No Country For Old Men

Cashier scene:

• Chigurh most likely planned this
• Estableshing shot
• metaphorical nooses in the background
• lot of over the sholder shots
• chigurh mocks his accent
• Chigurh dose not like that the cashier married into his business
• light tone through out the coin part of the scene

Captain Fantastic

Cinematography:

• Opening shot - extreme long shots for a long duration to establish and romanticise the grandeur of the natural world.
• aligns us with their choice of lifestyle 
• Framing of ben in the rear view mirror in close up is repeated through the film, establishing that he is in some ways isolated from his family.
• Contrast between wide shot of open landscape as steve the bus receeds and the big close up of ben 'alone' clearly expressing distress for the first time in the narrative
• reverse shot to show Bo's awkwardness around girls - suggests he is unprepared for the real world
• close ups on Bo's acceptance letters to prestigious universities
• Close ups on Bo's face show his mixed delight and confusion of what he should do
• close up on Ben's grief at the word of Leslies death

Mise-en-scene:

• Hair as symbolic - Ben shaved his beard and Bo his head to mark lifestyle and tradition changes to identity
• Costumes of the family suggest they are out of touch with the modern world e.g in the funeral scene, Jack refers to Ben as "some hippie in a clown outfit". Also shown later on in the film by Bens 'Jesse Jackson 88' tshirt.
• Harsh lighting when Bo and Rellion are discussing Ben at the basketball court, compared to the largely used natural lighting in the rest of the film. the blackness lends gravity to the dificult conversation they are having

Editing:

• Bookended with scenes highlighting the rite of passage narative and foregrounding Bo becoming a man, "the boy is dead, and in his place is a man".
• Matt Ross was keen to avoid conspicuous editing, "i dont want to notice that when im watching"
• Bens hallucinations of Leslie break from the editing, showing it as other-worldy. These scenes feel almost holy and religious, even though they dont believe in organised religions.

Sound:

• Diegetic music used to symbolise Rellions rebellion and assertion of individuality as he uses confrontational drumming to challenge Bens acoustic guitar music
• bagpipes on bus suggests they are an army going to battle. This is ancored by Ben saying "so they know were coming".
• Train sounds when Bo looks at his acceptance letters, suggesting impeading conflict and provokes a sense of anxiety in the spectator.

Ben in the mirror:

• Shows he is disconected, but reconected when he turns around
• powerfull control the powerless - ideology
• close ups on childrens faces to show their anguish
• bagpipes - going to war

Funeral scene:

• Traditional Christian funeral
• Family arive in bright "formal" clothing
• One child is wearing a gas mask
• Many close ups on the mourners faces an reactions
• Bens eulogy goes against traditions
• Leslies wishes for after her death are also untraditional
• Only the children find Bens speech moving and funny
• Grandmother is visibally upset when Ben is removed 
• Children start to reject his ideology - children yelling at him to stop when he trys to go and stop Leslie from being burried

Basket Ball scene:

• Dark and atrificial lighting
• Bo walks out of the darkness, seemingly from nowhere
• non diageting music
• Rellion backs towards the camera
• Dark shadows on Rellion when he rejects his father
• Close up on Bos shocked, angry face as he contemplates

2nd 'funeral' scene:

• areal long shot
• very unconventional funeral
• placement of feather 'little bird'
• all light the fire together, close up on that
• side shot of Kielyr singing, showing the scenery behind
• reflecting the earlier scene of family singing, but more peacefull and harmonius
• upbeat funeral with dancing - ideology

Airport scene:

• Family still do not fit the norm
• focus is mainly on Bo
• Close up from inside the toilet, showing all the family looking over it
• Ben still preaching ideology till the end
• ends with Bo becoming an indipendant man in a more traditional sense than the opening

Ending scene:

• Living a more socially acceptable life, but still with elements of their past
• children are now in mainstream education
• silent scene as camera shows a long shot of the family going about their morning activities in a quiet, peaceful manner, contrasting to the lively opening

Camping scene:

• All silently reading, Ben asks questions on books they are reading
• Ambient sound of grass hoppers in background
• Ben strums a light, peaceful melody on his guitar
• Rellion joins in with a more boisterous beat, metaphorically symbolising the differences between them
• emphasises their style of living
• diegetic music showing Rellions rebelion - boisterous
• no dialogue - showing their closeness
• lowkey lighting gives a warm feeling
• Ben getting his guitar shows his transition from teacher to dad
• long shot of whole family around the fire depicts their closeness
• close up on books shows how advanced these kids are for their ages
• boho style
• zaja's gasmask - alternative style
• literature props showing they are educated
• Ben is suitably authoritarian
• Rellion is represented as an outsider from the family
• alternative ways of bringing up children
• the scene is a rejection of mainstream, American, capitalist society 
• aligns the spectators with Bens views as they all seem happy and contempt

Announcement of Leslies death:

• darkly lit tavern when Ben hears the new
• Appears to replace upset with anger at first
• starts wearing a black band around his arm, which he wears for the rest of the film
• children instantly start crying, while Ben is calm
• Ben docent try to comfort kids
• Rellion flips out, showing the start of his rebellion
• docent show her will but imply she's left something Ben dosent like

Apocalypse Now

Opening:

• Jungle, lingers on first scene
• No words, napalm drops on the jungle as the words "this is the end", giving a hostile feeling to the jungle
• surreal feeling
• fan blends into helicopter wings and is in sync with helicopter sounds, suggesting that Willard is haunted by what he saw and cannot escape it even when away from war
• opening shot fades slightly into a shot of the statue at the ending of the film, forshadowing.
• willard is unshaven and broken
• photo of his ex wife on bedside table - vietnam has caused his life to fall apart
• near empty glass of alcohol showing unhealthy coping methods
• cant get the jungle out of his head suggesting he is suffering from PTSD
• willard is so tied into the war he is no longer able to function in everyday life
• sleeps with a gun - shows paranoia
• willards narrative is a voice over, giving us an insight into his mind
• is being driven insane by not being in the war
• his lonely room is reprisentative of his isolation
• feeling trapped in his room
• willard breaking his mirror is reprisentative of him seeing himself as broken, and wanting to see himself as such
• Non-diagetic music

Meeting Kurtz:

• kurtz is reflective of Willard, both are deeply traumatised from the war, turning Kurtz crazy.
• Kurtz's voice is detatched and delusional
• Willards cult are on the offensive, as they are weary of willard
• |Willard is low down in ranks in this scene, contrasting to the rest of the film where he often has the highest rank and authority

Documentary Notes:

• kopola was instrumental in breaking away from the hollywood film industry
• The film was filmed in the Philipines
• Original set was distroyed by a typhoon
• Martin Sheen nearly died on set due to a heart attack, and Koppola refused to stop production for it
• Much of the film was unscripted
• Koppolas wife says that he turned into Kurtz