The Magic Sentence
Analysing film/poetry/play
The magic sentence shows that you understand the link between the
techniques and the director’s ideas. You will need to show that you
understand the role of the director. You will also need to develop ideas and
include specific examples. Magic sentences make a great start or final
sentence to a TEEAR paragraph. Authors/directors DELIBERATELY
choose techniques because they are the most effective way of teaching us
about life/messages that go beyond the text.
Director
The director
uses
Technique
a Pauline’s
voiceover in the
closing sequence
music
The filmmaker
chooses
Peter Jackson
selects
Jackson
In the ‘third world’ scene,
Jackson uses
manipulates
uses
an extreme close- to emphasise
up shot
dialogue
to illustrate
sound
to explore
employs
utilises
changes the
develops the
extends the
sound effects
tracking
zoom
pan
extreme close-up
blends
close up
hand-held
cameras
Purpose
to explore
Theme
the incredible inner
strength
to reinforce
a change in the mood of the
scene and create a sense of
foreboding
how difficult it was for Joe
to make this decision
to represent
to symbolise
to develop
to explore
to make us aware
of
to deepen our
understanding of
to teach us about
to contrast
to make us
realise
to make us
question
to challenge
to highlight
Now. do the same for short stories and novel