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Film 13                        The Art of Film  Screening Checklist                   Name:

Movie Title: _____________________________________________________________

1. Formal or cultural analysis?

• Are you interested in interpreting the ways in which the movie manipulates formal elements such as composition, editing and sound to tell its story?

OR

• Are you concerned with what the movie has to say in broader cultural terms?

In the space below, briefly comment on the type of analysis that you would like to explore.  List some of the main points that seem worthy of analysis.

1. Scene Analysis

For a formal analysis of a particular scene, consider the following points:

• What might the filmmaker’s intent be?


• What is the scene about?


• What is revealed about the characters’ thoughts and emotions?


• What is the mood of the scene?


• What cinematic tools and techniques were used?

List your observations in the space below.

1. Cinematic Invisibility

• Identify any points in the film that you may have been swept into passively viewing the movie.


• What scenes of the film do you feel are worthy of re-examining for examples of the director’s manipulation of his or her artificial reality?

List your observations below:

1. Cultural Meaning

• Does the film uphold common values, ideas and constructs, or does it challenge them?

List your observations below:

1. Expectations

• How did your expectations affect your reaction to this movie?


• Did the movie fulfill, disappoint or confound your expectations?

List your observations below: