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 Q1: It  was  inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen . Manzoor co-wrote the script with Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. It is based on Manzoor's 2007 memoir Greetings from Bury Q2: The fact that so many people around the world who have seen Blinded By the Light have responded with empathy to characters apparently very different from themselves offers some hope in what can feel like hopeless times. It suggests that stories can reach places that journalism cannot. Q3:  The Sundance Film Festival has been a vital part of the film industry since its  inception in 1978. Founded by Robert Redford, the festival was created to  provide a platform for independent filmmakers to showcase their talents to a wider audience Q4: Blinded By The Light costs around  $15m  to make. Key points: Bend It Films developed the film with support from Levantine Films and Ingenious Media. Q5: The famous Bend it Like Beckham sensation was the hit movie

  Q1: MOST   people would define a 'British' film with reference to obvious cultural elements such as: a setting in the UK or a focus on British people abroad; a predominantly British cast; a storyline about some aspect of British life — past, present or future — or notably by, or based on a work by, a British author Q2:  a Hollywood film is made in Hollywood and a brititsh film is predominantly in the UK mostly London . Q3:The James Bond franchise started in 1962 Q4:A lot of films were very disrespectful or opposite the normal british film and that was what started in the 1970s Q5: Young  people are often represented in British films, in films such as A clockwork orange and Eden Lake, typically playing into the stereotype that youth are rule breaking rebels that have violent tendencies, usually with little character depth. Q6: The main characteristics that can be identified as appealing to a native British audience would include; the actors, British actors tend to be clearly i

 WWW: Good use of soundtrack(creates a mysterious atmosphere) Did all the targeted shots that were asked of The dialogue was really nice and came along really well Acting was good Good script(very descriptive) 750-word essay extra which was good EBI: More use of other people instead of myself Match on action could've been better and done more smoothly Lines were said a little too fast perhaps talking slowly could help the audience understand more  . Did you meet the brief and successfully include the three key editing aspects we have learned? Yes i have i believe i could've done the shots a little more accurate to make it work better and i have edited it along with the soundtrack to fit the theme of the story What were the strengths and weaknesses of your final film? Write a detailed analysis picking out specific shots, edits and any other aspect of film language you think is relevant. I liked the side shot where my head was at the front and the Christmas tree lit up in the bac