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Taking place during an election year in the late 1980s, Donnie Darko tells the story of a troubled teenager who receives disturbing visions from a tall bunny rabbit telling him the world will soon come to an end. Seeking answers, Donnie investigates time travel in an attempt to turn back the clock and prevent the world's seemingly impending doom... actions which pose bizarre and life-changing results.

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Taking place during an election year in the late 1980s, Donnie Darko tells the story of a troubled teenager who receives disturbing visions from a tall bunny rabbit telling him the world will soon come to an end. Seeking answers, Donnie investigates time travel in an attempt to turn back the clock and prevent the world's seemingly impending doom... actions which pose bizarre and life-changing results.

Camera panning (after titles) of the view. Panning onto the road. Camera slowly zooms and travels forward to show the unknown object in the road- it becomes clear that it is a human. Camera turns to see the characters face. Mid-shot of character’s back as he stands up and then turns around looking confused. Camera tracks as character rides his bike. Point of view shot when he is riding the bike. Close up of a Halloween poster. Pans over to character. Mid shot of board reading ‘where is Donnie?’- name introduced.

The panning and variety of the shots show the surroundings, and also keep the audience guessing as to where the setting is. The zooming in to the character establishes who it is, as it is unknown at the beginning, and shows the strangeness of the situation. Furthermore, the variety of shots, also show the characters facial expression, which connects him with the audience, and reinforces the audiences confusion. The camera following the bike and the Point of view when he’s on the bike, allow the audience to connect with the character even more and show the extent of where he is, how he got there and show us something about him.

Slow pace, which links in with the music. Cuts from characters expression to view, to emphasis confusion. After title is introduced, screen fades out through light. Followed by a bright, plain white screen. Pace quickens as character rides bike, also reinforced through the non-diegetic music.

The slow pace keeps the audience guessing and also allows the audience to take in the views. Overall, the pace is slow and this links in with the character that is introduced. He appears sleepy and confused and the pace allows the audience to establish this and connect with him. Also, the quickening of pace not only links in with the speed on the bike, but also the change in expression.

Morning lighting/ setting- quite dark. Confused facial expression from the character and appears to be sleepy. Dressed in pyjamas. Bike seen in the background- suggests how he got there. Expression changes- character smiles and smirks as he looks around at his surroundings. Sleepy expression when riding his bike. Other characters are introduced. Cars etc. now seen- ‘back to reality’.

The lighting is natural throughout; the setting is outside and the shots and the character establish that it is the morning. When the character first awakes the expression is clearly confusion but changes as he looks around. He is dressed in pyjamas, which contrasts to where he is and there is no justification as to why he is there. Other characters are introduced, but not to the extent as the boy seen on the road. Also, when on the bike, cars and characters are introduced, which shows a juxtaposition to where he was and almost as if he has gone ‘back to reality’.