Textual Analysis

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Textual Analysis

Students in SL And HL demonstrate the knowledge of how meaning is constructed in film. This is accomplished through a written analysis of a prescribed film text, based on a selected five minute extract from that film. Students consider the cultural extract and a variety of film elements in the analysis using film language.

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Textual Analysis Assessment Criteria

Cultural Context

Evidence: Textual analysis and sources.
• To what extent does the student demonstrate an understanding of the cultural context of the film text?
• To what extent does the student support their understanding of the cultural context with research from appropriate and relevant sources?

Film Elements

Evidence: Textual analysis and sources.
• To what extent does the student evaluate how the extract makes use of film elements to convey meaning in the chosen film?
• To what extent does the student support their observations with the appropriate use of relevant film vocabulary?

Relationships with the text

Evidence: Textual analysis and sources.
• To what extent does the student demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the cultural context of the film and a selection of the identified film elements relate to each other, as well as to the chosen film text as a whole

Three Act Structure (1/1/01)

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TA: Three Act Structure Joe S

The Hero's Journey (2/2/02)

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TA: Three Act Structure Joe S

TA: Hero's Journey Joe S

Scholarly resources for film studies

Cinema Studies - Key Concepts

Top 100 Movies

Understanding Movies - Giannetti

Understanding Cinema

The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

Oxford History of World cinema

Textual Analysis Practice

Let's deconstruct Stranger Things

As you watch this 5 minute segment, take notes on:

film elements
cultural context
how the extract (film elements and cultural context) relate to the film as a whole, and to outside films

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Stranger Things Sequence (00:00:28 - 00:05:28)

Resources & IB Support Material

Here you will find several resources that will help you to complete the IB Film Studies course successfully. Feel free to access this material as well as save/bookmark the information so that you can access this material easily.

Reading Film & the Textual Analysis

Reading Film/ Textual Analysis

Anatomy of a Scene

Film Analysis Checklist

Film Shots Angles

TA assessment checklist

Textual Analysis Exemplars

For a better understanding of expectations of the Textual Analysis assessment, take a look at these IB exemplars. Read through the assessment piece as well as the examiner feedback..

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