Exploring films outside of hollywood revision

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Exploring films outside of
Hollywood
• This is paper 2 and
you exam will be on
• Tuesday 25th June
• The film you are
stud...

Aims of the exam paper
To have detailed
knowledge of the
film and it's
themes
To have
improved
textual
analysis
skills and...

3
What do you know about
Tsotsi?
Tsotsi is an extraordinary film by director Gavin Hood that
manages to map some of the hu...

What do you know about
South Africa?
4
• Over half the population lives below the poverty line – many on just a
$1 a day.
...

5
How does the film Tsotsi represent
South Africa?
What impression of the country do you receive and what clues are there ...

Representations and Stereotypes
Every time we
watch a film, we
are not seeing
reality, but
someone's
version of it.
Repres...

Representations and Stereotypes
A stereotype is a commonly held image
of a person or group, based on an over
simplificatio...

Representations and Stereotypes
8
Character Analysis: It’s important that
you are able to analyse the
representation of ke...

9
How far does Tsotsi change over
the course of the film?
Describe Tsotsi
at the beginning
of the film
Describe Tsotsi
at ...

• Consider the list of events below and
decide which you feel might have
been a major cause of later change.
Can you sugge...

11
Representations
SOCIAL CLASS
Choose a key
sequence and
explore how one
of the following is
represented in it
Remember r...

12
Themes and issuesDescribe what the
film says about a
theme or issue
How is the film of
issue explored in a
key sequence?

13
Settings and locations in Tsotsi
Name a setting in
the film
Describe what it
looks like
What does the
setting suggest t...

• Were you happy with
the ending of the film?
• What is the message at
the end?
• What do you think will
happen to Tsotsi?...

Micro Features and their effect
Technique Example Effect
Cinematography, costume and music Warm golden colours used to sho...

Micro Features and their effect
Technique Example Effect
Mise-en-scene Tsotsi’s corrugated iron hut is stacked
with stolen...

Micro Features and their effect
Technique Example Effect
Mise-en-scene Colourful pastel mural of African
plains with anima...

Creative response to Tsotsi
• In the exam the last
question will allow you to
show your knowledge
and understanding of the...

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