1. Year 10 Film Study Goal: Express how production techniques are tied to story, character and ideas Goal: Express how production techniques are tied to story, character and ideas Starter: What is the effect?

2. What time is it when Boone takes them for a run? Where do they end up? Why has he taken them there? What music is playing during this sequence? Why has that song been chosen?

3. Try this Identify examples of the following production techniques. Comment on their effect / suggest reasons for their use: –C.U. –Sound effects –low angle shot –Monologue (speech) –light effects –contrast/parallel

5. Finish these sentences The most interesting character was __________ because _______________________________ ______________________________________. One change I remember in the film was ______ ______________________________________. The most interesting part in the film was ______ ______________________________________. The film taught me _______________________ ______________________________________.

7. Finish these sentences. At the end of the film I felt _________________ ______________________________________. I would like to ask Boone/Yoast/Gerry/Julius ______________________________________ ______________________________________.

8. LightingCostume DialogueCamera Work

9. Music Blue says the team will be fuelled by ‘soul power’ – which it is, eventually Blue starts to sing on bus; Julius shuts him up. Alan plays his pop music to Blue who hates it. Louie sings in dining room. The Louie and the blacks sing in the locker room; Alan joins in. They all sing on the way back in the bus. The meeting in the gym uses singing to re-establish their unity. They come onto the field singing – "The Singing Titans" They sing 'Goodbye" to Gerry at his funeral.

11. Contrasts bus out – sit separately; Julius won't let them sing \\ bus back – integrated and all sing meal – only Louie sits with blacks \\ Gerry sends Ray to offensive table Emma refuses to shake Julius's hand \\ offers her hand before the final in car, Emma refuses to stay with Gerry \\after regional win, she says she's trying Mrs Bertier won't let Gerry play basketball with Julius \\ Julius visits and hugs her Ed Henry – gracious loser \\ Coach Taber – racist

12. Parallels blacks protest over killing // whites protest over bussing crate through window // brick through window Yoast asks for Boone's help // Boone listens to Yoast/s advice