A2 FILM STUDIES FM4 WORLD CINEMA URBAN STORIES LESSON 7 ANALYSIS OF DIRECTORS VISUAL STYLE SEQUENCE 1 TIME CODE

ODE & BRIEF DESCRIPTON OF ACTION SEQUENCE 2 SEQUENCE 3

EGs OF CAMERA Shot distance, movement, angle, framing & field

(what meaning does each example have why do you think it is used by the director & what message does it offer within the film?)

EGs OF EDITING Cuts, transitions, special effects, motion etc

(what meaning does each example have why do you think it is used by the director & what message does it offer within the film?)

EGs OF MISE-EN-SCENE Locations, setting, costume, props, performance, colour palettes, lighting, composition
(what meaning does each example have why do you think it is used by the director & what message does it offer within the film?)

EGs OF SOUND Diagetic, non-diagetic, dialogue, sound effects, ambient, incidental etc
(what meaning does each example have why do you think it is used by the director & what message does it offer within the film?)

A2 FILM STUDIES FM4 WORLD CINEMA URBAN STORIES What do the formal elements tell us about: SEQUENCE 1 SEQUENCE 2 Context of time & place?

SEQUENCE 3

The Representation of The City

The characters at that point in the plot

Themes of power

Themes of poverty

Themes of conflict

Now write a summary sentence of the Directors visual style I would describe the directors visual style in the film as