The Big Screen: English in filmmaking

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

How do films use genre and story structure to shape an audience's expectations and feelings, and how do you analyse those choices?

Students analyse how film genre conventions and narrative structure shape meaning and position the audience to respond in particular ways

Genre and narrative. How film genres set up audience expectations, how story structure builds and releases tension, and how to analyse a filmmaker's structural choices for HSC English Studies.

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How do film techniques create meaning, and how do you write about a film shot in the same way you would analyse a written text?

Students examine how visual and audio techniques in film construct meaning, character and theme for an audience

Film techniques. A working glossary of camera, lighting, editing and sound choices, how each shapes meaning, and how to analyse a single film moment with precision for HSC English Studies.

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