COMPONENT 2 SECTION A ACTIVE RECALL
SKYFALL
1. Who was the director?
2. When did it come out?
3. What was the certification?
4. What was the budget?
5. What number is it in the franchise?
6. Who was the cinematographer?
7. Who was the composer
8. What record did Skyfall set?
9. What was significant about its release date?
10. Why was it significant for Mendes?
11. Where was a lot of it shot?
12. What was Skyfall enhanced for?
13. What was Mendes inspired by?
14. What form of storytelling did Mendes believe in?
15. What were Mendes’ intentions?
16. How did Mendes humanise Bond?
17. How did Mendes blend art-hour and blockbuster?
18. How did Mendes use themes of legacy and relevance?
19. How did Mendes pay tribute to the 50-year legacy?
20. How did Mendes use M as the emotional core?
21. What are Mendes’ signatures?
22. How can we see the signature of character-driven drama?
23. How can we see the signature of themes of identity/death/legacy?
24. How can we see the signature of stage-like visual composition?
25. How can we see the signature of slow pacing?
26. How can we see the signature of use of music to underscore emotion?
27. How can we see the signature of cycles of family?
28. How can we see the signature of critiquing masculinity?
29. How can we see the signature of long takes?
30. How can we see the signature of collaboration with high-profile cinematographers?
31. What are conventions of the spy genre?
32. How does it conform to iconic spy protagonist?
33. How does it conform to high stakes mission?
34. How does it conform to glamourous locales?
35. How does it conform to stylish action and gadgets?
36. How does it conform to charismatic villain?
37. How does Skyfall subvert the spy genre?
38. How does it use the emotional vulnerability of the spy?
39. How does it focus on the mentor instead of the femme fatale?
40. How does it use a domestic final showdown?
41. How does it use cyber-terrorism as the main threat?
42. How does it use an aging, flawed hero?
43. What are conventions of a blockbuster?
44. How were Bond Women used?
45. How is M represented?
46. How is Eve represented?
47. How is Severine represented?
48. How is Bond represented sexually?
49. How is Silva represented sexually?
50. How is Severine’s sexuality represented?
51. How is Bond’s sexuality represented compared to women?
52. How is Britain represented?
53. What elements of narrative can be seen?
54. Todorov’s theory?
55. Propp’s theory?
56. Levi-Strauss’ theory?
57. Sanders’ theory?
58. Bazin’s theory?
59. Tasker’s theory?
60. Mulvey’s theory?
,61. Neale’s theory?
62. Hypodermic Needle theory?
63. Hall’s theory?
64. Barthes’ hermeneutic codes?
65. Barthes’ proairetic codes?
66. Barthes’ semantic codes?
67. Barthes’ symbolic codes?
68. Altman’s semantic approach?
69. Altman’s syntactic approach?
70. When is a POV shot used in the opening scene?
71. What is the impact of the POV shot?
72. When is an over-the-shoulder shot used?
73. What is the impact of the over-the-shoulder shot?
74. When is a dark lighting?
75. What is the impact of the dark lighting?
76. How is framing used?
77. What is the impact of the framing?
78. When is a tracking shot?
79. What is the impact of the tracking shot?
80. How is blue lighting used?
81. What is the impact of the blue lighting?
82. When are rapid jump cuts used?
83. What is the impact of the rapid jump cuts?
84. When is silence used?
85. What is the impact of the silence?
86. How is a lack of dialogue used?
87. What is the impact of the lack of dialogue?
88. How is sound design used?
89. What is the impact of the sound design?
90. When is Bond’s composure shown?
91. What is the impact of Bond’s composure?
92. When are behaviours used?
93. What is the impact of the behaviours?
94. How is the theme of Bond’s personal crisis shown?
95. How is the theme of modernisation shown?
96. When is a wide shot used in the Silva escape scene?
97. What is the impact of the wide shot?
98. When is a static shot used in the Silva?
99. What is the impact of the static shot?
100. When is tight framing used?
101. What is the impact of the tight framing?
102. When is a handheld camera used?
103. What is the impact of the handheld camera?
104. When is a tracking shot used?
105. What is the impact of the tracking shot?
106. When is backlighting used?
107. What is the impact of the backlighting?
108. When is chiaroscuro lighting used?
109. What is the impact of the chiaroscuro lighting?
110. When are flickering lights used?
111. What is the impact of the flickering lights?
112. How are reflections used?
113. When is slow motion used?
114. What is the impact of the slow motion?
115. When cross-cutting used?
116. What is the impact of the cross-cutting?
117. When is montage editing used?
118. What is the impact of the montage editing?
119. When is cutting to silence used?
120. What is the impact of the cut to silence?
121. When is the spy theme tune used?
122. When is building music used?
, 123. What is the impact of the building music?
124. When is silence used?
125. What is the impact of the silence?
126. When is a crescendo used?
127. What is the impact of the crescendo?
128. When is a cacophony used?
129. What is the impact of the cacophony?
130. When is clothing colour used?
131. When is behaviour used?
132. How is a handheld camera used in final battle scene?
133. How are long shots used?
134. How are frontal shots used?
135. What is the purpose of this frontal shot?
136. How are shot-reverse-shots used?
137. How is lighting used?
138. What is the impact of the dark lighting?
139. How is saturation used?
140. How is symmetry used?
141. What is the impact of the symmetry?
142. How are rapid cuts used?
143. How is montage editing used?
144. How is sound design used?
145. How is silence used?
146. When is building music used?
147. What is the impact of the building music?
148. How is silence used?
149. How is the spy theme tune used?
150. How is rock music used?
151. How is location used?
152. What does the fire represent?
153. When is movement used?
154. What does the movement reflect?
155. How is lighting used in M’s death scene?
156. How is camera movement used?
157. How is a handheld camera used?
158. How is framing used?
159. How are shadows used?
160. How are trumpets used?
161. How is dialogue used?
162. How is score used?
163. What is the impact of the score?
164. How are behaviours used?
165. How does M use performance?
166. How does Bond use performance?
167. How is setting used?
168. How is symbolism used in appearance?
169. How is symbolism used in behaviour?
170. How is framing used in the New M scene?
171. How is score used?
172. How is set design used?
173. What is the leather padded door symbolic of?
174. What is the impact of the dark wood panelling?
175. What is the purpose of the Union Jack?
176. What is the purpose of the red telephone?
177. What does Bond wear?
178. What is the purpose of Bond’s costuming?
179. How does Bond behave?
180. What does Mallory wear?
181. How does Mallory behave?
182. How is lighting used?
183. What does the lighting show?
184. When are tracking shots used?
SKYFALL
1. Who was the director?
2. When did it come out?
3. What was the certification?
4. What was the budget?
5. What number is it in the franchise?
6. Who was the cinematographer?
7. Who was the composer
8. What record did Skyfall set?
9. What was significant about its release date?
10. Why was it significant for Mendes?
11. Where was a lot of it shot?
12. What was Skyfall enhanced for?
13. What was Mendes inspired by?
14. What form of storytelling did Mendes believe in?
15. What were Mendes’ intentions?
16. How did Mendes humanise Bond?
17. How did Mendes blend art-hour and blockbuster?
18. How did Mendes use themes of legacy and relevance?
19. How did Mendes pay tribute to the 50-year legacy?
20. How did Mendes use M as the emotional core?
21. What are Mendes’ signatures?
22. How can we see the signature of character-driven drama?
23. How can we see the signature of themes of identity/death/legacy?
24. How can we see the signature of stage-like visual composition?
25. How can we see the signature of slow pacing?
26. How can we see the signature of use of music to underscore emotion?
27. How can we see the signature of cycles of family?
28. How can we see the signature of critiquing masculinity?
29. How can we see the signature of long takes?
30. How can we see the signature of collaboration with high-profile cinematographers?
31. What are conventions of the spy genre?
32. How does it conform to iconic spy protagonist?
33. How does it conform to high stakes mission?
34. How does it conform to glamourous locales?
35. How does it conform to stylish action and gadgets?
36. How does it conform to charismatic villain?
37. How does Skyfall subvert the spy genre?
38. How does it use the emotional vulnerability of the spy?
39. How does it focus on the mentor instead of the femme fatale?
40. How does it use a domestic final showdown?
41. How does it use cyber-terrorism as the main threat?
42. How does it use an aging, flawed hero?
43. What are conventions of a blockbuster?
44. How were Bond Women used?
45. How is M represented?
46. How is Eve represented?
47. How is Severine represented?
48. How is Bond represented sexually?
49. How is Silva represented sexually?
50. How is Severine’s sexuality represented?
51. How is Bond’s sexuality represented compared to women?
52. How is Britain represented?
53. What elements of narrative can be seen?
54. Todorov’s theory?
55. Propp’s theory?
56. Levi-Strauss’ theory?
57. Sanders’ theory?
58. Bazin’s theory?
59. Tasker’s theory?
60. Mulvey’s theory?
,61. Neale’s theory?
62. Hypodermic Needle theory?
63. Hall’s theory?
64. Barthes’ hermeneutic codes?
65. Barthes’ proairetic codes?
66. Barthes’ semantic codes?
67. Barthes’ symbolic codes?
68. Altman’s semantic approach?
69. Altman’s syntactic approach?
70. When is a POV shot used in the opening scene?
71. What is the impact of the POV shot?
72. When is an over-the-shoulder shot used?
73. What is the impact of the over-the-shoulder shot?
74. When is a dark lighting?
75. What is the impact of the dark lighting?
76. How is framing used?
77. What is the impact of the framing?
78. When is a tracking shot?
79. What is the impact of the tracking shot?
80. How is blue lighting used?
81. What is the impact of the blue lighting?
82. When are rapid jump cuts used?
83. What is the impact of the rapid jump cuts?
84. When is silence used?
85. What is the impact of the silence?
86. How is a lack of dialogue used?
87. What is the impact of the lack of dialogue?
88. How is sound design used?
89. What is the impact of the sound design?
90. When is Bond’s composure shown?
91. What is the impact of Bond’s composure?
92. When are behaviours used?
93. What is the impact of the behaviours?
94. How is the theme of Bond’s personal crisis shown?
95. How is the theme of modernisation shown?
96. When is a wide shot used in the Silva escape scene?
97. What is the impact of the wide shot?
98. When is a static shot used in the Silva?
99. What is the impact of the static shot?
100. When is tight framing used?
101. What is the impact of the tight framing?
102. When is a handheld camera used?
103. What is the impact of the handheld camera?
104. When is a tracking shot used?
105. What is the impact of the tracking shot?
106. When is backlighting used?
107. What is the impact of the backlighting?
108. When is chiaroscuro lighting used?
109. What is the impact of the chiaroscuro lighting?
110. When are flickering lights used?
111. What is the impact of the flickering lights?
112. How are reflections used?
113. When is slow motion used?
114. What is the impact of the slow motion?
115. When cross-cutting used?
116. What is the impact of the cross-cutting?
117. When is montage editing used?
118. What is the impact of the montage editing?
119. When is cutting to silence used?
120. What is the impact of the cut to silence?
121. When is the spy theme tune used?
122. When is building music used?
, 123. What is the impact of the building music?
124. When is silence used?
125. What is the impact of the silence?
126. When is a crescendo used?
127. What is the impact of the crescendo?
128. When is a cacophony used?
129. What is the impact of the cacophony?
130. When is clothing colour used?
131. When is behaviour used?
132. How is a handheld camera used in final battle scene?
133. How are long shots used?
134. How are frontal shots used?
135. What is the purpose of this frontal shot?
136. How are shot-reverse-shots used?
137. How is lighting used?
138. What is the impact of the dark lighting?
139. How is saturation used?
140. How is symmetry used?
141. What is the impact of the symmetry?
142. How are rapid cuts used?
143. How is montage editing used?
144. How is sound design used?
145. How is silence used?
146. When is building music used?
147. What is the impact of the building music?
148. How is silence used?
149. How is the spy theme tune used?
150. How is rock music used?
151. How is location used?
152. What does the fire represent?
153. When is movement used?
154. What does the movement reflect?
155. How is lighting used in M’s death scene?
156. How is camera movement used?
157. How is a handheld camera used?
158. How is framing used?
159. How are shadows used?
160. How are trumpets used?
161. How is dialogue used?
162. How is score used?
163. What is the impact of the score?
164. How are behaviours used?
165. How does M use performance?
166. How does Bond use performance?
167. How is setting used?
168. How is symbolism used in appearance?
169. How is symbolism used in behaviour?
170. How is framing used in the New M scene?
171. How is score used?
172. How is set design used?
173. What is the leather padded door symbolic of?
174. What is the impact of the dark wood panelling?
175. What is the purpose of the Union Jack?
176. What is the purpose of the red telephone?
177. What does Bond wear?
178. What is the purpose of Bond’s costuming?
179. How does Bond behave?
180. What does Mallory wear?
181. How does Mallory behave?
182. How is lighting used?
183. What does the lighting show?
184. When are tracking shots used?
