Give three examples of the use of action codes are used in the film Skyfall and explain how these help to tell the story. (3)
In the first scene of the film, Bond chases Pascal who has stolen a hard drive and this shows that the film will be filled with action and violence. When Silver touches James Bonds leg and unbuttons his shirt, it suggests that he could be homosexual, as it shows that Silver is attracted to Bond. It can be suggested that Money penny and Bond have a sexual attraction for each other which is portrayed through the scene where Money penny is shaving bond.
Give three examples of the use of enigma codes in Skyfall and explain how these keep the audience engaged. (3)
One use of an enigma code is when Bond is searching for the hard drive and chasing Pascal as the audience doesn't know what is on the hard drive and why Bond is searching for it. Another use of enigma codes is when Bond is being asked questions during is MI6 and he is doing word association and is asked 'Skyfall', this makes the audience wonder what is Skyfall and why the film is named that. A third example of enigma codes is Silvers sexuality as it isn't known if he is gay or not, however their are suggestions that he may be an homosexual.
Analyse the films narrative structure using a narrative theory, and argue which event in the film correspond with each stage of the theory (8)
Skyfall follows Robert McKee's 5 part narrative structure, the inciting incident in this film is when Bond walks into the apartment to try and find the hard drive however, he finds out that it has been stolen and an agent has been killed. The progressive complications is when Bond is chasing Patrice across the rooftops in Morocco and is then fighting on the rooftops in order to try and retrieve the hard drive. The crisis
Explain how the narrative help to maintain audience engagement (6) (clue - you will need to explore the films content as well as the devices outlined below)
walks for hard rive not there
chase scene
info of agent let out about agents
escape and shoot
sliver shot
