Film Scene Analysis

The following criteria is used to analyze film scenes.

After you watch the movie segment, try to answer the following questions:

Setting

• Is the setting authentic or constructed? Support your answers.

• When and where does the scene take place?

• How does the director use color in the scene? Are there any colors that stand out? Support your answer.

Camera

• Where is the camera in the scene? Is it moving or fixed?

• What is the effect created by moving or positioning the camera in this way?

Objects

• Describe what elements you observe in this scene.

• Are all the elements treated in the same way, i.e., does the camera focus more on some elements than on others? Why?

• What emotion does the combination of all the elements in the scene evoke?

Characters

• What characters are involved in the scene?

• Briefly describe their function in the scene.

Mood

• What is the general mood of the scene?

• How do color, camera angles, and movement contribute to this mood?

• What emotions does the director want to convey? In your opinion is he successful?

Conclusion

• Would you eliminate any elements from this scene? Why?