FILM EVALUATION FORM

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Film title _______________________________________ No. viewings ______

Reaction: ___very favorable ___favorable ___unfavorable ___uncertain

Emotional response: ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Purpose/aim/message of film as you see it:

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HOW DOES THIS FILM ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSE THROUGH: (mark the term[s] in parentheses you are discussing)

Narration (story, dramatic appeal, motivation, closure, point of view)

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Sound (music, dialogue, silence, language, narrator, sound effects)

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Photography (focus, frame, angle, movement, space, sets, light, color)

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Editing (order, cuts, duration, rhythm, continuity, montage, motifs)

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HOW DOES THIS FILM RELATE TO ITS HISTORICAL PLACE & TIME?

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WHAT ARE THE VALUES EXPRESSED IN THIS FILM? (specific examples)

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HOW DOES THIS FILM TRY TO "MAKE ITS CASE" OR PERSUADE YOU OF ITS MESSAGE? (for example, by emotional appeal, documentary authority, alienation effect, symbolism, manipulated point of view -- give examples; & is it persuasive?)

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