Trainspotting and Film Form

Before discussing film form in relation to Trainspotting, it may be useful to re-read the post on film form from the A Level Film Studies Blog, to refresh your memory about the different areas of film form and how to discuss them in an essay.

Film Form: An Introduction

Questions in the exam may ask you to discuss Trainspotting (and This is England) in relation to individual aspects of film form, such as sound or mise-en-scene, OR more broadly about film form in general and the ways it has been used to create meaning or develop themes and/or ideas. It is therefore essential that you can make generalisations about the use of film form in the films BUT also discuss specific scenes in greater detail.

For more detail about the ways that the various elements of film form are used in Trainspotting, you should clink on the relevant links below.

Trainspotting: Cinematography

Trainspotting: Mise-en-scene

Trainspotting: Sound

Trainspotting: Editing

Trainspotting: Performance