How has Peter Weir used film techniques to construct convincing characters? Explore two contrasting characters to illustrate your answer. In the film Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir uses many different film techniques to construct convincing characters. Two main characters who are put to comparison are Mr Keating and Mr Perry. They are different with their actions, speech and morals. Some cinematic techniques Weir uses are camera angles and dialogue but he also uses different characteristics and mis en scene to portray these two very contrasting characters. Firstly, just by observing their actions, the two characters, Mr Keating and Mr Perry, are already very different. They act almost as if they’re from two different periods of time. Mr