Blog / How to write a movie review
Posted 25 November, 2007 5:39 PM
Writing your first paper in Film Studies 101 might feel weird. Unlike a history, science, or English paper, but similar to an art history paper, a paper on film requires that you comment on what you see instead of what evidence you read. Because a film's thesis is not clearly delineated, identifying themes and formulating arguments presents a challenge.
Here are some questions to consider when analyzing a film sequence:
How is camera placement and movement used in the sequence?
How does the angle of camera placement (high-angle, low-angle) affect the meaning of individual shots?
Does the camera remain in one position, or is it handheld, tracked, or panned?
How does sound affect the mood or the theme?
Why is sound manipulation (echoes, for example) or music used in a particular scene?
How is editing used in the sequence?
How does the order of unrelated shots affect the meaning or mood?
How is acting used in the sequence?
Do certain body movements or facial expressions reveal any themes in the plot?
Here are some questions to consider when analyzing a film sequence:
How is camera placement and movement used in the sequence?
How does the angle of camera placement (high-angle, low-angle) affect the meaning of individual shots?
Does the camera remain in one position, or is it handheld, tracked, or panned?
How does sound affect the mood or the theme?
Why is sound manipulation (echoes, for example) or music used in a particular scene?
How is editing used in the sequence?
How does the order of unrelated shots affect the meaning or mood?
How is acting used in the sequence?
Do certain body movements or facial expressions reveal any themes in the plot?
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