"ANALYSIS" is detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. In direct translation from its origins, it means 'to make loose'. This means you have to break down the parts of the film (into film techniques) and explain how and why; a) the film affects the audience and b) the director did this.
91107 Close Viewing Questions
1· Analyse the key idea in the extract. How is each key idea developed? What links with yourself or the world can you
identify?
2· Analyse the purpose of the extract. What is the director aiming to achieve, and how? What links with yourself or the
world can you identify?
3· Analyse the attitudes of the characters in the extract. What do they tell us about society and how do you know this?
4· Analyse the context of the extract. What does it show about the social, cultural, political, or historical context and
how? What links with your own world can you identify?
5· Analyse the genre of the extract. How are elements of the genre being shown and why? What links with other films in
the genre can you identify?
6· Analyse the use of at least two shots and/or camera movements in the extract. What is the purpose of each and
how is this developed?
7· Analyse the use of lighting in the extract. How does it create mood or develop character/ideas in the extract? How
does it manipulate or affect the audience?
8· Analyse the use of music in the extract. How is it used to develop character, ideas, or mood?
9· Analyse the use of at least two costumes in the extract. How are they used to develop character or ideas?
10 Analyse the use of at least two pieces of dialogue and/or voiceover in the extract. How is each piece used to
develop characters or ideas?
11· Analyse the use of mise-en-scene in at least two shots in the extract. How is it developed to convey meaning?
12· Analyse the use of setting combined with camera shot in the extract. How is it developed to convey meaning?
13· Analyse the way two film elements work together to create meaning. How do they compliment/contrast with each
other, and why?
14· Analyse the editing in the extract. How are the shots sequenced, and why? How does the editing contribute to
meaning?
15· Analyse how any other film convention(s) not mentioned above have been used to develop the characters or ideas
in the text.
identify?
2· Analyse the purpose of the extract. What is the director aiming to achieve, and how? What links with yourself or the
world can you identify?
3· Analyse the attitudes of the characters in the extract. What do they tell us about society and how do you know this?
4· Analyse the context of the extract. What does it show about the social, cultural, political, or historical context and
how? What links with your own world can you identify?
5· Analyse the genre of the extract. How are elements of the genre being shown and why? What links with other films in
the genre can you identify?
6· Analyse the use of at least two shots and/or camera movements in the extract. What is the purpose of each and
how is this developed?
7· Analyse the use of lighting in the extract. How does it create mood or develop character/ideas in the extract? How
does it manipulate or affect the audience?
8· Analyse the use of music in the extract. How is it used to develop character, ideas, or mood?
9· Analyse the use of at least two costumes in the extract. How are they used to develop character or ideas?
10 Analyse the use of at least two pieces of dialogue and/or voiceover in the extract. How is each piece used to
develop characters or ideas?
11· Analyse the use of mise-en-scene in at least two shots in the extract. How is it developed to convey meaning?
12· Analyse the use of setting combined with camera shot in the extract. How is it developed to convey meaning?
13· Analyse the way two film elements work together to create meaning. How do they compliment/contrast with each
other, and why?
14· Analyse the editing in the extract. How are the shots sequenced, and why? How does the editing contribute to
meaning?
15· Analyse how any other film convention(s) not mentioned above have been used to develop the characters or ideas
in the text.