Write a few sentences summing up
Shrek’s character
You could use something similar to this:
At the beginning of the film Shrek tries to threaten
the characters that he meets, but Donkey, the
mice, the fairy tale characters and Princess
Fiona are not intimidated by Shrek or his
appearance. He tries to make them frightened
by reminding them
that________________________________.
Although Shrek is an
ogre________________________________.
Lord Farquaad’s evil side
• Watch again the scenes when Lord
Farquaad tortures the gingerbread man
Look in particular at:
• How he is introduced to the audience
• His taunting of the gingerbread man
• What he does with the gingerbread man’s
buttons
• Where he throws him
Lord Farquaad’s evil side
The marching music
makes the atmosphere
tense and suggests a
battle
The first shot of Lord
Farquaad is of his hands,
showing he “means
business”
Lord Farquaad’s evil side
He throws the
gingerbread man in the
bin. HE is behaving like
a monster.
Lord Farquaad is really
enjoying torturing the
gingerbread man and
taunts him too before
going to pluck off his
“buttons”
Write about how Lord Farquaad is
presented in the torture scene
Write about
• How he is introduced to the audience;
• What his treatment of the gingerbread man
shows about his character;
• Then write three sentences about your
impressions of Lord Farquaad so far;
Some phrases you might use:
• When we first meet Lord Farquaad there is
marching music…
• In contrast to Shrek, Lord Farquaad is cruel. He
watches the torture of the Gingerbread Man and
then…
Lord Farquaad’s evil side continued
He uses very formal
language “Beautiful fair
flower Fiona will you be
the perfect bride for the
perfect groom?”
When he comes for
Princess Fiona Lord
Farquaad changes
abruptly from the man we
saw torturing the
Gingerbread man.
Lord Farquaad’s evil side continued
At the end Lord Farquaad
orders the guards to “get
THAT out of my sight!”
and then still proclaims
himself as King
Write about Lord Farquaad’s evil
side
• Lord Farquaad is all set to marry Princess Fiona,
until he sees that when the sun sets she…
• Lord Farquaad speaks to her in a cruel way and
orders his knights to “get THAT out of my sight”.
Lord Farquaad calls off the wedding, but he still
proclaims ...
• Lord Farquaad is deceptive because he should
only become King…
• It is clear that Lord Farquaad does not love the
Princess, but agrees to marriage because he
wants…
Camera shots
This is a LOW ANGLE
shot to make Shrek
appear like he is
intimidating the soldiers
Camera shots
Close up shots show the
characters emotions
when Shrek and Fiona
are falling in love
Write three sentences about how
close up and angled shots are used
to show emotion
Cover these points:
• Why you think the close up shot of Shrek’s mouth is
effective;
• How low and high angle shots show how scary Shrek is;
• The way close up shots are effective in showing emotion
You could use this as a starting point:
• When a director is making a film it is important that they
use a variety of camera angles to create certain effects. At
the beginning of the film, Shrek scares the storybook
characters away…
• Close up shots are also useful for focusing the viewer’s
attention on the characters emotions…
Angled and close up shots
The low angle shot
makes Shrek and Donkey
look unimportant in
comparison to Lord
Farquaad
Add this to the last paragraph
When Shrek visits Lord Farquaad’s castle,
the camera moves from ground level
upwards to reveal his tower. This is called
a high angle shot. It is useful because it
makes Lord Farquaad seem ________,
and Shrek and Donkey appear ______.
Low angle shots are used effectively
because they show Lord Farquaad looking
down on _____ and ___.
Mid-angle shots
This mid-angle shot
shows that both Shrek
and Donkey are on an
equal footing.
Mid-angle shots
This shot shows that
these two characters are
“on the same level”.
They are connecting.
Add this to the last paragraph
• Mid angle shots are used when Shrek and
Donkey are relaxing together, and when
Shrek has cooked Princess Fiona a meal.
These shots show both of the characters
at the same time and has the effect of…
Camera shots
This shot shows Shrek’s
isolation from the other
characters
Camera shots
Earlier on when Shrek
was trying to put up
barriers to his friendship
with Donkey he also
turned his back
Finally for this paragraph
• Sometimes a character’s back is shown
instead of their face. This is used to
suggest isolation from other characters.
For example…
Write a paragraph about the
settings in the film
• A swamp traditionally would not be a place
where a hero would want to live. However
the makers of Shrek have presented this
very differently….
• On the other hand a Prince’s castle is
usually shown as ______. Whereas Lord
Farquaad’s castle is______.
Write your concluding sentences
Write about why Shrek is different to a traditional
ogre:
• Has friends
• Rescues Princesses
• Finds love
• Gets married
You could use this to help:
After analysing the characters of Shrek and Lord
Farquaad, I have come to the conclusion that
although Shrek seems like a traditional ogre…
Concluding sentences
Write about how Lord Farquaad is NOT presented
as a traditional hero:
• Commits torture
• Steals Shrek’s swamp
• Rejects Princess
• Falsely claims to be King
You could use this sentence to start:
• Although Lord Farquaad looks like a Lord, his
actions suggest he is evil. For example…
Concluding sentences
• Write two sentences about how the viewer
FEELS towards Shrek and Lord Farquaad.
Your could use this to help:
• The story of Shrek uses presentational
devices to reverse our expectations so
that by the end of the film…
• Write one sentence to sum up your
thoughts on Shrek versus a traditional
fairy tale