1. Media Unit
Writing a Film Review

2. Lesson Objective
At the end of this lesson we will know the codes and conventions used to write film reviews.

3. What kind of information would you expect to find in a film review?
Starter
What is a film review?
What kind of information would you expect to find in a film review?

4. Task Read the film review given to you.
In your workbooks, create a list of features/language used in the review.

5. Film Reviews: Codes and Conventions
The title of the film
Sub-heading that sums up the film
Picture from the film
Introduction/background
Plot summary – don’t give the story away!
The characters/actors
Good things
Bad things
Recommendation/Rating

6. Practice Watch the following short film.
Take note of things you like and dislike while watching.
You will then write a brief review of the film, using the codes and conventions discussed today.

7. OKTAPODI title catchy sentence to summarize film picture
Two VERY determined octopi!
picture
Oktapodi is, at only 2 and a half minutes long, a great short animated by French animation studio Gobelin. It is about… There are many amazing things about this film, such as… However, the film fell short in a few areas. For example,… Overall, I think that this film is… I recommend this film to…..because….
introduction
Good things
Bad things
Recommendation/rating

8. Plenary Swap reviews with a partner.
Using the checklist of codes and conventions recorded this lesson, give a mark out of 9, for each element that you see included.
Give a written comment on one thing your partner did well and one thing they need to improve on for next time.