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Step
1. Pre-viewing
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A.
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Title of film: ________________________________________________
Record Group source: ___________________________________________
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B.
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What do you think you will see in this motion picture? List Three
concepts or ideas that you might expect to see based on the title of the
film. List some people you might expect to see based on the title of the
film.
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Concepts/Ideas
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People
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1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
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1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
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Step
2. Viewing
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A.
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Type of
motion picture (check where applicable)
____ Animated cartoon
____ Documentary film
____ Newsreel
____ Propaganda film
____ Theatrical short subject
____ Training film
____ Combat film
____ Other
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B.
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Physical qualities of the motion picture (check where applicable)
____ Music
____ Narration
____ Special effects
____ Color
____ Live action
____ Background noise
____ Animation
____ Dramatizations
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C.
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Note how camera angles, lighting, music, narration, and/or editing
contribute to creating an atmosphere in this film. What is the mood or tone
of the film?
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Step
3. Post-viewing (or repeated viewing)
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A.
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Circle the things that you listed in the previewing activity that were
validated by your viewing of the motion picture.
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B.
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What is the central message(s) of this motion picture?
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C.
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Consider the effectiveness of the film in communicating its message. As
a tool of communication, what are its strengths and weaknesses?
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D.
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How do you think the filmmakers wanted the audience to respond?
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E.
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Does this film appeal to the viewer’s reason or emotion? How does
it make you feel?
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F.
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List two
things this motion picture tells you about life in the United States at the
time it was made:
1.
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2.
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G.
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Write a question to the filmmaker that is left unanswered by the motion
picture.
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H.
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What information do you gain about this event that would not be conveyed
by a written source? Be specific.
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