REDUNDANCY

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Redundancy

• Redundancy is a means by which a film repeats the same plot information.

• Why do you think film makers of Classic ‘Hollywood’ cinema use this?

• Look at the following stills for the film.

– What do they have in common?

– What plot information do they repeat?

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