Explain how Billy Elliot and ONE other related text of your own choosing portray the consequences of moving into the world. The prescribed text is: – Stephen Daldry‚ Billy Elliot ‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth and change experienced by an individual – whether the change is physical‚ emotional or intellectual- from one stage to another. In this transition there are often barriers and obstacles which the individual faces and needs to overcome. The notion of ‘into the world’ is
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Title: How important is support in the film “Billy Elliot” Introduction: - General sentence -Explain the film Paragraph 1: - Topic sentence - Example ---- Family support - Explanation ---- Family support is the key to pursue his/her dream. - Linking sentence Paragraph 2: - Topic sentence - Example ---- in need of money urgently. - Explanation ---- Billy’s family doesn’t have enough
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Billy Elliot Scene Analysis Scene Title and Description - Sound (Diegetic and non-diegetic) Movement 1. Opening titles: The song Cosmic Dancer hand places record by T-rex is heard as boy delicately on is jumping up and down. turntable‚ boy is seen The responder jumping up and down immediately assumes uncontrollably and that music plays an displaying a happy important role in this and carefree boy’s life. disposition. 2. A Disgrace in the Gloves - Setting (lighting and - Camera techniques - Text
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Billy Elliot Context: • Margaret Thatcher --- Thatcherism • 1979 – 1990 • Harsh policies – free trade‚ no government intervention in business‚ increase in rate of tax for lower income‚ decrease in rate of tax for higher income • Set in 1984‚ Durran‚ Coalfield mining town in England Film: • Strong family images (still images) vs. strike of miners = rich family life vs. violence (contrast) • Scab = industrial relations talk – people who go to work even when union is on strike • Cultural –
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language features. ‘Billy Elliot’ is a film directed by Stephen Daldry that tells of a twelve year old boy called Billy. Raised in a working class family‚ Billy had always possessed a love for dancing. However‚ set during 1984 in the small mining town of Everington‚ his dream of becoming a ballet dancer proves to be difficult. His father‚ Jacky and brother‚ Tony are also involved in the miners’ strike‚ which puts the family in financial difficulties. The main idea of this film is to pursue your dream
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the visual representations of working-class masculinity portrayed in Stephen Daldry‟s stage musical adaptation of the film Billy Elliot (2000). After a brief discussion of the portrayal of the male ballet dancer in the dancing scene since the 1990s and the inherent voyeuristic inclinations of contemporary audiences‚ the analysis will focus on five aspects of male presence in Billy Elliot the Musical (2005). The dynamics of working-class masculinity will be contextualised within the framework of the
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BILLY ELLIOT Film Metalanguage Juxtapositioning – the organisation of scenes so that their differences made comment – eg. gloomy interior of the Elliot kitchen and the light and grace of the Ballet School auditorium Motif – the reception of an image (or piece of music) throughout a text contribute meaning to the work eg doors in Billy Elliot Segue – the imperceptible movement from once scene to another Mise-en-scene – French term – putting into the scene – the composition of a scene or shot
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Conflict and Relationship in Billy Elliot A significant conflict and relationship in the film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry is between Billy and his father Jacky. Billy is an 11-year-old boy who lives in Ireland with his father‚ brother and Grandmother in a little apartment. Billy and his father’s relationship is stable until the shock of his son doing ballet instead of boxing. They both have different views for the future and this causes conflict on their relationship.
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Eliot Spitzer‚ attorney general of New York Investment Protection Bureau‚ was the leading regulator who changed the way many Wall Street firms do business. What he accomplished was nothing short of extraordinary – he has not only stood up for the investors against Wall Street giants‚ but he did so in such an aggressive but rightful manner that required much courage and sophistication. Many criticized Spitzer for his overly aggressive indictments and actions against Wall Street firms‚ which consisted
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Billy Elliot (part 2: film analysis) 1) The opening scene in Billy Elliot shows us what type of kid Billy is and the same with his family. The scene shows us a glance of how Billy’s life is. He is not one of the wealthy kids‚ and the house is not of good standard. We clearly see that this family is a poor family‚ and lives in a neighbourhood that reflects that‚ a typical working-class community. It is Billy who watches out for his grandmother when his father and brother are protesting‚ which
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