ANALYSIS OF DOTPOTA

1. Analysis of Dawn of the
Planet of the Apes
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2.  The director/producer/stars’ names are
not given perhaps because the focus of
the film is on the apes, the storyline and
also because this is a sequel their names
may not be needed.
Are the
director/producer/stars
names given to us? If so why
or why not?

3.  There isn’t a voiceover.
What can you say about the
voice of the person delivering
the voiceover?

4.  The music helps to build up the
tension/ongoing feud between the apes
and the humans.
What can you say about the
use of music?

5.  The shots selected are very good as the
are not from critical action point in the
film which helps not to give away the
film but are rather selected from
important scenes which give us clues
about the film.
What can you say about the
shots selected and how the
trailed is edited?

6.  The mise-en-scene shows the impact of
the occurrences in the first movie, it also
tells us that the film is set in a post
apocalyptic time.
What does the mise-en-scene
tell us about the film?

7. We hear dialogue from both the apes and
humans and this helps us to understand
the feeling of them and also allows to
have an understanding of what the
storyline is about. The dialogue also
helps us to establish the aftermath of the
destruction caused in the first film.
What dialogue from the film
do we hear and why?

8.  The target audience would most likely be
people who had watched the first movie,
Rise of the Planet of the Apes and
teenagers as they would be likely to have
an interest in a sequel to the first movie.
Who is the films target
audience? Explain why?

9.  The USP is the animation and the
inclusion of taking apes, many people
will be attracted to the film because of
this as it is very rare.
Does the film have a USP?