Film Response

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8.1 Film Response Presentation
Learning Success Criteria
Intention
By the end of this See Steps to Success Checklist
lesson, students
have begun to put
together a
presentation on a
Lesson 1. 10 Minutes of silent reading
scene from Inside
Out with a partner. 2. Homophone of the day
Activities 3. Introduce the assignment!
4. Start working
Steps to Success Checklist
By the end of this lesson, you must have:
 Logged in to Google Drive and found the PowerPoint we are using!
 Read the ‘What am I expected to do’ slide
 Filled in the ‘Our Group’ slide
 Selected a scene and written down the time code

Amazing if:
 You have filled in the ‘Main Message’ slide
Homophone of the day
Turn to your partner and try to explain the meaning of these two
words….
rain n) Water coming from the sky!

reign n) time in power or as a monarch

rein n) a strap to control an animal

What am I expected to do?
With a partner, you are to create
a 3-5 minute presentation on a
specific scene from the film you
have studied in class. Your
presentation should consider the
purpose of the scene and how
visual language features and
narrative conventions deliver
this purpose.
You must submit:
• Task sheet
• A hand written draft of your
script
• A typed final copy of your
script
• Weighting- 15%
Everyone MUST:
• Plan/draft/edit with your partner a workable script that clearly identifies your roles.
• Identify the main message(s) in the film.
• Explain how the narrative conventions of setting, plot, or characterisation are used in your chosen scene to
create meaning.
• Identify a variety of visual language (SWAT) used in your chosen scene and explain how they have been
used.
• Use the structure of a presentation as instructed by your teacher.
Most of you SHOULD:
• Work cohesively with your partner to produce a formal presentation.
• Explore a range of visual language giving specific examples and explain how they have been used to create
meaning.
Some of you COULD:
• Explain how visual language features, sounds and images can be used in unconventional ways to
deliberately shape meaning in texts.
• Explore in your presentation how the film may be making a commentary on society or culture.
• Discuss how effectively visual language has been used to communicate a message.
Our group
Names: Choose two roles each:
1. 1. Captain – Your final script will be written in a Google
2. 2. Scribe – Doc. Each group member is required to
3. Messenger – write their own parts. Please choose a
4. Techie – colour each that you will write in and
Group roles: include a key when you submit.

Captain – is in charge of setting goals and

making sure both people in the group Group expectations:
achieves them. Name Colour
1. All members of the group are expected
Scribe – is in charge of maintaining this to contribute equally
PowerPoint and submitting it to the 2. All members of the group must interact
Learning Task. respectfully with each other
3. Do not interfere with the productivity
Messenger – is in charge of reporting back of other groups
to the teacher once per lesson about the 4. Negotiate compromises when conflicts
group’s progress. arise
Techie – is in charge of making sure that 5. Inform other group members if any
the technology needed for the presentation problems arise
is working
The structure of your presentation
1. Introduce your scene and identify the
Introduce the two areas you
Introduction main message/s of the film – what the film
will be discussing.
is trying to teach us

2. Explain how the main message has been

communicated through a narrative In each of your body
Paragraph 1 paragraphs, you need to:
convention (plot, character, or setting) in
your scene • Provide evidence from
the film (visual language)
• Explain how your
2. Explain how the main message has been evidence helps to
communicated through a different communicate the main
Paragraph 2
narrative convention (plot, character, or message of the film
setting) in your scene

5. Provide an opinion on the scene – was Restate the main message/s

Conclusion the scene effective in presenting the main and the two areas that you
message and why? discussed.
Example scene analysis
Short film: Lava
1. Introduce the
message and narrative
Message: We shouldn’t give up on our dreams
convention
Narrative convention: Plot
2. Explain what
The message that we shouldn’t give up on our dreams is communicated through the plot of the short film happens in the scene
‘Lava’. Towards the end of the short film, the male volcano has almost given up on his dream to find
“someone to lava”. Even though the female volcano has appeared, he is sinking into the ocean, and she
can’t see him. His despair is symbolised through his hopeless facial expressions and the storm clouds that 3. Provide evidence to
gather over him as he continues descending. As he cries on the bottom of the ocean, he hears the female back up how the
volcano singing his song. Light shines on his face to represent that his hope has returned, and a love heart narrative convention
shaped crevice erupts around him as he elevates back above the ocean. This represents the power of love communicates the main
to solve our problems. The short film communicates the message that we shouldn’t give up on our dreams message
as, even when everything seemed lost, the love of the male volcano for the female volcano helped him to
overcome his challenges. This message is effectively communicated by the plot as it evokes a hopeful 4. Link your discussion
response in the audience by making us realise that anything is possible as long as we don’t give up. back to the main
message
Steps to Success Checklist
By the end of this lesson, you must have:
 Logged in to Google Drive and found the PowerPoint we are using!
 Read the ‘What am I expected to do’ slide
 Filled in the ‘Our Group’ slide
 Selected a scene and written down the time code

Amazing if:
 You have filled in the ‘Main Message’ slide
The main message
What was the main message?
Why is this an important message to
teach?
Each person in your pair will write a
scene analysis for a different narrative
convention. Place a tick next to the two
narrative conventions your group will
discuss.
Plot
Character
Setting
 Plot
Summary of scene:
How does this help to
An event that happened in What visual language was
communicate the main
the scene used to show this?
message of the film?
How did you respond (feel about) to this scene?

1. What was the purpose of this scene?

2. Was the scene effective in fulfilling this

purpose? Why?
 Characterisation
Name of character: The speech, action,
How does this help to
appearance or interactions of What visual language was
communicate the main
others of the character in the used to show this?
message of the film?
scene
How did you respond (feel about) to this
character?

1. What was the purpose of this character?

2. Was the character effective in fulfilling this

purpose? Why?
 Setting
Name of the setting:
How does this help to
What visual language was
Describe the setting communicate the main
used to show this?
message of the film?
How did you respond (feel about) to this
setting?

1. What was the purpose of this setting?

2. Was the setting effective in fulfilling this

purpose? Why?
What is your opinion on the scene?
An easy way to form your opinion on the scene is Circle the number you think best represents how effective the scene was at
to give it a score out of ten. Use the key to help communicating the main message.
you decide. You are judging the scene on how
effective it was in communicating the main Explain your decision here:
message of the film.

1- extremely ineffective
2 – highly ineffective
3 – ineffective
4 – mostly ineffective
5 – somewhat ineffective
6 – somewhat effective
7 – mostly effective
8 – effective
9 – highly effective
10 – extremely effective

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