Introduction:
Provide background information on the film you have selected. You will need to do some research for this. Who is the director? When and where was this film made? Is it related to a film movement? What kind of film is this: a documentary, experimental film, fictional narrative film? What genre(s) might this film fall into? Provide any other relevant information about this film?
Thesis statement: This is your argument. The thesis statement should explain the relevance of the scene you have selected. How does it connect with the rest of the film and its narrative? What is the importance of the scene and its relation to other scenes? Is it a major turning point? How does the scene support the film’s theme(s)?
Part 1:
Write a brief description of the selected scene.
Explain what is so important about the succession of shots that comprises the scene? Analyze (don’t just describe) the shots’ mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, acting, and sound. How do these stylistic elements work together to create emotional and intellectual effects?
Discuss how the shots work together and separately:
How is meaning created and imparted to the viewer?
How do the shots convey information and characterization?
Why might these particular shots have been used? What gives them impact?
How is meaning built up in the scene?
Part 2:
How does this scene relate to other scenes; think of the form of the film. How does the scene relate to the theme you have selected to focus on?
How does the scene relate to the form of the film? Is it part of a repetitive pattern? Part of the development of the film? Explain the scenes relation to the theme created through the form.
How does the scene relate to the Narrative? Is there a 3-act structure? How does it relate to the character goals? Does this film follow a Classical Hollywood Narrative? Where does your scene fit into this narrative?
Conclusion:
And, lastly return to your thesis by broadening your scene analysis to the rest of the film. Explain the significance of analyzing this one scene.
Explain why analyzing this one scene is important in the interpretation and analysis of the film as a whole.
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