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Film Texts (shared as negotiated)This is an oral response. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to support yourresponse. Integrate audio or video clips. Prepare to be taped.

Criteria for Judging Performance

Students performance in text response will be judged by the extent to which they

demonstrate:

knowledge and understanding of the texts;

clarity in identifying the characteristics of different text types

(filming techniques include plot, characterisation, theme and setting AS WELL AS

camera angles, costumes, lighting, sound, music, special effects, etc.) and the

ways in which those characteristics are used by authors;

depth of treatment in recognising the connection between their own ideas,

experiences, beliefs, and values and those explored in the text;

accuracy and fluency of expression in an appropriate form and register.

Concentrate on the criteria:connecting ideas, experiences, beliefs, and values and those explored in the text

1. As a response to a film text, prepare an oral presentation (for another culture or agegroup from your own.

Think about your film text so that you can negotiate a topic that is relevant. Make thepurpose of your response clear. Adopt a real or imaginary audience. This might mean youare the creative director of a movie company talking to new production team members. Youmight be an automotive enthusiast talking to the local 12 year olds at a Scout meeting. Youmight be talking to university trained engineers. Maybe you will choose to adopt the voice ofa character from the text and to speak to keen movie goers.

Then find a way to present information (close references or direct quotations) from that text.Part of the task will be to negotiate the topic. Look at the diversity of ways to respond to theone question. Then make suggestions as you negotiate your topic.

Show how violence against property has been evident in the film textTerminator 2. How can a film-maker justify this cost? What affect couldthis level of violence have on a young audience?

Audience: Parents of Yr 6 childrenPurpose: To encourage parents to supervise their childrens viewing.

Audience: Advertising executivesPurpose: To manipulate ideas to sell to free to air TV stations

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Audience: Local peace activists groupPurpose: To encourage a group to picket the opening of a movie

Choose a movie that has won an award in a foreign film category. In what ways isthis film different from American Academy Award winners? How do you feel aboutthe way that US films dominate our screens? Can you comment on success thatAustralian Film-makers have had?

Audience: Would be film-makersPurpose: To encourage new producers and directors.

Audience: Advertising executivesPurpose: To manipulate ideas to sell to free to air TV stations

Audience: Local movie groupsPurpose: To encourage a group to picket the opening of a movie

Audience: Students of costume designPurpose: To promote careers in creative design

2. Collect a group of quotations from a movie that you have enjoyed (or disliked). Write aresponse to each, showing your personal reflection. How has the film-maker used dialogueto enhance the setting and theme?

3. Show how various aspects of one topic have been shown in the movie you have chosen(sport, romance, exploring relationships between characters etc.). Comment of the impactthese have had on you as a viewer and how these have enhanced your understanding of thetheme.

You will need to design a PowerPoint presentation that includes sound or video clips. To

support this, click here.

Negotiated topics

1. Educating Rita is a film text about a quest or personal journey. Write animaginary interview with the playwright, Willy Russell. Limit yourself to 3 or fourquestions so that you can give a detailed response. Bring in your ownexperiences as you discuss this issue with Mr Russell.

You might discuss what it was that Rita was seeking in this play. Ask the playwright toexplain what it was that he wanting to show Rita searching for and how she found it.Discuss with him whether he thinks Frank was a good teacher and how Rita changed. Askhim what it was that Rita and Frank gained from their time together.

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