How to Analyse Film - Textural Analysis
From the list of 8 films IB sends in November, I will select three (that have not been used in class). Of the three films, students will choose one film and prepare a detailed analysis of a 5-minute extract from film. Once the three films are presented, students have four weeks to prepare their Oral Presentation, which should incorporate how cinematic/film language and social-cultural aspects are used to show/tell the story. Students will give a 10-minute oral presentation with only brief notes, to me, and I will record it and send it in to the IBO. They have one opportunity to complete this.
You aim to achieve this mark on your assessment (directly from the IB markbands):
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There is a coherent, incisive, insightful and detailed evaluative interpretation of the extract, displaying an excellent understanding of how meaning is constructed through the use of film language, with an excellent awareness of the extract’s relationship to the film as a whole. There is a persuasive explanation for the selection of the extract. The critique shows an excellent awareness of the film’s genre and/or its place in a broader sociocultural context. There is an insightful analysis of the director’s intention. Simple description is negligible and analysis is clear and thorough.