A1 Summary

Scene Breakdown and Analysis

• due 17th of April

• 1500 Words (800 analysis +

• This tasks asks you to ‘breakdown’ a clip that will be available on blackboard.

• Provide annotations of each shot in the sequence, including all relevant aspects of mise-en-scene and cinematography you can identify.

• There will be a template made available on blackboard to use as annotation guide.

• The breakdown will be followed by an 800 word short essay that analyses the scene.

• make an argument about how film style functions in the clip you’ve chosen. You MUST cite the textbook

Basically, they are placed into 2 sections: annotations and analysis. Provide the evidence first with annotations and then elaborate on your points further in the essay. In the essay, talk about how your evidence affects the film as a whole using media codes.

mise-en-scene, editing, and cinematography

• If something is irrelevant like if the aspect ratio remains the same as shot one, then just refer to the first one

• We are analysing a scene from In the Mood For Love

• there are 14 shots

• screenshot around the beginning of the shot and the end of the shot if there is significant movement of staging.

• focus on the most prominent techniques during your analysis - no need to try and include every single shot into it.

• provide a page for each page. if you need 2 images, make the images smaller to fit onto one page.