Layer Cake Analysis

Layer Cake - 2004 - Matthew Vaughn 

In the opening of Layer cake we can already see what type of genre it will be, thriller/ crime. We can tell this by the gun violence that is portrayed in the opening clip. The way the camera zooms out of the scene shows us the crime that is going on in that area, which is followed by an edited, sped up montage to track the use illegal drug throughout the years. The sound they use for the montage scenes is an asynchronous, non-diagetic voice over which creates a bridge between the shots. The voice over can also tell us who the protagonist will be as the camera tracks and uses close up an low angles to follow Daniel Craig. 

About Me

Hi my name is Ciara Proctor, I am 18 years old and i'm from Cheshire. I am taking Media, English and Geography at A-Level in Surrey. I lived in Switzerland for 9 years so I have been exposed to a lot of French culture and media, so i've seen the differences between English and French media in films.

I chose media to explore a new creative way and also because I am really interested in the production and filming of music videos and films.

Some music videos I really like are:

               

This is a French singer called Lomepal.



This is a song called No Guidance by Chris Brown, I like this video because it is an official video that's not just the music but has a story line.


 Some of the films I really like are:


Call Me By Your Name by Luca Guadangnino 

Another film I think is really good is:


Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino