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Once Were Warriors: visual analysis
This task is about visual analysis and interpretation using evidence from the text: an introductory clip to the movie "Once Were Warriors".
Watch the introduction to the Movie,
Once were warriors
.
Stop at 1:25.
Then answer the questions that follow.
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a) Make three interpretations about the people shown in the scene. Give a piece of evidence (visual/verbal/sounds etc) from the film clip to illustrate each interpretation.
The example below shows how to do this.
Interpretation
:
The people are unemployed/out of school; adrift; have a lack of focus/direction.
Evidence
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Teenagers hanging out on corner.
a) Make three interpretations about the people shown in the scene. Give a piece of evidence (visual/verbal/sounds etc) from the film clip to illustrate each interpretation.
The example below shows how to do this.
Interpretation
:
The people are unemployed/out of school; adrift; have a lack of focus/direction.
Evidence
:
Teenagers hanging out on corner.
Interpretation:
Evidence:
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Interpretation:
Evidence:
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2
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Interpretation:
Evidence:
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What?
What does it tell us?
Tagging on buildings
Crowdedness, turf wars, lack of respect for property/landscape,
disaffected youth, low socio-economic area
Tagging being done in broad daylight
Teenagers hanging out on corner
The change in sound/music
Fencing
Proximity to motorway
Dirt and cracked concrete
Beth Heke alone pushing a trolley
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c) Describe all the ways in which the film shows the transition from a landscape to an urban setting.
c) Describe all the ways in which the film shows the transition from a landscape to an urban setting.
d) What does this transition represent?