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

2. 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?

3. 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

6. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Movie Mood Analysis
Group Work

12. Character Development
How a character changes over time…

13. 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?

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. Choose a Movie