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    Billy Elliot by Stephen Daldry. In the film by “Billy Elliot” directed by “Stephen Daldry” the setting of North East England in 1984 is very important. In 1984 the miners were on strike‚ poverty was common amongst the working class miners and Billy wanted to do ballet instead of boxing. The verbal and visual features used in the film helped me understand the importance of the setting. In this paragraph I am going to describe an important setting of North East England County Durham from the

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    his bedroom dancing to music‚ Billy Elliot Opening Scenes Essay: In the film ‘Billy Elliot’ directed by Stephen Daldry‚ one important setting in the film is the interior and exterior of Billy’s house and neighbourhood. Also‚ the behaviour that occurs within this setting introduces us as the audience to an important idea of pursing through obstacles to reach your dream. In this case‚ Daldry introduces us to the obstacles that Billy must encounter and push through in order to achieve his dream of

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    Conflict and Relationship in Billy Elliot A significant conflict and relationship in the film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry is between Billy and his father Jacky. Billy is an 11-year-old boy who lives in Ireland with his father‚ brother and Grandmother in a little apartment. Billy and his father’s relationship is stable until the shock of his son doing ballet instead of boxing. They both have different views for the future and this causes conflict on their relationship.

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    must overcome obstacles and challenges in order to grow up and enter a new phase in life. The challenges a person may encounter could be anything from moving schools to a change of authority in the family home. In the movie Billy Elliot (2000) by Stephen Daldry‚ the audience sees the many challenges a young boy names Billy faces. Also‚ in the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling‚ the audience reads about what a young boy must go through to ultimately grow up and become a man. Some obstacles the characters face

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    Which character changes the most? Discuss Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephen Daldry is a film set in County Durham‚ England during the Miner’s Strike in 1984. The theme change is portrayed in a range of different ways and the characters who are able to exhibit this are Jacky‚ Tony and Billy. They face many glitches which illustrate their individual journey in the film that are impacted by the strikes. Jacky Elliot is a miner on strike who is irritated because he is unable to bring money to

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    from this film and explain how the director has used filming techniques to create the atmosphere and develop the themes. ‘Billy Elliot’ directed by Stephen Daldry outlines the transition of Billy Elliot‚ from a constrained society with limited expectations and restrictive gender roles‚ out into the broad horizons of the larger world. Daldry effectively used a range of filming techniques such as camera angles‚ camera shots and dialogue to develop the theme of moving into the world. This process

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    demonstrate different pathways into a new world‚ these three texts use different types of techniques. Explain how Billy Elliot and ONE other related text of your own choosing portray the consequences of moving into the world. The prescribed text is: – Stephen Daldry‚ Billy Elliot ‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth and change experienced by an individual – whether the change How is the concept of Into the World conveyed in the film Billy Elliot? ‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth

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    overcoming the sexual prejudices and stereotypes which are present in the world as well as dealing with the death of a love one. Both these experiences can be observed through the lives of the characters in the film‚ Billy Elliot‚ directed by Stephen Daldry. These can also be seen mirrored in the novel‚ The clan of the cave bear‚ written by Jean M. Auel as well as the short story Triple word score by Peter Goldsworthy. Collectively‚ these composers utilise many filmic and linguistic techniques in

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    How Many Miles to Babylon Answer structure – Theme and issue Theme and Issues The texts I have studied for my comparative course are “How Many Miles to Babylon” (HMMB) by Jennifer Johnston‚ “Billy Elliot” (BE) by Stephen Daldry and “Lies of Silence” (LOS) by Brian Moore. One theme that is common to the three texts that I have studied is the theme of relationships. Keys moments from the texts help to heighten the importance and develop our awareness of those themes. In (HMMB) we witness the destructive

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    ONE idea that was worth learning about in the text(s). Explain why the idea was worth learning about in the text(s) as a whole‚ using examples of visual and/or oral language features to support your ideas. The film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry‚ is set in the miners town of Durham in the north east of Engand in the 1980’s. The film focuses on Billy Elliot‚ a 12 year old boy who is pressured and abused by his violent family as he tries to pursue his love of dancing in a predominantly

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