Collated Film Questions

Collated Film Questions

Collated Film Questions

Film 2008

1. Analyse how techniques were used to create a strong impression of at least ONE character orindividual.

2. Analyse how the presentation of at least ONE setting helped develop an important theme.

3. Analyse how BOTH internal and external conflict were important to the text as a whole.

Note: “internal conflict” means conflict within a character, and “external conflict” means conflict

between a character and other individual(s) or group(s).

4. Analyse how techniques were used to create impact in ONE important section.

5. Analyse how the text influenced the audience to think differently about an idea or issue.

6. Analyse how the text is typical of its genre.

Note: “genre” might include science fiction, romance, drama, documentary, political speech, etc.

Film 2007

1.Analyse how techniques strengthened or changed your opinion of a particular topic or issue.

2.Analyse how ONE main character or individual changed to become more (OR less) admirable.

3.Analyse how techniques were used to create a strongly positive OR negative mood in ONE scene/section.

4.Analyse why you thought either the beginning OR the ending of the text was effective.

5.Analyse how the text presented a positive OR negative view of humanity and/or society.

  1. Analyse how ONE OR MORE symbols were used to present an important idea or ideas

Film 2006

  1. Analyse how ONE or MORE of the following helped you understand a main character or individual:
    CostumeMake-upSoundtrackCinematographyVoice
    Note: “Cinematography” is the art or technique of film photography. “Cinematography” could include layout, camera shots, camera angles, lighting, transitions between shots, etc.
  2. Analyse how an important setting was made realistic or believable.
  3. Analyse how techniques were used to strongly affect your emotions in ONE or TWO key scenes.
  4. Analyse how links between the beginning and end helped you understand a main theme or issue.
  5. Analyse how the text managed to be BOTH entertaining and thought-provoking.
  6. Analyse how ONE main character’s attempts to solve a problem were important to the text as a whole.
    Note: “Character” can refer to an individual in a non-fiction text.

Film 2005

TOPICS (choose ONE)

1.Analyse how the choice and presentation of setting was used to develop a main theme.

2. Analyse how TWO or THREE production techniques helped develop your opinion of a main character / individual.

3.Analyse how contrast was used to communicate an important message or idea.

Note: “Contrast” could include contrast between characters or settings; contrast between different episodes / scenes / web pages in terms of style, mood, tone, pace, etc.

4.Analyse how the presentation of ONE important episode / section changed your opinion about a character OR theme.

5.Analyse how the ending of the text helped you to understand the purpose of the text more clearly.

6. Analyse how at least TWO of the following were used to present a main theme:

ColourLightingMusicSpecial effectsSound effectsCamera work

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