How does the movie make you feel? Mood and Emotion How does the movie make you feel?

How do movies make you feel? Every movie gives of a particular emotion or feeling We call this mood Look at these two posters: What are the moods and emotions that you could attribute to them? Using the vocabulary list, how can we describe these movies? When finding the mood, consider: colors, animation style, music, genre, acting styles, setting, and events in the plot. How do movies make you feel?

Mood through Images Images can make us feel a certain way. Colors gives us certain emotions: Black is used to represent death or evil White stands for life and purity (or also death) Red can symbolize blood, passion, danger, or immoral character Purple is a royal color Yellow stands for violence or decay Blue represents peacefulness and calm

Feelings in Objects Objects can give feelings: A chain can symbolize the coming together of two things, or being bound to something A ladder can represent the relationship between heaven and earth or ascension A mirror when it is broken can represent brokenness in life A cross sometimes represents purity or innocence

How to talk about mood… TALKING ABOUT MOOD Overall, the movie makes me feel… The mood of the movie is… TALKING ABOUT OBJECTS ____________ in the movie represents/symbolizes… The ______________ made me feel/was used to… TALKING ABOUT MUSIC The music in this movie/scene is … The music made me feel ____________ because during this scene, the music… Represent/Symbolize: when an object means something different than its basic self How to talk about mood… Useful Verbs: Makes me feel Represents Symbolizes Was used to Gave an impression of

Feelings through Music Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4 Theme 5 Theme 6 Feelings through Music Certain music can give you certain : What are the differences between these themes? Characteristics of Music: Major key – happy mood Minor key – sad/scary mood Fast tempo – excitement Slow tempo – love/reflection Soft – love/sadness Loud – excitement/suspense Silence – could be suspense or used for big moments

Movie Mood Analysis Group Work

Character Development How a character changes over time…

What is character development? Character development – when a character’s personality, values, or emotions change Become good Become evil What is a… Static character Dynamic character Which one of these can be associated with character development? In “Lou,” did the bully have any character development? What is character development?

Six Stages of Character Development Original identity (정체) Desire or destiny (운명) Moving toward essence (본질) without changing Fully wants to essence, but has fear Wants to change fully, but has a lot to lose The character fully changes All of these points can be connected to the plotline Sometimes, not all steps are there, but good character development has these in obvious ways Six Stages of Character Development

Talking about Character Development Since character development is close to the plot, you can talk about it much like you do a plot: In the beginning,… (describe how the character started the story) Then,… (how did the character think about changing) Next, the character… (talk about the challenges and events) Finally,… (describe the character’s new attitude) Consider where the character development is the highest Do you think this happens at the climax? Some character development happens over several episodes Some character development allows a character to turn bad What do you think about the character development in “Lou”? Lou? J.J.? Talking about Character Development

Map a Movie Plot In groups, choose a movie that you are familiar with. Choose a movie with a strong character that has character development. On a piece of paper, draw out a plot line, but instead of telling about the movie, tell about the character and what happened to him, her, or it. Make sure to be specific.

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