Analysis of Billy Elliot Technical Devices and Themes

Vocabulary and technical analysis flashcards based on lecture notes focusing on film techniques and character development in Billy Elliot.

Just because I like Ballet, doesn’t mean I’m a p00f

Defensive Language

Derogatory Slang

I’ve got to dance

Reptition

Emphatic Statement

Angry Dance Scene

Non-Diegetic Music

Close Up Shots

Lads do football or boxing or wrestling. Not friggin Ballet

Contrast

Tricolon

You’re the one that always says, Go on, be yourself

Irony

Imperative Language

Dad’s Decision Scene

Close Up Shots

Symbolism

‘I don’t want a childhood. I want to be a ballet dancer’

Contrast

Emphatic Statement

‘It sort of feels good…once I get going I like forget everything. I sort of disappear. i can feel a change in my whole body. Like a fire in my body… flying

Simile

Sensory Imagery

Swan Lake Scene

Long Shot

Symbolism