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=Evaluation of Sources (250-400 words) Tips]=

There are a lot of sources used throughout the film to introduce things and back up previously given ideas, this technique is used to show the people watching the film that the story that they are portraying is true and to remind them of it. The film begins with an introduction from a ford advertisement from the time of the strike, this is good because is draws you into the film and gives you some background knowledge of the company and what the film is trying to show. Information is also given at the beginning of the film at the bottom of the screen to give you the events so far and the reasons for the 3 week strike. There are also clips from real ford production lines which give more of a reality to the production lines in the film; the clips make the film more accurate and believable. After the strike has begun the women are shown travelling the country in search of support, this is backed up by voiceovers and newspapers are shown to pack up the facts. The film ends with interviews with the actual women from the Dagenham factory who were involved in real life, they gave their memories of the strike and this also shows the accuracy of the film and that they worked in collaboration with the women themselves to make to film as true to fact as they could.