Identifying aspects

After your first viewing, identify which four aspects of the text you will focus on
circle these on the list below. Choose important aspects that have made an impact on
you in some way and are important for their meaning or for the effect they provide.
Visual and Oral features to choose from.
Camera shots- Long shot, establishing shot, mid shot, close-up, big close-up
Camera angles High angle, low angle,
Camera movement tracking, panning
Editing Montage, flashback, transitions (fade/dissolve) jumpshot
Actors performance movement, gesture, dialogue, facial expression
Sound silence, music, background sound, sound effects. dialogue
Costume and makeup
Lighting- soft light, natural light, backlight, shadows
Focus soft focus, sharp focus
Motifs

Supporting evidence and explanations

Supporting evidence
For each of the four aspects that you have circled you must provide supporting
evidence. This means you must provide at least one specific example to clearly
describe each aspect.

Explanation
In the explanation column, you need to explain why the film maker used the technique;
how it added to the meaning of the text and the effect it had on you as the audience.

Brief overview -Provide a brief overview of what is happening at this moment in your
particular text(s).

Text studied

FILM

Brief
summary of
what is
happening in
this sequence
of the text
(describe the
characters
and events in
this
sequence)
Who
What
When
Where
Why

Text
Aspects:

In this scene .....

Supporting evidence

Describe how the aspect is

used (WHAT you see)
WhoWhat When Where
Why

Technique 1.

Technique 2.

Explanation (meanings and

effects created)

Explain WHY this aspect has been used.

Does it help you understand theme,
character, setting, atmosphere? Does it
have an effect on the viewer (you)?

Text
Aspects:

Technique 3.

Technique 4

Supporting evidence
Describe how the
aspect is used (WHAT
you see)

Explanation (meanings and

effects created)