ELEMENTS OF FILM ANALYSIS  Setting (Geographical, Historical, Social Milieu)Atmosphere (Mood)Cinematography (Camera Placement and Movement; Lighting; Color; Focus; FrameComposition, etc.)Lighting (Realist; Romantic; Expressive; "Dark"; "Surreal")Decor/ClothingPace (Fast-Paced; Slow-Paced; "Meditative"; "Poetic")SuspenseSound (Realistic; Expressive; Simple vs. Multi-Layered)Music (Soundtrack vs. Source)Editing--Cutting for Continuity; Cutting Within a Scene; Cross-Cutting (ParallelEditing); Metaphorical/Symbolic CuttingCharacter (Complexity, Development, Believability)Acting (Professional/Non-Professional; Realistic; Stylized/Symbolic)Plot (Story, Subplots, Drama)Narrative Structure (Straightforward vs. Complex; Flashbacks)ConflictPoint of ViewGenreThemes (Issues, Ideological Conflicts, Lessons Learned) 

This is a question about character: Character involves -

ArchetypesCostumeDialogue

Shot TypesRelationships

Read the question carefully - describe an experience that happened to the character and discuss how the director portrayed the experience. Then say how it was important for how the character changed or developed.

This is a question about character: Character involves -      Archetypes

CostumeDialogue

Shot TypesRelationships

Read the question carefully - describe a main character who  you found interesting IN DETAIL and discuss the elements the director used to portray the character. Then say how it was important for how the viewer understood or empathised with the character.

Vocabulary you might use to talk about character:

ArchetypesClose up or mid shot2 (character) or 3 (character) shots - how they show relationshipsFramingCostumeDialogueBack lightingKey lighting

This is a question about SettingSetting involves -

Location (time and place)- refer to props and costume

- refer to lighting- refer to sound and music (sound track)

Read the question carefully - describe an experience that happened to the character and discuss how the director portrayed the experience. Then say how it was important for how the character changed or developed.

Vocabulary you might use to talk about setting:

Mise-en-sceneEstablishing shotPan or tilt shotsMusicDialogueDiegetic soundFoleyProps CostumeBack lightingKey lighting

This is a question about SettingSetting involves -

Location (time and place)- refer to props and costume

- refer to lighting- refer to sound and music (sound track)

Read the question carefully - describe a specific time and place from the text in detail and discuss how the director portrayed the setting. Then say how it was important for how the story progressed or developed in this setting.

This is a question about ThemeTheme involves -

The main idea or message of the story shown through the journey of the main characters

Read the question carefully - decide what the main idea or message in the story is.  Discuss how the director shows this idea through the text in detail. 

This is a question about Narrative StructureNarrative Structure involves -

How the director has chosen to unfold or tell the story - is it in chronological order, or does it use techniques such as flashbacks to change the order of how things

happen.

Read the question carefully - describe the narrative structure in detail and discuss how the director used this to tell the story. 

Vocabulary you might use for narrative structure:

Hollywood formula (see the following 2 slides)Hero's journeyPaceForeshadowingFlashbacksFadesBookendsTransitionsTitles/intertitlesVoiceover

Here is the Yale analysis website link - really good!