The document discusses the difference between identifying and analyzing aesthetics in film. It provides an example of identifying aesthetics by listing them, while analyzing explains how those aesthetics convey the mood. Students are instructed to analyze films by choosing aesthetics, identifying examples, and explaining how those examples convey the overall mood through at least two sentences of analysis per aesthetic.

1. Supporting your viewpoints
ANALYZE THIS!

2. The Aesthetics Test
 On the test you took last week, we were asking
you to ANALYZE the aesthetics to determine
the mood of the film.
 Most of you determined a mood.
 However… the majority of you merely
IDENTIFIED the aesthetics that created the
mood without fully explaining your ANALYSIS.

3. Identify vs. Analyze
What is the difference
between
Identifying
And
Analyzing?

4. What does it mean to
Analyze?
 To carefully study
 To examine in depth
 To break down into parts
 To think about and explain the “why”
 To think about and explain the “how”

5. Re-examining Aesthetics & Mood
Thesis: (What is the mood?)
Identify an EXAMPLE of an aesthetic
Identify an EXAMPLE of an aesthetic Analyze HOW this conveys the mood
Analyze HOW this conveys the mood
effect that shows this mood
effect that shows this mood
(a costume choice, a song choice, a camera choice, a
(a costume choice, a song choice, a camera choice, a
set choice)
set choice)
Example: In Forrest Gump, every scene The cinematographer and director
is bright and full of light. Even in the likely chose bright lighting throughout
scene where they are getting attacked the movie to convey the positive,
in Vietnam, it is the middle of the day sentimental mood of the movie. Even
and the scenes are brightly lit. though Forrest has had some sad
times, he does not look back and focus
on the negative. He focuses on the
positive. Instead of remembering
Vietnam as a time of darkness and lost,
he thinks back on his positive
memories of Bubba and Lieutenant
Dan, who were his best friends.

6. Re-examining Aesthetics & Mood
Draw this chart on a piece of paper and fill it in by writing in the thesis
from YOUR essay and choosing one example of an aesthetic effect you
identified. Then write a 2-3 sentence analysis of this aesthetic effect.
Thesis: (What is the mood?)
Identify an EXAMPLE of an aesthetic Analyze HOW this conveys the mood
effect that shows this mood
(a costume choice, a song choice, a camera choice, a
set choice)

7. Analyze Yourself!
Who are you?
Look at the green “Sample Character Traits”
sheet.
In your notes, list 5 traits that you think most
accurately describe you.

8. Stand Up Hand Up Pair Up
 Find a partner who is not in your group.
 Share ONE of your traits, then share an
example of how you are this way.
Mrs. Mohr: I am a reliable person. I am doing
my Master’s right now, and I show up to class
every Thursday night, no matter what. I am
always on time, and I always have my
homework done.

9. Where are we going?
Our goals for this unit…
- To analyze characters…
• Personality
• Why they are this way…
In analyzing dramatic characters, we can also
discover a lot about people in general.

10. Essential Questions
 Why do people make the decisions they
make?
 What do our words and actions reveal about
our character and values?
In understand these things about people, we
understand life better.

11. Bubble Maps
You should have a bubble map for each of the
main characters in the movie. It should look
something like this…

12. Using the bubble map as a
tool for writing analysis
 The bubble map helped you to IDENTIFY
traits.
 Now, we are going to use this as a jumping off
point for writing about the characters.

13. Using the bubble map as a
tool for writing analysis
Pick your favorite bubble map. Now, look at your bubbles. Which one
has either the strongest evidence or the most evidence surrounding
it?
Circle it.

14. Using the bubble map as a
tool for writing analysis
 Use the information from your bubble
map to start writing a paragraph.
Prem is a very arrogant person.
Throughout the taping of “Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire, he
constantly refers to Jamal as
“Chai Wallah.” A chai wallah is
basically a servant, so by
constantly using this term to
refer to Jamal, he is trying to
emphasize how much better he
is than Jamal.

15. Assignment: Due by end of
period
 Choose ONE trait of ONE character to write
ONE paragraph in which you IDENTIFY and
ANALYZE at least TWO supporting DETAILS.
 Sentence frames are options, not mandates.
Use them as they help. Feel free to alter
them.