The overall idea when analyzing a film is to look for anything that is repeated (the first 10 minutes are the most important):
– Images or symbols
– Colors
– Words or phrases
– Entire lines of dialogue
– Camera angles or camera movement
– Lighting
– Props or items of clothing
– An actor’s posture, gestures, or movement
No matter how bad the movie is, there are repeated items that can be found, and once these repeated items are discovered, the key is to ask what their meaning is
Overall, the question to ask at the end is, “What is this film really about?”
There are no wrong interpretations, though some interpretations have stronger support than others
This film analysis guide is basic, but this is exactly is how I created all of the examples on this site, and this is how it was taught to me
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