1. Meshes of the Afternoon
(Deren/Hamid, 1943, US)
L.O.
•To be able to identify and discuss the
experimental and conventional elements of
Meshes of the Afternoon.
•To consider you own personal response to
experimental film and develop an
appreciation of it.

2. What do you know about
Experimental film do far?
• You have 5 minutes to complete the following
table:
Film Experimental Elements Conventional Elements

3. Now watch Meshes of the Afternoon
• Write notes on:
– What is experimental?
– What is conventional?
– Use film terminology.
– What is your personal response? What
shots/sequences did you find really interesting?

4. Why is Meshes of the Afternoon
experimental?
• Complete the following table for Meshes of
the Afternoon:
Conventional elements Experimental elements

5. The importance of personal response
• The examiner is looking to see that you are
engaged with the films and the topic that you
are studying.
• They will want to see that you have an opinion
and a response to the topic.
• It is in the markscheme, and higher graded
work will show a sophisticated response.
• Your response cannot be it’ s boring!!!
• Your responses must show an appreciation of
experimental film and be more positive.

6. Exemplar work
• The question:

7. Exemplar work
• Read the student’s response.
• Think about what this student did well:
– Personal response?
– Use of terminology?
– Clear examples from specific films?
– Accurate referencing?
– An understanding of the audience and exhibition for
these films?
– Quality of written communication?
• This essay got 29 marks out of 35.

8. Markscheme

9. Plenary
• Now consider you own personal response to
Meshes of the Afternoon.
• Write down what you thought before you
discussed the film,
• or what you would have though before you
started to study experimental film.
• Now write down what you think after studying it.
• How has your personal response developed to
show that you are a sophisticated film student?

10. Homework
1. Revision for November assessment
(21/11/11)
Experimental film question.
4. How has your opinion of experimental films
changed since you started to study them?
Include specific examples and use film
terminology. (800-1000 words)
Due Monday 14th November