Term 4 Film Study 2

 

Year 10 English: Film Study

The task

Write a film review of the class film. Prepare your review for publication in a magazine or newspaper, or as a blog, by making it look professional and visually interesting. Include the following and add what else you want:

a)     A headline

b)     A by-line

c)      A concise summary of the plot and genre

d)     A discussion of the main ideas in the film

e)     A description of the main characters and their roles in depicting ideas

f)      Some description of key scenes, with an explanation of why they are important in depicting the idea(s) you have identified

g)     A description and explanation of some of the film techniques used, with reference to specific examples and their effects

h)     Your opinion of the film and your recommendations about audience.

Achievement Standard

Low

Satisfactory

High

 

E

D

C

B

A

Receptivemodes

 

 

 

 

 

1.1   Evaluate how text structures can be used in innovative ways by different authors.

This means – judge the techniques the film makers use.

 

 

 

 

 

1.3   Develop and justify interpretations of texts.

This means – judge the techniques the film makers use and justify your interpretation by using evidence from the text i.e. examples which you analyse and explain.

 

 

 

 

 

1.5   Listen for ways features within texts can be manipulated to achieve particular effects.

This means – consider aural techniques in your analysis. Consider dialogue, music and other diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in the film.

 

 

 

 

 

Productive Modes

 

 

 

 

 

2.1  Show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect.

This means – how well you use language to achieve your purpose.

 

 

 

 

 

2.3   Develop their own style by experimenting with language features, stylistic devices, text structures and images.

This means – showing that you can design a page and create a text to achieve your purpose, in this case a new type of text for our class.

 

 

 

 

 

2.6    Demonstrate understanding of grammar, vary vocabulary choices for impact, and accurately use spelling and punctuation when creating and editing texts.

This means – writing correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

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