Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet

Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet
Step 1. Pre-viewing |
A. | | Title of film: ________________________________________________ Record Group source: ___________________________________________|
B. | | What do you think you will see in this motion picture? List Three concepts or ideas that you might expect to see based on the title of the film. List some people you might expect tosee based on the title of the film. |
| | Concepts/Ideas | People |
| | 1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________3.________________________________________________ | 1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________ |Step 2. Viewing |
A. | | Type of motion picture (check where applicable) ____ Animated cartoon
____ Documentary film
____ Newsreel
____ Propaganda film
____ Theatrical short subject
____Training film
____ Combat film
____ Other |
B. | | Physical qualities of the motion picture (check where applicable)____ Music
____ Narration
____ Special effects
____ Color
____ Liveaction
____ Background noise
____ Animation
____ Dramatizations |
C. | | Note how camera angles, lighting, music, narration, and/or editing contribute to creating an atmosphere in this film. Whatis the mood or tone of the film?
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Step3. Post-viewing (or repeated viewing) |
A. | | Circle the things that you listed in the previewing activity that were validated by your viewing of the motion picture.___________________________________________________________________________
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B. | | What is the central message(s) of this motion picture?...