1. 4.3.2.1
Alana

2. About the film
• A film by Noel Clarke and Mark Davies
• The film was released in 2010
• A British crime thriller film
• Rated a 15

3. • 4.3.2.1 had a budget of $4,600,000
• Producers by Damon Bryant and Dean O'Toole
• Distributors – Universal Studios recently known for
distributing Fast And Furious

4. The Directors
• Noel Clarke
• Clarke is a British film director, actor
and screen writer. He is known best for
playing Mickey in Doctor Who.
• Mark Davis
• Davis is an American independent film
producer/director/writer, and is famous
for directing historic/science films.

5. Fonts and credits in the opening
• The white 4.3.2.1 across the screen on a black back
ground.. This creates a bold title, suggesting the
characters have strong personalities.
• This also plays with the number of girls.
• Time and place of each character, alarm clock styled
writing, in white to show youth and naivety of the girls.

6. Sound
• Dialogue stops after she falls, and the non-diegetic sound
kicks in of a female voice singing.
Established Setting
• London, this will be popular in the
US as they seem to enjoy or view
British films set in the capital of
England.

7. Camera shots and editing
• Close up of a girls face to establish her tears running
down her face, the camera violently pans out, to establish
the setting.
• Medium shot of one of the girl’s arm showing the gun, this
gives an element the crime genre.
• Close up of her hand showing the diamonds that we
assume they have stolen, then it immediately flash cuts to
her falling.
• Then Fast cuts to each character to establish their
personalities, how they’re all very different. This shows
the narrative arc, as the film opens with the ending
(flashback).

8. Mise-en-scene
• Costume shows the social class and personality of each
character.

9. Established Characters
• The four different girls, very stereotypical girls.
• Cassandra – upper class, very posh
• Jo – American, sporty, middle class.
• Shannon – divorced parents, lower class/homeless.
• Kerry - Chav, working class.

10. Actors
• A variety of actors and actresses:
• Ophelia Lovibond
• Also starred in: No Strings Attached
(2011), Holby City (06-07), The Bill
(2003), Casualty (2005)…
• Emma Roberts
• Also starred in: Wild Child (2009), Nancy
Drew (2007), Valentines Day (2010)…

11. Actors
• Tamsin Egerton
• Also recognised from: Chalet Girl
(2011), St Trinian’s (2007), Huge
(2009)…
• Noel Clarke
• Also recognised from: Adventure Inc (2003),
Doctor Who (05-10)…
• Ben Miller
• Also recognised from: Johnny English
(2003), Coming Soon (1999)…