Film Analysis Task 4 - Sleeping Beauty

Film Analysis Worksheet

Step 1. Pre-viewing
A	Title of Film: Sleeping Beauty Record Group Source: Walt Disney
B	What do you think you will see in this FILM? List Three concepts or ideas that you might expect to see based on the title of the film. List some people you might expect to see based on the title of the film.
	Concepts/Ideas 1. Magic 2. Fairy tales 3. Myths	People 1. Royalty 2. Young people 3. Elders
Step 2. Viewing
A	Type of film (check where applicable):
B	Physical qualities of the film (check where applicable):
C	Explain about the theme and type of this film The film is a classic fairy tale that revolves around love and hope.
D	Note how camera angles, lighting, music, narration, and/or editing contribute to creating an atmosphere in this film. What is the mood or tone of the film? The mood of the film is mostly calm and almost romantic, with some suspense included into the mix. The tone of the film is a calm yet relatively fast-paced one.
E	Explain about camera angles, lighting, music, narration, character about that film. ·         The film uses straight angles for most of the film with dynamic angles used for scenes with more action in them. ·         Lighting employed is relatively low, with bright lighting used to emphasize on the mood of suspense in the film. ·         Narration of the film is straightforward, fast-paced to get the action and plot going along ·         Characters are relatively underdeveloped; the film is mostly plot-driven so the pace of the film is rather fast, leaving less room for character development
Step 3. Post-viewing (or repeated viewing)
A	What is the central message(s) of this film? True love and good triumph over evil
B	Consider the effectiveness of the film in communicating its message. As a tool of communication, what are its strengths and weaknesses? ·         Considering how Sleeping Beauty is plot-driven, it helps drive the message in a very straightforward manner ·         Although this helps to clearly enunciate the message of the film, it tends to end up looking rather bland to contemporary audiences
C	How do you think the filmmakers wanted the audience to respond? ·         The filmmakers may have wanted the audience to enjoy their retelling of a classic fairy tale, which is what Sleeping Beauty is -- a reimagining of the classic tale by Charles Perrault
D	Does this film appeal to the viewer's reason or emotion? How does it make you feel? ·         I enjoy the aesthetics of the film -- Disney has always been known for its magical films and I feel that Sleeping Beauty is what makes the fairy tale so popular ·         Many people love seeing a happy ending as a resolution to a film and I think Sleeping Beauty achieves just that
E	List two very important message in this film 1.       Love conquers all 2.       Good triumphs over evil