion. The pods are speeding round these tight corners and even have to do a 90 degrees turn to be able to get round a corner. The pods are open top so you can see the characters reactions and emotions whilst they are racing. They are going so fast that it turns to close-ups of parts falling off the pods. This adds a sense of danger as-well- if the pod breaks the driver will most probably die.

Heroic Protagonist

Anakin Skywalker as a heroic protagonist for many different reasons. Firstly he is very brave, he is a young boy who is competing in a race that is very much so for older competitors. This is a stereo-typical heroic protagonist. He played by the rules and did not cheat throughout the whole race; this shows that he is fair and is a very big quality a typical ‘Heroic Protagonist’ should include in their character qualities. You could tell he was a much liked character as he had the support of the crowd- this is a big factor because usually the good people have most the support. Say for example the other competitor had the support of the crowd you would picture him as the heroic protagonist and you would see Anakin as the less important character.

CAMERA WORK

Tracking shots- allow us to travel with them and be involved in the race and experience the different angles they have to go through on the route.

Point of view shots- put you in the scene and seat to make you realise what it is like to experience being in an out of control machine.

Mis-en scene

Mis-e-scene is used to create many different effects, in this extract on star wars I will be focussing on two different ones. They will be the characters which include aliens, robots and mechanical characters. My second of the two will be the desert-like scenery. The scenery in the film makes us of huge rocks with cutaways winding through them which make the race. The carvings are natural and difficult which adds to the difficulty of the race. This also creates a sense of real danger and suspense when they are racing. If these vehicles crash then the drivers will both die. This adds to the effect of danger- this is very typical of an AA film.

The Alien-like characters are the biggest clue of the film being based on an Alien planet. The characters make up of characters with typical alien-like features with two heads, robots and other mechanical characters also appear. These are not the typical creatures you would find on planet Earth. This gives interest to the audience. It is something different to focus on and will keep their attention. It also takes us to another world because they are so unlike the creatures we are used to seeing. They look very authentic and believable.