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4.3.2.1Alana
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About the film• A film by Noel Clarke and Mark Davies
• The film was released in 2010
• A British crime thriller film
• Rated a 15
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• 4.3.2.1 had a budget of $4,600,000
• Producers by Damon Bryant and Dean O'Toole
• Distributors – Universal Studios recently known for distributing Fast And Furious
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The Directors• Noel Clarke • Clarke is a British film director, actor
and screen writer. He is known best for playing Mickey in Doctor Who.
• Mark Davis• Davis is an American independent film
producer/director/writer, and is famous for directing historic/science films.
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Fonts and credits in the opening• The white 4.3.2.1 across the screen on a black back
ground.. This creates a bold title, suggesting the characters have strong personalities.
• This also plays with the number of girls.
• Time and place of each character, alarm clock styled writing, in white to show youth and naivety of the girls.
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Sound• Dialogue stops after she falls, and the non-diegetic sound
kicks in of a female voice singing.
Established Setting• London, this will be popular in the
US as they seem to enjoy or view British films set in the capital of England.
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Camera shots and editing• Close up of a girls face to establish her tears running
down her face, the camera violently pans out, to establish the setting.
• Medium shot of one of the girl’s arm showing the gun, this gives an element the crime genre.
• Close up of her hand showing the diamonds that we assume they have stolen, then it immediately flash cuts to her falling.
• Then Fast cuts to each character to establish their personalities, how they’re all very different. This shows the narrative arc, as the film opens with the ending (flashback).
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Mise-en-scene• Costume shows the social class and personality of each
character.
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Established Characters• The four different girls, very stereotypical girls.
• Cassandra – upper class, very posh • Jo – American, sporty, middle class. • Shannon – divorced parents, lower class/homeless. • Kerry - Chav, working class.
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Actors• A variety of actors and actresses:
• Ophelia Lovibond • Also starred in: No Strings Attached
(2011), Holby City (06-07), The Bill
(2003), Casualty (2005)…
• Emma Roberts• Also starred in: Wild Child (2009), Nancy
Drew (2007), Valentines Day (2010)…
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Actors• Tamsin Egerton• Also recognised from: Chalet Girl
(2011), St Trinian’s (2007), Huge (2009)…
• Noel Clarke• Also recognised from: Adventure Inc (2003),
Doctor Who (05-10)…
• Ben Miller• Also recognised from: Johnny English (2003),
Coming Soon (1999)…