In Time essays:
reflection
What did you feel comfortable with when writing your film essay?
What challenges did you face in writing your film essay?
What feedback have you received on this essay?
What process will you follow to improve your film essay?
Look through your notes on In Time. What film techniques/evidence could you have added to this essay to make it
better?
Using the question you were given in the test, create a new DETAILED plan of the content you would use to answer
the question using your notes. You should plan out what you would write in each paragraph and ensure you are
ANSWERING THE QUESTION when planning your content.
Analyse how tension was created for a particular purpose in the visual or oral text(s).
1. Analyse how the text’s creator has portrayed a particular world view in the visual or oral text(s).
1. Analyse how the structure of the visual or oral text(s) affected the audience’s understanding of a theme.
1. Analyse how the qualities of a hero were purposefully developed in the visual or oral text(s).
1. Analyse how a relationship either flourished or ended in the visual or oral text(s).
1. Analyse how a character was used to develop a message in the visual or oral text(s).
1. Analyse how symbolism was used to represent a theme in the visual or oral text(s).
1. Analyse how the settings of the visual or oral text(s) supported the action.
Note: Settings may include physical settings as well as social and historical contexts, and may be real or imaginary (as
in fantasy or science fiction texts).