USING FILM TECHNIQUES AS EVIDENCE 1 2 VISUAL

USING FILM TECHNIQUES AS EVIDENCE 1. 2 VISUAL TEXT ESSAYS

WHY DO WE NEED TO REFER TO FILM TECHNIQUES? • THE ESSAY QUESTIONS ASK YOU TO REFER TO “VISUAL AND ORAL LANGUAGE FEATURES” TO SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT. • THAT MEANS YOU MUST INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF FILM TECHNIQUES. • YOU SHOULD REFER TO AT LEAST 2 TECHNIQUES THROUGHOUT YOUR ESSAY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST PARAGRAPH. 1 SPECIFIC EXAMPLE PER

HOW DO WE WORK THIS INTO OUR PARAGRAPHS? • MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING A CLEAR PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE (SEEL) • WHEN YOU MAKE A STATEMENT, YOU SHOULD BE AIMING TO REFER TO A FILM TECHNIQUE USED, WHICH HELPS THE VIEWER TO SEE OR UNDERSTAND THIS- LIKE YOU WOULD A QUOTE IN A WRITTEN TEXT ESSAY. • WHEN EXPLAINING A TECHNIQUE YOU MUST: • USE THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY • DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC WAY THE TECHNIQUE IS USED AT A SPECIFIC POINT IN THE FILM. • EXPLAIN WHAT THIS SHOWS THE VIEWER, AND HOW.

PRACTICE

AS A CLASS, PLAN AN ESSAY FOR THE QUESTION BELOW • AT LEAST ONE CONFLICT • IMPORTANT TO THE TEXT(S) AS A WHOLE

ESSAY PLAN • INTRO: CONFLICT = V VS. NORSEFIRE REGIME • PARAGRAPH ONE: DESCRIBE CONFLICT BETWEEN • PARAGRAPH TWO: EXPLAIN. THIS CONFLICT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS THE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTER V THROUGH THE MOTIVATIONS FOR HIS ACTIONS • PARAGRAPH THREE: EXPLAIN. THIS CONFLICT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS THE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND THEME OF FREEDOM VS CONTROL • CONCLUSION.

AS A CLASS, BRAINSTORM TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE USED AS EVIDENCE FOR EACH OF THESE PARAGRAPHS

AS A CLASS, WRITE THE DESCRIBE PARAGRAPH.

TRYING IT OUT YOURSELF • IN YOUR GROUPS, WRITE THE FIRST EXPLAIN PARAGRAPH. I WILL COME AND HELP YOU AS YOU WORK ON THIS. • INDIVIDUALLY, WRITE THE SECOND EXPLAIN PARAGRAPH. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH ON EDMODO OR VIA EMAIL FOR FEEDBACK.