This document outlines the objectives and activities for a film analysis lesson on the movie "Tsotsi". Students will re-cap prior learning, analyze 3 key scenes over 2 lessons, and review the learning. They will answer starter questions to demonstrate understanding of themes. Students will also establish the narrative structure using Syd Field's model and analyze how film language constructs representations in key scenes. The lesson will end with a plenary where students summarize what they learned.
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1How Films CommunicateInstructions
Complete and submit Part I in your first week of class. In Week Two, complete Parts II & III after viewing a film of your choice from the Film List located under your Week One materials. Submit your completed worksheet in Week Two.
Part I: Beginning to Analyze Film
To compete Part I, choose a movie you have viewed in the past (this does not have to be from the Film List ). Review the following example in the table and then complete your information by inserting the title of your movie and completing the entries for time and place, costume, and set design, writing in complete sentences. For your final entry, describe the atmosphere created by the combination of film elements discussed in Ch. 1 of Film and how they contributed to your liking or disliking of the movie. Submit Part I in Week One.
Movie
Time and Place
Costume
Set Design
Describe the atmosphere created by the combination of film elements and how they contributed to your liking or disliking of the movie.
Example Movie
Alien, 1979
Example Entry
The movie is set in the far-off future. The movie takes place in space on board a spaceship and some action occurs on the surface of a planet.
Example Entry
The characters often appear in grubby, casual clothing and what appear to be worn-out uniforms. Also, they appear in space suits when they journey to the planet.
Example Entry
The sets looks very high-tech and run-down at the same time. In some areas there are very streamlined and modern-looking set pieces, and in other areas pipes or tubing can be seen running along the walls.
Example Entry
The overall atmosphere is gritty and realistic creating the sense that this is a lived-in world. The atmosphere of the planet they visit is creepy because the shapes of the set seems alive. The characters are all acting realistically, especially the character of Lambert who is terrified. The characters fit into this world well, looking sweaty and with no visible make-up. The elements combined contributed to my enjoyment by making the action feel like it was really happening. Also, the alien design was nightmarish.
<Title of your movie viewed in the past and the year it was released>
Part II: The Technical Language of Film
Select a film from the Film Listand view itbefore completing Parts II & III. Complete the following entries in the space provided by answering each question as it pertains to the movie you selected from Film List. Each answer must be at least 50 words in length and written in complete sentences. Submit Parts I, II, & III in Week Two.
<Insert title of the film Films Communicate Film List>
Question
Your Response
Identify aspects of cinematography in your selected film. Discuss them in terms of how they affected your viewing experience; in other words, did the art of cinematography add value to your experience? If so, how? If not, why not?
Identify aspects of sound in y ...
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Ashford University | ENG225 WEEK 05
The week 5 written assignment is your final film critique. This is the culmination of the work you have been doing
in this class-- your chance to focus all the techniques and elements we've been studying on the thorough analysis
of one feature-length film. Additionally, you'll be asked to reflect on your own development-- what you've learned
and how you've learned it-- while looking ahead to see how the skills you've mastered here will apply to your
continuing studies and possible career fields.
Make sure to read through the guidelines carefully, noting all the different required elements, and take a look
ahead at the rubric so you know exactly how your work will be assessed. Here are a few key points to keep in
mind as you work on your paper.
Stage 1 of the paper asks you to choose a film to analyze from AFI's 10 Top 10 list. Stick to those lists and pick a
film you are familiar with or have easy access to, as you will probably need to watch it several times to hone your
points. Remember the lessons you've learned throughout this course. For example, you'll be called upon to
explain the difference between story and plot in the particular film you've chosen.
You'll also look at specific aesthetic choices. While we've discussed those throughout the class, you'll have to
explain them and apply them to the film you've chosen. Don't forget to get specific. Whether you're talking about
lighting, or editing, or any other cinematic techniques, be sure to drill down and reference specific scenes or shots
to help make your point.
Here are a few more tips to remember. Stage 1 asks you to consider the social or personal impact of a specific
film. The guidelines scaffold some different ways to think about this, but be sure to think broadly. This is an
important part of the paper, one where outside resources might be especially helpful.
Stage 2 is all about reflection. And this is different from talking about the personal impact of the specific film you've
chosen for this paper. The guidelines provide some questions for you to think about, so be sure to provide specific
examples as you formulate your response. This grounds the reflection with a practical understanding.
See the sample paper we've uploaded in the assignment prompt. This is a model of good student work-- what
your professors are looking for and the type of comments we will make. Also, keep in mind that the titles of films
should be italicized. Click into the Ashford Library English 225 study guide. It's a portal dedicated to the kinds of
articles, essays, and books that will be most helpful resources as you work on your written assignment.
Try to budget your time so that you can take advantage of the various resources offered by the Ashford Writing
Center to ensure that your paper is written and polished. Remember, the week 5 written assignment is a chance
to really apply your understanding of the concepts and skills we've be.
Film WorksheetArt Education 1600 Art and Music since 1945For tChereCheek752
Film Worksheet
Art Education 1600
Art and Music since 1945
For this assignment, you are to see a film this semester and fill out your worksheet. Use the skills you learned for the Art Worksheet, but now you have to analyze the combination of sound and moving images.Step 1 Select a Film
Selecting a film to watch is more than picking a movie with favorite actors or a genre you like (science fiction, superheroes, detective mysteries, romance). The film you pick should have enough interesting content to write about. It helps to inform yourself with two kinds of film reviews. First, professional critics have seen many movies and write from a well-informed point of view, but theirs is just one point of view. Beyond the perspective of Professional critic, there are the reviews from moviegoers, like yourselves, who post their responses on blogs and theater websites. Viewer reviews can be just as valid as professional reviews, so long as they explain why they feel the way they do about a film. Both kinds of reviews can help you narrow your choice of a film, and in the end, pick a film you feel like writing about.
11 pts: State the title of the film you chose and a write brief synopsis of the film in your words (90 to 100 words):
Citations and References
If you decide you use ideas from the film reviews or any source, write the name of the source here AND Cite the source(s) where you use them:
REMEMBER
1. You must view the film for this worksheet personally and you must see it in a theater this semester. (Free screenings at the Union also count as a theater). Even if you choose an older film made in 1945 or later, we want you to see the film in a theater. At a theater, you sense the effects of the sound and moving images as they were intended. Films reproduced for television or on DVD on a home system lose the effect you sense in a theater.
2. Connect your review of the film with the cultural and social ideas we address in class. How do you think audiences relate the narrative on screen with other narratives in the press or entertainment media? Superheroes, for example, save the day when complicated agencies of government and military fail.
3. Look over the Film Worksheet before you attend the film, so you know what to look for in the film. Taking notes during the film is usually a problem, but you can make your notes afterward. You might be surprised at how much you will recall about the film and your experience of viewing it.
Late Paper Policy:
You will lose points for assignments turned in late after the final deadline.
1 day late: 20%
2 days late: -40%
3 days late: -60%
4 days late: -80%Step 2 Organize your data
This step is about your experience of viewing the film and how the director kept you engaged.
Step2.1: The audience and the space, and you
Your experience as a moviegoer is as important as the film itself.
State where you saw the film.
Analyze and describe the environmental conditions in the theater and how your circumstances ...
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3. Why?
Aims & Objectives
• YOU WILL re-cap prior
learning.
• YOU WILL improve your
understanding of the
text by analyzing 3 key
scenes over the next 2
lessons.
• Review the learning.
AO1
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of film as an
audio-visual form of creative
expression together and
AO2
Apply knowledge and
understanding, including
some of the common critical
approaches that characterise
the subject, when exploring
and analysing films.
4. Starter –
Re-cap Prior Learning
YOU WILL be asked to fill in the missing word in relation to a key theme and/or issue
represented in the text.
5. What are the connotations behind this High Angle Long Shot of the man left for dead
on the train?
What does the “moment between Tsotsi and Butcher”(Gavin Hood) prior to this
‘signify’ (De Saussure) to the spectator?
Using your exercise books, YOU MUST Answer the Questions below:
6. “You know you went ____ _____ ___________”too far tonight
Is this stereotypical of the male gender in the text?
7. Starter 2) –
Narrative
In your own words, YOU MUST establish HOW the following is represented in ‘Tsotsi’:
Syd Field – Narrative Theory
Act 1) – “The Set Up” = WHAT occurs during the first 10 minutes in terms of establishing
the characters, setting and plot? YOU SHOULD select and recall examples from the text.
Act 2) – “The Confrontation” – WHAT confrontations take place in the narrative? WHY?
HOW are they resolved?
Act 3) – “The Resolution” – HOW is Tsotsi’s situation resolved in the eyes of the spectator?
8. Key Scene Analysis
YOU MUST – using the handout – answer the questions in relation to the key scenes
we are going to be watching.
YOU SHOULD complete the Film Language boxes as well to help you gain a better
understanding of HOW Gavin Hood uses Film Language to construct the
representation of the characters and a “difficult urban environment”.
10. PLENARY – 2 minutes
YOU MUST write down as
much as you can about what
you have learnt in today’s
lesson.
Extension – YOU COULD
refer to specific examples
from the text OR from what
Gavin Hood said about some
of the “Stylistic choices”
made.
