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We’re examining Red Riding which was one of the more expensive high-end drama of early 2009 which revolves around the Yorkshire Police force and the Yorkshire ripper It was made by Revolution Films starring A list actors such as Sean Bean, the first of the trilogy, in the year of our lord 1974 was screened at the New York Film Festival At the period set during 1983 we have an era very relatable due to the fact that there was a recession going on, three million people were unemployed, Thatcher won a landslide victory in the election, there was a preparation for the miner’s strike, the Falklands war happened a year ago along with the letter bombing of 10 downing street by the animal right militia Unlike Rebus, taggart and Operation Julie where the setting of gritty crime drama has a definable line between fact and fiction Red Riding seems to mix both, with operation Julie, made in 1984 we are told and reminded that the tv drama trilogy was made entirely on real events, in Red Riding where there is no reminder to someone who doesn’t know a lot about the Yorkshire ripper what is true and what is a fabrication. Revolution Films, an American film company is run by Joe Roth, former C.E.O of Disney would have along with Toni Grisoni, the American screen writer for all three films would have wanted to make the film with a possible American audience since TV cop shows like Taggert have had a success in America. It’s possible that the lack of cultural knowledge due to their American cultural background would explain the lack of historical background in the film. What we see throughout is a lot of Cinematic style being used, along with the use of the red one camera we have a large amount of widescreen shots which is very much symbolic of classic film, such as American detective films such as the French connection and Mississippi Burning. Like Allan Ball who after winning the Oscar for best screenplay created Six Feet under, the director for 1980 James Marsh won the Oscar for best documentary beforehand.