IGCSEShort Film – Location and Setting

Starterwrite down a description of your favourite area of the

school.Do not name the area, but only describe it.

Remember to create description using figurative language

ViewingWatch Two Cars, One Night and note positive and negative interpretations that can be made from the settings. Consider what you hear as well as what you see. (Draw the table below into your books twice – one for interior and one for exterior)

& Exterior

Task

‘Does our environment affect who we are?’

Discuss in pairs and to right down a reasoned response.

ViewingThe Most Beautiful Man in the World

Interior Spaces

How would you describe the interior spaces in this film?

What feelings do these spaces evoke?

Consider one of those spaces as an example. Why is the space important? How does the space contribute to the narrative?

Exterior Spaces

How would you describe the interior spaces in this film?

What feelings do these spaces evoke?

Consider one of those spaces as an example. Why is the space important? How does the space contribute to the narrative?

SummaryUsing notes taken in class, write about what locations can

add to the story in short film.

Extension…Two Cars One Night

How are the cars used as dramatic spaces; eg the characters moving between them?

What is the effect of focusing almost exclusively on the two cars?

Why is the film set at night?

What comment is the film making about the setting/situation that the children are in?

What impression do we get about the location in which the film is set? What might this tell us about the society or culture the children are living in?