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Niki Caro: A Director's Study

Lessons 6-8: What are the distinctive elements of film language in Niki Caro’s work?

Sure To Rise (Frame Up Films, 1993)

A comparison of the short films of director Niki Caro.

Learning intentions Students are learning to…

  • Identify the film language used by Niki Caro
  • Explain the connotations of that film language

Success criteria (How do students know they have achieved success?) I can

  • I can give examples of mise en scene, soundtrack and montage in Sure to Rise, The Summer the Queen Came, Old Bastards.
  • I can explain what these specific examples connote

Activities

Students are to follow the format of the previous lesson to give examples of film language in Sure to Rise (12.33), The Summer the Queen Came (23.56), and Old Bastards (12.44).

Homework
Students copy or print out graphic organiser. Fill in each night for homework during the course of the week.


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