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Elliot - Thinglink Mr.Robot Character Arc - Elliot Episode 1 - Angela gets robbed on a street corner, meaning Elliot is set to find out everything he can about the man who did it. He later finds out that it was really Angela's boyfriend who robbed her, in a mask. Elliot is conflicted on whether or not he should tell Angela as he knows it will upset her. Episode 2 - When buying his drugs Elliot's building gets raided by police, meaning the find his drug stash. Whilst in prison Elliot gets a state lawyer, who turns out to be the owner of the dog he stole. Whilst on trial the lawyer makes no effort to defend Elliot, or stop him from going to jail. Luckily he gets away with just community service. Episode 3 - Elliot goes to the the fairground to meet the members of FSociety, when he's there they start a fight with him as he's not willing to hack the company he works for as he knows that Angela will lose her job. So he's faced with an ultimatum, A...

Sound Types Diegetic Sound - A natural sound that can be created in the scene, e.g. people speaking, the wind, water. Non-diegetic - An un-natural sound that cant be created in the scene, e.g. a voiceover, background music. Contrapuntal - Music that is opposite to the mood in the scene to emphasise the mood even more.

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Camera Movements Pan - Rotating the camera either sideways or vertically to show a wide shot whilst not moving the camera. Zoom - Zooming into a person or object to usually intensify the scene or show somethings significance. Crane - Zooming out on a large scale to give an overview of an area or to show the insignificance of an object/person. Track/Dolly - Used to get a wide view of whats going on in the scene or to follow someone. Track In/Back - Used to get a wide view of whats going on in the scene or to follow someone. Tilt  Virtual Camera (7.20) Handheld 

Thursday 7th September  The Maze Runner In the first picture a medium shot has been used to show the expression of Thomas but to also show the expressions of everyone around him to make the audience more aware of their fear. The medium shot also shows that the main character is looking directly at the camera as if it were not there to show that he has no awareness of his surroundings. The second picture is a long shot so that the audience can see directly through the “door”, meaning they can also see the two people inside struggling so they can now see what all the characters are looking at and why they all look so afraid. In the third picture is another mid shot to show the audience that all the characters look even more afraid than they originally did in the first shot and a shot-reverse-shot is used to emphasise this.

Shot Types Extreme Close-Up - A shot that is very close to the face and shows extreme detail. Close-Up - A shot that is taken from a very short distance from the focus of video, usually to show a character's emotion. Medium Shot - A shot taken from usually the knees up, to show some detail but also give a view of the background, used when there's a conversation Long Shot- A shot that is taken from a distance to give an overview of what's happening. Extreme Long Shot - A shot that is taken from a great distance to usually show the setting. LINK- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4316BUEVYkE