Hotel Rwanda
Part 1
Elements of Narrative
1. What are the four related ways we can define the term narrative?
2. What are the main differences among the three basic types of movies?
3. What are the four basic approaches to documentary cinema? How are these approaches blended and reinterpreted by contemporary documentary filmmakers?
4. What is direct cinema, and how does it differ in approach and technique from a conventional interview-based documentary?
5. What are Fred Camper’s six characteristics that most experimental films share?
6. What is a hybrid movie? What are some of the ways that documentary, narrative, and experimental movies intersect?
7. What is a genre? What are some of the affect genres movie produce? Explain
8. What are the six sets of conventions used to define and classify film genres?
9. What are the formal and narrative elements common to each of the six films genres described in the chapter?
10. How does animation differ from the other three basic types of movies?
Part 2
Identify the Theme: “Hotel Rwanda”
(Four sentences)
One Major Example: From “Hotel Rwanda”
“Hotel Rwanda” Emotional Effect:
Describe One Example: From “Hotel Rwanda”
Describe one single unique character in “Hotel Rwanda”
Describe the tone through-out the film “Hotel Rwanda”
With Works Cited
Part 3
“Hotel Rwanda”
EXAMPLE FILM ANALYSIS
Directions: use the Model as an example to write all FORMAL FILM ANALYSIS.
View The FILM (More than Once) Write in paragraph form
· Paragraph (1) : What is your overall impression of the film, include the movie’s title, director, and key actors.
· Paragraph (2) : Summarize the plot of the film by describing any two main characters in the plot.
· Paragraph (3): How did the actors portray key character roles? Did they fulfill your expectation? (if the film was based upon a novel or play). What are the characters innermost dreams, feelings, and thoughts
· Paragraph (4): Explain techniques used in key scene? How did the film techniques enhance the setting and theme of the film?
· Paragraph (5): Address how well the film represents the novel or play. Give evidence
for your opinion.
· Paragraph (6): Closing paragraph should invite reader to view the film or not.
