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This document provides a list of 10 questions to guide analysis of film sequences from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. The questions focus on describing what is happening visually and aurally, analyzing characters, settings, costumes, lighting, camera techniques, editing, and genre. They also prompt inferences about the larger narrative and why particular sequences were chosen for analysis.

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content of external sites. English and Media Studies: sequence analysis questions Use these questions to guide your viewing of the clips on the DVD for Slumdog Millionaire You may wish to work in groups to focus on particular questions or particular clips. 1 Describe what you think is happening in the clip. What seems to be significant about what you can see? 2 Describe the characters, their actions in the sequence and their relationships to one another. 3 How do setting, location, props and costume choices contribute to your interpretation of the sequence?Consider what information these convey. 4 How does the sound shape your responses to the sequence? Comment on dialogue, tone, incidentalsound and any music you notice, exploring their impact on your emotional response to the sequence. 5 How do lighting and colour affect tone and atmosphere? Explore lighting choices, including noticeableuse of light and shadow, as well as considering choice of colour. 6 How does camera technique contribute to the creation of meaning in this sequence? Consider theeffects of camera position and angle, commenting on two or more examples. What is the effect of thehandheld camerawork in the final shot? 7 Consider the ways in which the editing affects our interpretation of what we see in this sequence. Howimportant are pace and continuity in shaping your response to what you see? 8 What genre does this sequence seem to belong to? Explain your answer, describing any genre featuresyou can identify in this extract. Remember to consider what you hear as well as what you see. 9 What questions would you want to ask about the rest of the film? Based on what you have seen, whatpredictions might you make about narrative events that have already occurred and developmentsfollowing this sequence? 10 Why do you think this sequence has been chosen for analysis of the different ways in which film cancreate meaning?

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  • 1. content of external sites. English and Media Studies: sequence analysis questions Use these questions to guide your viewing of the clips on the DVD for Slumdog Millionaire You may wish to work in groups to focus on particular questions or particular clips. 1 Describe what you think is happening in the clip. What seems to be significant about what you can see? 2 Describe the characters, their actions in the sequence and their relationships to one another. 3 How do setting, location, props and costume choices contribute to your interpretation of the sequence?Consider what information these convey. 4 How does the sound shape your responses to the sequence? Comment on dialogue, tone, incidentalsound and any music you notice, exploring their impact on your emotional response to the sequence. 5 How do lighting and colour affect tone and atmosphere? Explore lighting choices, including noticeableuse of light and shadow, as well as considering choice of colour. 6 How does camera technique contribute to the creation of meaning in this sequence? Consider theeffects of camera position and angle, commenting on two or more examples. What is the effect of thehandheld camerawork in the final shot? 7 Consider the ways in which the editing affects our interpretation of what we see in this sequence. Howimportant are pace and continuity in shaping your response to what you see? 8 What genre does this sequence seem to belong to? Explain your answer, describing any genre featuresyou can identify in this extract. Remember to consider what you hear as well as what you see. 9 What questions would you want to ask about the rest of the film? Based on what you have seen, whatpredictions might you make about narrative events that have already occurred and developmentsfollowing this sequence? 10 Why do you think this sequence has been chosen for analysis of the different ways in which film cancreate meaning?