Sunday, October 31, 2010

Visual Text: Matching scenes to questions

Watch the scene of Coach Boone's "Gettysburg" speech. Note what visual and verbal techniques the director uses. Then, read through the exam questions and pick one that you think could be answered using the scene. Write an answer and submit it to me for marking.




TOPICS (Choose ONE)
1. Describe a positive OR negative experience that happened to a character or individual in the text.
Explain how the director used verbal and / or visual features to show you that the experience was important for the character or individual.

2. Describe an event that was a turning point in the text.
Explain how the director used verbal and / or visual features to show you that the turning point was important.

3. Describe at least ONE important idea in the text.
Explain how the director used at least ONE of the following to show you that the idea was important.
Camera-work, Narrative point-of-view, Editing Structure,
Colour, Lighting, Costumes, Props, Special effects, Music, Dialogue, Sound effects

4. Describe at least ONE way that time and / or place were used in the text.
Explain how the director used verbal and / or visual features to show you that the time and / or place were important.

5. Describe an important event at (or near) the end of the text.
Explain how the director used verbal and / or visual features to show you that the event was important.

6. Describe a character or individual in the text whom you found interesting.
Explain how the director used at least ONE of the following verbal and / or visual features to make the character or individual interesting to you.
Camera-work, Narrative point-of-view, Editing, Structure,
Colour, Lighting, Costumes, Props, Special effects, Music, Dialogue, Sound effects

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