Belfast = Trouble's Begin Sequence

Question 1

Cinematography =

Answer 1

• Establishing, drone shot of Belfast
• Transitions over the wall to monochrome colouring
• 360 arc shot surrounding Buddy
• Close up of Buddy’s reaction
• Handheld shaky camerawork
• POV shot from inside the burning car and multiple angles to see the destruction
• Close up of Buddy and Brother, shows how the brother is able to cope better compared to Buddy who is lying and hiding on the floor

Question 2

Performance =

Answer 2

• Ma has rapid and protective movements sheilding her son with a bin lid
• Buddy’s confusion
• Buddy is lying on the floor with his brother protecting him

Question 3

Mise en Scene =

Answer 3

• Use of cranes which represent the workers in Belfast
• Props of the bin lid as a sheild to protect them from the troubles. An ordinary and innocent item

Question 4

Editing =

Answer 4

• Desaturation of the loss of colour
• Wipe transition over the wall
• Slow motion editing
• Blur editing of rioters. Focus pull on his emotions

Question 5

Sound =

Answer 5

• Muffled sound of chaos
• Screaming voices saying protect the children

Question 6

Narrative =

Answer 6

• Beginning celebrates how far Belfast has come and the history of it
• Frames Buddy’s narrative and his own experience
• Focalised narrative
• Strong motherhood where Ma protects her children and stands upto the violence

Question 7

Ideology =

Answer 7

• Symbolises Buddy’s destruction of childhood
• Reminscing about the happy community. A broken community due to the troubles
• Destruction of innocence and introduced to a war breaking out around him
• Disorientation, confused about the trobles around him. Juxtaposing what childhood should be like