Film Animation Task 4 - Maleficent

Step 1. Pre-viewing
A	Title of Film: Maleficent Record Group Source: Walt Disney, Roth Films
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. Non-human folk
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 about how people can change over time for various reasons. It is a dark fantasy type of film.
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 dynamic; it can change from being intense to being calm and slow-paced within the film. This is achieved mostly through lighting and camera angles, particularly lighting.
E	Explain about camera angles, lighting, music, narration, character about that film. ·         The film emphasizes on medium and close-up shots; to emphasize on character interaction and development ·         Lighting employed is mostly intense -- used mainly to differentiate between setting and time ·         Narration of the film is dynamic, helps audience empathize with characters ·         Characters are well fleshed out and interesting to know about, even minor characters. Focus on Maleficent helps people to empathize and sympathize with her.
Step 3. Post-viewing (or repeated viewing)
A	What is the central message(s) of this film? People change over time due to various reasons.
B	Consider the effectiveness of the film in communicating its message. As a tool of communication, what are its strengths and weaknesses? ·         Emphasis on characters and their development helps to drive the message very clearly in a very interesting way ·         Because of this, the plot of the film feels more fleshed out and developed as compared to the original animated film ·         However the drawback is that it is vastly different from the original fairy tale in which both films are inspired from
C	How do you think the filmmakers wanted the audience to respond? ·         The filmmakers may have wanted the audience to empathize with Maleficent and show them that the "iconic Disney villain" may not always have been completely evil all her life -- they want to show the audience that people change due to their experiences
D	Does this film appeal to the viewer's reason or emotion? How does it make you feel? ·         I absolutely love the film -- it is so vastly different from the original Sleeping Beauty and it makes more sense ·         I feel that the film tackles complicated messages in a realistic way and that is one core strength of the film
E	List two very important message in this film 1.       People change due to various reasons and circumstances 2.       True love does not always have to be romantic