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1. Describe the setting. (Interior/exterior? Domestic/professional? Type of building? Location – city/countryside? Time – hour/time of day – morning/afternoon/night? Time of year- spring/summer/fall/winter?)
2. How does the setting contribute to the mood of the scene?
3.What important props do you see and describe their significance.
Costume, hair and make-up.
4. What do the character’s costumes and hair tell us about the historical time period of the film?
5. What can we discern about the character’s personalities by the way they are wearing their clothes and hair?
6. How are the characters facial expressions and body language different from each other?
7. What are the three characters in the foreground focused on?
Positioning of characters in the frame
8. Describe the placement of the four characters in the frame (Father, Kane - as a child, Mr. Thatcher and Mother).
9. What does their placement tell us about them and their relationship with each other?
Lighting
10. What is the lightest part in this frame? Who is highlighted? What do you think this signifies?
