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How do film-makers present a sense of community or national identity through sound and image?
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How do film-makers present a sense of community or national identity through sound and image? Throughout Went the Day Well and Passport to Pimlico, both films present different communities and the ways in which they come together through crises affecting their lives. In WTDW, the opening sequence presents a clear sense of national identity. The tracking shot and the close-up of the sign saying "Bramley End 1/4 miles" combined with the use of bird-song and patriotic marching music signifies a peaceful and tranquil area to be entering. When meeting the first character, the country farmer, we are directly addressed, giving a feeling of approachability within the community. The shot of the farmer is a mid-shot on eye-level which emphasizes the feeling of being directly spoken to and make him feel 'less of a threat'. The setting of the film is firstly of a country road and a quite, sleepy country village....
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