What is effect of a long shot on the helicopter and ocean

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Questions: Answer these questions based on the movie ( The Guardian)

Film Study Questions for Discussion and Analysis

1. What is a legend?

2. In the opening scene, what camera angle is used and what is the effect?

3. What is the effect of a long shot on the helicopter and ocean in the opening scene / rescue?

4. When the helicopter is in view and there are shifts between high angles and low angles, what is the purpose?

5. What was the choice the male victim made and what was the effect of his choices? There is a medium shot on Kevin Costner (Ben) when he is in the helicopter. Explain what the use and effect of this shot is.

6. Identify the conflict between Ben and his wife, Helen. Also, what is the price Ben would have to pay to stay with her? What choice does Ben make that costs him his friends' lives? Why

6. What specific event changes the course of Ben's life?

7. Discuss what colours are predominant in the rescue scene? Identify their symbolic A close up shot is used on Carl's face, why?

8. A fade out is used when the camera is focused on the flare. What is the effect?

9. The choice to save the victims causes what significant change in Ben's life?

10. Identify the atmosphere of the US Coast Guard Training School with specific reference to the film.

11. Why are there only 280 rescue swimmers?

12. What is the failure rate at the school?

13. What does the Captain consider the greatest calling in life?

14. identify some of the lessons being taught during the first Physical Training test in the pool.

15. Ben and the blond trainer are character foils at the beginning of the film, why?

16. In the pool scene, how is the background music appropriate?

17. What does Jake's decision to not come up for air reveal about his character? Identify flashbacks that Randal has? What do they reveal?

18. What is the first indication that Jake's past is not a happy one?

19. What is the significance of 'record day'? And why does Randal choose to have a record setting day?

20. What does Maggie teach Fischer about records?

21. Charlie's character teaches the audience about something. What is it?

22. What does the aftermath of the bar fight teach the audience about Jake's character?

23. Discuss the similarities between Fischer and Randal and explore their relationship. At the halfway mark in the film, what has been established between Fischer and Randal?

24. Why does Randal want to finally retire?

25. In the discussion between Helen and Ben, what does the audience learn?

26. In the last rescue, why does Ben decide to go even though he has retired as a swimmer?

27. What is the purpose or effect of the internal framing when Ben goes through the door?

28 What sacrifice does Ben make and why? How do you feel about it In the second last rescue scene, what is preventing 29.Randal from swimming What is symbolic in Ben returning to the sea?

30. Now that you have seen the end of the film, what is the significance of the statement Ben makes to his wife, "Bye, Baby"?

31. Life is always about choices. What choices will you make after seeing this film?

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