Exploring Film: Fantasy adventure Cover

Exploring Film: Fantasy adventure

Novel activities for any fictional text

Take your students on a learning journey. This series invites students to respond to film, inspiring them to find out about its conventions, genres, methods and more. It also covers sequencing and analysis and includes activities and teaching notes for exploring films of a particular genre in depth. It provides the opportunity for comparative film studies and has a range of photocopiable worksheets, suitable for use with any film.

Ages: 11-15 | Pages: 56 | Code: 5416 | ISBN: 9781877478666
Series: Exploring Film

NZD
Add to cart
or more each
Book (physical) - A good old fashioned printed book, ideal if you like the feeling of holding it in your hand as you flip through the pages. We will ship your books from our warehouse within 1-3 days.
Ebook (PDF) - You can download, read and print with any PDF reader. Ebook PDFs are available immediately and can be accessed via your filebox or from the link we will email you once you have confirmed your purchase.
Combo (book & PDF) - Save money by getting a PDF and a physical book together, giving you the flexibility of a print and digital version at your fingertips. Printed books allow you to share and pass around the resource with your colleague. The PDF ebook is easy for you to access on the go if your print copy is with a colleague or left at school.

Orders are normally dispatched within 1 to 3 business days. Goods are shipped by New Zealand Post or by local courier, depending upon the location, with a delivery expectation of 1 to 3 business days. We will email dispatch confirmation and tracking details.

International Orders
We are happy to supply orders from outside Australia and New Zealand. Orders will be dispatched by International Air which has delivery expectations of 3-21 business days depending upon your location.

Returns
We offer a 14-day inspection with freepost return on all printed products.
Please be aware that we cannot offer an approval period or accept returns on digital resources, so orders for these resources are final.

Credit Card - Pay securely with Visa or Mastercard when you check out.

Invoice your school - Select your school when you check out. You will need a school order number.

Dale Sutherland

Dale Sutherland has been a media studies and English teacher. She has a background in film and media, along with a passion for contemporary issues facing young people today. Now living in New Zealand’s Far North, she researches and writes full time.

Contents

Introduction4
Focus films in this book4
Background information for teachers5
Fantasy adventure films5
Narrative conventions: the three-act structure5
Film techniques5
Introducing and viewing the films8
Establishing prior knowledge of fantasy adventure8
Film viewing and re-viewing8
Viewing diary8
Genre and conventions9
Exploring The Golden Compass10
Plot summary10
The three-act structure10
Characters14
Setting15
Camera shots and editing techniques16
Dialogue19
Sound effects and incidental music20
Colour and lighting21
Costumes24
Exploring The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe26
Plot summary26
The three-act structure26
Characters30
Setting31
Camera shots and editing techniques33
Dialogue36
Sound effects and incidental music37
Colour and lighting40
Costumes42
Worksheets44
Viewing diary44
Plot map45
Climax46
Characters47
Setting48
Film techniques49
Camera shots and angles50
Dialogue51
Sound effects52
Music53
Colour and lighting – what do they represent?54
Colour and lighting – making comparisons55
Characters and costume56