Little Big Shots - Secondary Teachers - Sydney Opera House

POST­SHOW ACTIVITIES
4 WRITING A FILM REVIEW
This activity is an opportunity for students to share their responses to the viewing of the films in the Little Big Shots program.
Your students will complete a review of one of the films they saw. This can be completed as a class, in pairs or individually.
• The following questions can be used as guidelines for a discussion or written review of the films. A Film Review
Worksheet with these questions has been provided.
1. What was the title of the film?
2. Where was the film made?
3. What was the film about? ( Identify the main conflict facing the character/s)
4. If the film was representing a section of society, a cultural group or community, who were they and how well do you
feel they were represented?
5. Choose one character from one film that you liked the most. What were the needs of this character in the film?
6. Describe one moment you remember where the film makers used camera techniques to convey the subjective view
of the character.
7. What were the key themes and messages in the film? Who were these messages for?
8. What images were the most memorable in the film? Why?
9. What other camera shots, camera movements and angles were used in the film? How did the use of these camera
techniques help make the film interesting or enjoyable to watch?
10. Describe the type of music/sound effects used in the film. What sort of mood and atmosphere did the music and/or
sound effects create?
11. What criticisms do you have of this film? How did these weaknesses impact on the overall quality of the film?
• Share the reviews as a class.
• You might like to submit reviews to the Little Big Shots site and read some previous reviews.
Little Big Shots – Kids Page: www.littlebigshots.com.au/schools-and-families/kids
Film Review
Worksheet