Boy & film techniques

Please copy this post into a document in your English folder.  Please name your document "Boy & film techniques."  Then answer the questions.  This task is designed to prepare you for the essay assessment.

1. Who is this?
2. Whereabouts is this scene set?
3. What props are used and what clues do they give about the time and place this movie is set in?
4. Describe the expression on the character's face.  What does it suggest about his happiness at this point in the film?

1. Where is this image set?  
2. Describe the costume in this image from the film.  Include the hat in your description.  What does this costume tell us about Boy at this point in the film?
3. Describe the props you see in this image.  What do they suggest about the hobbies of Boy and Alamein?
4. Boy holds a sparkler, fizzing with energy and light.  What do you think the sparkler symbolises in this film?  (Symbolism is when an object represents an idea in a film or novel.)

1. Describe the lighting in this image.  What does it emphasise about the emotions of the characters at this time?
2. Describe the poses of each character (how they are standing or sitting).  Why do you think the director has them sitting so similarly?

1. When and where is this scene set?
2. What does the lighting emphasise about the characters?
3. What do their expressions tell us about them at this time?

1. Where is this set?
2. What is the person doing in this scene?
3. How has the director encouraged us to think of Alamein as being on the outside of the family and not sure how to join, in this image?

Ngā Here Kahikatea writing assessment Term Two 2021

• Choose from one of the prompts below to answer - this will become your central argument.
• Aim to write an introduction, three paragraphs, and a conclusion
• Use evidence from the text such as quotes, descriptions, important moments, themes, and characters.
• You can share your own perspective and thoughts on the text
• You will have three periods for writing and then one more period for final polishing.

Questions.  Write an essay on ONE of the following:

1. Describe a relationship in Boy.  Explain what life lessons this relationship can teach us.

2. Describe a challenge that Alamein faces.  Explain what we learn about him from the way he handles the challenge.

3. Describe the ending in Boy.  Explain what makes this ending satisfying for you.

Boy - writing task 15 June 2021

Describe the events that led to the pub fight and the death of Leaf.

Use the SEXY paragraph structure - Statement-Example-eXplanation-whY it is important.


Key words: despair, missing money, wanting to please, fear, over the shoulder shot, Dynasty, marijuana, goat, door handles, microwave



Explain the effect of the pub scene on Boy’s respect for his Dad.

Use the SEXY paragraph structure - Statement-Example-eXplanation-whY it is important.


Key words: broken dreams, garage scene, “Where were you?”, dark lighting, brothers supporting each other

Boy: the abyss, music & lighting

 Today we are finishing watching Boy (for the second time for most of us!).  Then we are going to focus on the darkest part of the film (the abyss), and think about the role of music.

1. Boy is watching his Dad outside the pub from the car.  Describe what he sees in his head as he watches at first.

2. Then reality kicks in and Michael Jackson disappears.  What does Boy see happen?

3. Have you heard of the term "rose coloured glasses"?  Look it up and see what it means.  Write your own definition.

4. What is the name of the song playing in the car after the pub?  Why do you think they used that song?

5. Think of a time when you had a great start to the day and then it went wrong.  Describe it in a doc in your English folder.  What music would you use for each part of the day, and why would you use that music?

Lighting is used to develop the atmosphere of a film.  

- the scariest scenes, and the scenes without hope, tend to be in darkness - either at night or in shadow.  

- the happiest scenes, and those with lots of hope and promise, tend to be in the daytime or in warm light.  Warm light has a yellow tinge to it, but cool light has a bluish tinge to it.

Describe the lighting in the car scene just before Leaf is killed.

Extension activity:

Boy realises outside the pub the impact of his decision to show his dad where the marijuana is.

Describe what lead Boy to taking his Dad to the marijuana.

Explain what Boy learns from the experience.

The hero's journey and Boy

 

Starter today: what do you think of this painting, called The Hero's Journey?

For more information, have a look at what artist Sofia Minson has to say about her painting.  

Today we are going to look at the Hero's cycle and how it relates to the film Boy.

Our task today is to make a map of what happens in Boy, and relate it to the hero's journey.  

By the end of the double lesson, we want to be able to explain the hero's journey, and how it links to Boy.

Another word that could be useful for us today is anti-hero.  An anti-hero is a main character who lacks courage, or morality.  Who do you think shows the most courage in Boy?  Who do you think shows the least courage in Boy?

Rocky, Boy & the child-dad

Today we are watching the film together.  For those of you who feel confident in your knowledge of the film, I have some learning activities for you to work on.  

Rocky & Boy

One of the ways that Waititi develops the character of Boy is by setting up a contrast between the two boys.  

1. What happened when Rocky was born?  

2. Why do you think Rocky feels guilty about being born?  Do you think you he should feel guilty?

3. Boy is a lot more enthusiastic about his Dad than Rocky is.  Find an example of this from the film and describe it in your own words.

The child-dad

1. We hear Alamein/Dad/Shogun on the phone to his Mum.  What does he say that sounds like he is one of the kids?  

2. When Alamein/Dad/Shogun asks Boy to stop calling him Dad, what message does this give to Boy?

3. At the party, there is a dream-like sequence.  Who does Boy see his dad as being like?

Boy - a film about life without parents?

 The first questions of the day: 

1. What makes a good parent?

2. Who are the parent figures in Boy?