Film Notes & Reflection

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Step 1:Complete Film notes for the film you choose. (5 points) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules http://www.win6.net/v/play/23408-5-1.html Link for the movieStep 2: In a minimum of 500 words, address both in your paper: (5 points)1. How were the following institutions or individuals represented in the film: (discuss at least 1 topic below using specific evidence from the film and appropriate film terms where applicable to support your argument). SchoolsTeachers Students Administrators, Coaches, and/or StaffOther? (e.g., parents, community members)Did the film reproduce any stereotypes? ™Especially in regards to representation of gender, race, class, sexuality, and/or ability? Explain.2. Connect the film to a reading of your choice (assigned or one you find on your own)3. How did filmmakers utilize music, setting, location, costume, color, and props in the film?Examples: Weak evidence: The school was like a prisonStronger evidence: The cinematography included low key lighting and close up shots of barbed wire lining the school fence giving the impression that the school was like a prison.

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FILM NOTES
Bibliographic Info
Title and Year
Director
Narrative
Character Names
General Plot
Style
Titles:
What is happening visually
while the titles and opening
credits appear? What does
this tell us about the story
we are about to watch?
Performances:
Is any of the acting notably
strong or weak? From your
perspective, are the
characters realistic?
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Mise-en-scene:
• Set design
• Decor
• Props
• Lighting
• Costumes
• Makeup
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Cinematography:
• Quality (grainy, etc.)
• Focus (shallow v. deep)
• Camera distance (close
ups or long shots)
• Camera angles
• Camera movement (static
v. mobile, fluid v. shaky,
panning v. tracking)
Sound
• Voice-over narration?
• Score (instrumental
music composed for the
film)
• Use of silence
• Sound transitions
Music
• Any notable recorded
songs in the film?
• What mood is created?
What styles are used?
• Musical effects?
Editing
• Pace (slow or quick)
• Shot transitions (dissolves
vs. straight cuts vs. fades)
• Parallel editing (e.g.
cutting back and forth
between events
happening
simultaneously but in
different spaces)
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Important Dialogue or Lines
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Repeated Images and Symbols
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Striking Scenes or Sequences
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Messages and Themes
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Other Notes, Thoughts, Questions . . .
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