Textual Analysis Practice Essay

Standard

13A + 13D: You should write the notes in class and then write it up in 45 minutes at home this weekend for submission on Tuesday.  (13B will have done this in lesson time).

The Question

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs meaning through the following:

  • camera shots, angles, movement and composition
  • editing
  • sound
  • mise-en-scène.

The Sequence

Extract: House of Cards (series 1, episode 6, 2013, dir. Joel Schumacher)

Support

Links to all the blog posts on Textual Analysis & TV Drama 

Terms Glossary & Definitions

Analytical verbs to link examples to analysis.

Note Making Strategy

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