Movies are about stories ………these stories are represented through…form and the relationships among thematic elements…. such as:

THEME

What the movie is about determines how the film will look…characters…..dialogue…sound….etc.

….theme tells what the story is about….the central concern…basic meaning….subject matter explains the theme’s meaning

PLOT

What is happening in the story/action

 

EMOTIONAL EFFECT/MOOD

The single mood/emotion that prevails throughout the story

 

CHARACTER

Individuals set apart from ordinary people….emphasis is on unusual aspects of an individual’s personality…..through action…dialogue

 

STYLE/TEXTURE/STRUCTURE

The look…feel….rhythm…atmosphere…tone…organization that stays in our minds and senses long after you left the theatre