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Topic: How does Peter Weir convey the impression that Welton is a very traditional school?

In the film, ‘Dead Poet’s society’, the famous film maker, Peter Weir uses many interesting techniques to convey to the audience that the school is a very traditional place. The devices he used are the colours, sound effects, imagery, the sequencing of shots and scenes, and of course, characterisation. These devices set up the later conflict between Mr. Keating, the new teacher and the establishment of the school.
At the beginning of the film, the camera focuses on a portrait of some boys and shifts to each face, which we later realise, resemble the school boys from Weldon. Then we hear voices and shuffling of paper as the screen remains black. The camera suddenly pans to the right and down to a face of a young child who is getting their photos taken at their new school, and then to the older boys, who are preparing for the ceremony. This makes the connection between the old...