Questions to answer while screening a
film
Open file above and type answers. Please save in your Film Ed folder.
Please do not change the title of the worksheet. Questions on worksheet
are presented below.
Title of film:
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Director:
_____________________________ Year of release: __________________
Read
the questions before you see the film. As you watch the film or at the film’s
end, make short notes to yourself so that you can use the information for
writing assignments and discussion. You do not need to fill in each
section or fill up each line. If you make good notes you will be able to write
an analytical essay about the movie.
EXPOSITORY
PHASE
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Where is the story set? This may include several different locations.
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What is the time period?
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Who is the protagonist and what is he or she like?
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What is the conflict that is driving the protagonist to act?
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What is the back story (subplot)?
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COMPLICATION PHASE
Describe three events that unfold requiring the
protagonist to act in order to resolve the conflict.
DENOUEMENT
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How is the conflict resolved? Support your idea.
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What aspects of the protagonist’s character led to this resolution? Support
your idea.
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Describe any outside forces that helped the protagonist to succeed.
THEMES
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What three lessons from this film can viewers apply to their own lives?
Consider both the central conflict and the back story (both the plot and the
subplot). Describe the lesson, the dialogue that relates to this lesson,
and how the personality traits of the characters taught this lesson.
ARTISTIC ELEMENTS
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Explain how literary elements such as motif, symbol, foreshadowing,
flashback, echoing, irony, or choice of language affect plot progression,
assist in character development, or convey meaning.
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Describe three images that stand out in your mind.
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How did music, lighting, or camera work establish tone or illuminate
meaning?
