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?