How to Read a Movie Reading Film on Three Levels

Ta Da…… 1)Literary Aspects 2)Dramatic Aspects 3)Cinematic Aspects

1) Literary Aspects Those things that films share with literature. –Plot –Characters –Setting –Themes –Point of View

Plot What do we know about plot and plot elements?

Characters What do we know about characters in literature?

Setting What is setting in literature?

Themes What are themes in literature?

Point of View What is point of view in literature?

Questions for Literary Aspects Briefly summarize the plot. Who are the characters in the film? What is the film’s setting? What is a theme of the film? What is the mood of the film? Are there potential symbols? From whose point of view is the story told?

2) Dramatic Aspects Those things that films share with live drama.

Dramatic Aspects (cont.) –Identify a movie you went to see just because a certain actor was in it. –Which of these movies would you say had excellent acting? Why?

Dramatic Aspects (cont.) –Identify a movie in which the costumes, makeup, or sets were effective or unusual. –Sometimes we notice dramatic aspects because of a flaw in a film. Can you identify a movie in which the acting, sets, makeup, or costume attracted your attention because they were flawed (BAD) in some way.

Which of the Following Do You Like Better…Why? Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Ocean’s Eleven

Cinematic Aspects Technical terms associated with films. –Cinematography –Sound –Editing –Special Effects

Cinematic Stuff that only FILM can offer an audience.

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Erin Brokovich

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