\u00a9 2006 Frank Baker<\/em><\/p>\n Literary Aspects<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Dramatic Aspects<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Cinematic Aspects<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Language Narrative<\/p>\n Characters<\/p>\n Setting<\/p>\n Theme<\/p>\n Signs<\/p>\n Genre<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Acting<\/p>\n Costumes<\/p>\n Make-up<\/td>\n Camera angles<\/p>\n Sound and vision<\/p>\n Lighting<\/td>\n Integrated skills with a greater focus on speaking and writing.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n * Narrative (the story, story line, what the story line is based on; binary\u00a0oppositions; disruption of an equilibrium and how a new equilibrium sets in).<\/p>\n * Characters (heroes, villains, helpers, main characters, supporting\u00a0characters, and how characters function and contribute to our understanding of * Setting (physical environment in which filming occurs, indoor or outdoor\u00a0setting, its significance).<\/p>\n * Theme (general statement about the subject).<\/p>\n * Signs (anything perceptible that has significance beyond its usual function\u00a0or meaning; an object, a sound, a person, an act, a color).<\/p>\n * Genre (romance, comedy, suspense, a combination of different genres).<\/p>\n * Acting (the performance of actors, whether it is convincing or not).<\/p>\n * Costumes (formal clothes, informal clothes, their color, and their\u00a0contribution to the film).<\/p>\n * Make-up (style, color, whether it is exaggerated or plain, the effects it\u00a0creates, colors).<\/p>\n * Camera angles, movements, and positions (low camera angle, high camera\u00a0angle, dose-up, extreme close-up, tilted camera, and how these affect our\u00a0understanding).<\/p>\n * Sound and vision (sound effects, soundtrack music, visual effects).<\/p>\n * Lighting (illumination in a scene).<\/p>\n Another Approach2<\/p>\n Questions to consider while introducing, studying and analyzing film:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Who is telling the story? Why is it being told? Does it appear to have a purpose? 2.\u00a0How is it experienced? Who ‘consumes’ it, where and in what way? 3.\u00a0How is it made? 4.\u00a0How does it construct meaning? 5.\u00a0How does it represent its subject- especially with reference to period? See\u00a0bibliography<\/a>\u00a0for all source material cited here<\/p>\n Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n The World In A Fresh Light, To Kill A Mockingbird, Film As Text,\u00a0Australian Screen Education<\/a>, No. 35, Winter 2004<\/p>\n Using Film to Increase Literacy Skills, English Journal, Vol. 93. NO. 3. January 2004<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n Literary Aspects<\/td>\n Dramatic Aspects<\/td>\n Cinematic Aspects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Who are the characters in the film?<\/td>\n Did the actors make you forget they were acting? How?<\/td>\n What vivid visual images did you note? What did they make you feel or think about?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What is the film’s setting?<\/td>\n Were costumes, make-up, and set equally important to the success of the film?<\/td>\n What sounds or music do you remember? What did they make you feel or think about?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What are the main plot elements?<\/td>\n In what scene was an actor’s voice (pitch, volume, expression) particularly effective?<\/td>\n What scenes can you understand even without dialogue? Why?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n From whose point of view is the story told?<\/td>\n Select a scene that must have been difficult to act. How did the actor make his or her body movements appropriate and convincing?<\/td>\n What scene has very effective or unusual editing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What is the theme of the film?<\/td>\n Describe a scene in which facial expression was important. What feelings were developed? Were words necessary?<\/td>\n If the film uses special effects, do they add to or detract from your enjoyment of the film?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What is the mood of the film?<\/td>\n Did the actors establish their characters more through dialogue or through movement and facial expressions?<\/td>\n .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What symbols did you notice?<\/td>\n How is this film like or unlike other films by the director? Does this director have a recognizable “style”?<\/td>\n .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n .<\/td>\n Was there anything about the acting, set, or costumes that bothered you or interfered with your watching of the film?<\/td>\n .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n