Film Evaluation Sheet

Name____________________

Film Title_________________________________________

Reaction:____very favorable____favorable____unfavorable_____uncertain

Emotional response:____________________________________________

Purpose/aim of film as you see it:___________________________________

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How does (or doesn't) the film work to subvert the viewers' conventional cinematic

expectations through (circle the term(s) in parentheses you are dicussing):

Photography (shot, focus, frame, angle, movement, space, sets, lighting, color)

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Sound (music, dialogue, silence, language, synchronicity sound effects)

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Editing (order, transition, cuts, duration, rhythm, continuity, disjuncture, montage,

motifs)

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Narration (story/plot, dramatic appeal, motivation, logic, closure, point of view)

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Other (self-reference, realism/representation, art, politics, values/ideology,

historical context)

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Comments/Notes: