3. FREEDOM WRITERS
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Erin Grunwell starts The characters have she tries to earn
to work in a school have severe family their respect and
where there is a problems and gives it back to
large amount of nearly all the them, by
racist and gang students have either sacrificing a lot of
problems amongst been part of gun her personal time
the teens crimes just for her new
students
As time progresses
they begin to
And for the rest of
respect one and their school career,
another and the she fights to remain
teacher as well, to be their teacher
becoming better
4. IS THIS A WHOLE NARRATIVE, A
SECTION OR AN ENIGMA?
Section.
• This is only a 2:35 minute section from the
film
This is during the scene where Eva has confessed in
court that her boyfriend Paco killed the victim. After
confessing the truth, her group members came and
verbally and physically (to an extent) attacked her.
5. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT A SECTION OF A
NARRATIVE, WHAT FUNCTION DOES THIS
SECTION HAVE FOR THE NARRATIVE? (THINK
ABOUT THE WHOLE)
As she’s
As she walking out
the school They begin
looks to give her
she begins
around to run warnings
she away from and
stumbles her group threatening
members her.
to
confess
the truth She then admits As she They then
She's in leave her
court in the the truth that runs,
by dashing
witness box Paco killed the she gets
her on the
boy caught ground
by them
The function of the END scene is to answer all enigma's that were answered at the:
-beginning (which is who did he kill)
-through the film (why did he kill him and how did he find him)
6. DOES THE FILM FOLLOW THE
CONVENTIONAL NARRATIVE (3 PART)?
EXPLAIN YES OR NO (JHANE)
Narrative Structure of film
Due to
Failing
A teacher A Teacher Ms Students knowledge, all
previously,
comes to a faces Grunwell open up to cultures within
Ms Grunwell
rural area not racial realises her the class all
teaches
knowing prejudice there's a expressing unity in the
them
what she's problem elements of hope the
historical
getting into and try's to there passed community
truths.
unity would unity
cultures. also.
The film is non linear with changing the order of time in a very confusing
No way to create enigmas for the audience however the order of time was
used only in flashbacks.
Interested Angry as Slightly Sympathy Interested Satisfied as
as to what the frustrated due to the as they the end
the movie innocent as the traumatic are result was
is about is cultures occurrences educated ‘unity in the
victimised clash community’
Audience emotions
7. DOES THE CLIP FALL INTO A CONVENTIONAL
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE? EXPLAIN YES OR NO
• Yes it does fall into a conventional structure
• Because it doesn’t have any flashbacks, flashforwards or
forking paths.
8.
9. IS IT LINEAR? HOW? OR IS IT NON-LINEAR?
HOW (DOES IT HAVE FLASHBACKS, FLASH-
FORWARDS, OR EPISODICALLY)
Start Chronologic Chronologic Chronologic Chronologic Chronologic
(in the al al al al al
courtroom)
LINEAR STRUCTURE
10. IS IT BEING PRESENTED IN SEGMENTS,
SEPARATED BY CHANGES IN LOCATION OR
TIME? LOCATION TIME
IN COURT In real time
ROOM
Immediate cut to
next scene
Having the In real time
courage to tell Ellipsis (a few
the truth moments later)
TELLING THE In real time
TRUTH Going to the next
scene
GETTING In real time
CHASED
Continue
11. IS IT BEING BROKEN UP OR LINKED BY
GRAPHICS?
No graphics are present in this
clip.
12. IS THERE A SINGLE NARRATIVE (EVEN IF DIFFERENT
ASPECTS IN THIS NARRATIVE ARE BEING SHOWN)?
OR ARE MULTIPLE NARRATIVES BEING SHOWN?
Single Narrative
Eva is about As Eva looks Eva Eva is on her Eva is Eva gets
to make her around at the confesses way home running away confronted
statement different the truth from her and harassed
families that family as they
are involved chase her
Only scene in different
location/time
(but relates to the single narrative)
13. IS THERE A SINGLE NARRATIVE (EVEN IF DIFFERENT
ASPECTS IN THIS NARRATIVE ARE BEING SHOWN)?
OR ARE MULTIPLE NARRATIVES BEING SHOWN?
Narrative 1 Narrative 2
Ms Grunwell starts Eva’s father
off in a school in dies and she
such a rural area. experiences it.
Eva is used to not
Ms Grunwell is taking school
faced with
seriously and is
racial prejudice
within her showing her true
class. colours.
Eva experiences her
To understand her ‘brother from the hood’
class she try's to
gets shot and has seen
connect to her
the killer.
Ms Grunwell connects with
Ms Grunwell connects
students understanding
with students
them, working with them as
understanding them.
well as Eva .
14. ARE THERE CLEAR CHARACTER ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
BEING ESTABLISHED, SUCH AS A HERO OR VILLAIN?
HOW DOES THEIR ROLE(S) CONNECT TO THE
NARRATIVE?
HERO VILLAIN
ROLE/REPRESENTATION Feminine, Quite Masculine,
attractive unattractive
Black Hair, Older, casual/unstylish
Dark brown clothes
eyes, formally Worried look on
dressed face
Serious look on
face
THEIR FUNCTION -To get sympathy and -To be hated by audience
understanding from audience Because he killed the Asian Girl character’s
She is a witness, but can’t lie so she must tell the boyfriend and didn’t confess to the truth and
truth in order to restore justice expected Eva to keep it secret.
-To get sympathy and
understanding from audience
-To be admired by audience She is a victim, as she gets confronted by her
She is attractive and told the told about who the family
real killer was.
CONNECTION TO
NARRATIVE
15. IN WHAT WAYS IS THE NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTING THE
IDEOLOGY OF THE TEXT?
IS THIS EXPLICIT/OBVIOUS (LIKE IN A LOT OF ADVERTS)
OR IS IT IMPLICIT/HIDDEN? (JHANE)
IDEOLOGY Evidence Implicit Explicit
√
Racial Prejudice
There were the racial issues
between the Latinos and Black
Characters
√
Cultural Honour
Eva feels pressure to honour the people
in her culture as they are seen as the
family of the communities
Seeking revenge
and justice
√
Due to the betrayal in court on her
own family (same culture), they
chase Eva and disowned her from
√
the family
Consequence to
deceit and bad
Consequently, the Black characters
Behaviour begin to put up with other cultures
and are open to accept them
more(not seen in this scene).
16.
17. STORY TIME DISCOURSE TIME
STORY TIME & DISCOURSE TIME
Screen Grab
N/A
Explanation
No evidence but
probably within an hour
- Seconds to confess,
-seconds to come out Takes 2:35 minutes to
the court room narrate this scene
-minutes to run away
from the people
-daylight remains (light
looks the same = only
difference is her clothes)
18. IDENTIFY ALL TYPES OF TIME BEING
REPRESENTED:
Types of Screen Grabs/Evidence Explanation
Time
Summary Clip is only 2:35 long, therefore by editing
Scene takes place over approximately one day from
time it has represent a day over only 2
the courts to the consequences.
minutes.
Ellipsis 1) Eva is in the witness chair
2) Reactions to the end result in court.
3) Eva getting chased
4) Eva being caught
Scene
When Eva has been questioned
Stretch N/A
Flashback N/A
N/A
Flash- N/A
