1. Vlogging for Film
What we can learn from
Bend it Like Beckham.
You will be explaining how the director uses film techniques to
communicate information about characters and themes and what we can
learn from this.

2. Learning intentions
• Identify visual and verbal features in a visual text.
• Identify character and theme development in a
visual text.
• Explain what we can learn from this.
• Present ideas in written format as well as a well
crafted vlog.

3. Success criteria
1. Clearly identify the use of 3 film techniques.
2. Clearly explain what information these
techniques show the audience about a
character.
3. Explain how each of these techniques
communicates information about a theme.
4. Clearly link each technique and what it shows
the audience about character/theme to the
wider world.

4. Vlogging Questions
• What is the message that Gurinder Chadha is
trying to get across to the audience?
• How does she go about this? (techniques)
• What can we learn from Bend it like Beckham?
• Example blog

5. Themes
 Theme/ Ideas :
 Clash of cultures
 Stereotypes
 Inner conflict
 Bending rules
 Living your dream
 Gender expectations

6. Selecting a 5 minute Sequence
• Must have links to the main theme/character in
the film.
• 1. The Opening scene LINK
• First half
• 2. Parenting Scene LINK
• Middle second half
• 4. Jess gives up soccer LINK
• Second half
• 3. The wedding/final game LINK
• First half

7. Make some initial notes…
Themes Characters
List all the ways in which your scene links
to a theme
List all the ways in which your scene links
to a character

8. Select THREE Techniques
1. Camera Work 2. Sound 3. Mise en
Scene
4. Editing
Camera Shots
XCU,CU,MS,
LS,XLS, point of view
Diegetic
Dialogue
Sound in the movie
Costume
Props
Montage
Camera Angles
Under, Low, Mid, High,
Over, Crane, tilt
Non Diegetic
Voice over
Soundtrack
Atmospheric sound
Colours Cross Cutting
Camera Movement
Pan, tilt, zoom, dolly,
hand held, steady cam.
Setting Special Effects

9. 1. Background
1. State the title of the assessment, names, film
title and the director of the film.
2. State your focus question- (what your blog is about)
3. Provide a brief plot summary of the film.
4. Describe the sequence that you will analyse.
5. Describe the theme or main idea that your clips
hows.
6. Describe what the character shows.
7. Give a brief over view of how your scene shows
this idea/ character.
Answer all questions and present in keynote/powerpoint/pages/word

10. 2. Three Techniques
• For each technique you will need to…
• 1. Describe
 Describe an example of the technique in this sequence and the effect it creates.
• 2. Explain
 Explain why this example of the technique creates an effect in this sequence.
• 3. Apply
 - How doe the techniques work together with one other technique to show
the theme/ character?
 What response do these gain from the audience?
• See the next 3 slides to help you to describe, explain and apply

11. Describe
1. Describe the technique.
2. Describe in detail an example of the technique.
3. How does the technique help the audience to
understand the sequence?
4. How does the technique help the audience
understand the character?
5. How does the technique help the audience
understand the theme?
(Answer these questions for each technique)

12. Explain
Explain the directors intention in using the technique .
1. What Information is communicated to the audience by
the technique?
2. What is the atmosphere or mood created by the
technique?
3. What did the director want the audience to think about
the character through the use of the technique.
4. What did the director want the audience to think about
the theme through the use of the technique.
(Answer these questions for each technique)

13. Apply
1. How does the technique work with another technique to help portray …
a. Character
b. Theme?
2. Audience response
1. How do the techniques work together to gain an audience response?
2. What response do they gain from the audience?
3. What can the way the character has been portrayed in the scene teach
us about life?
4. What can the way the theme has been portrayed in the scene teach us
about life?
(Answer these questions for each technique)

14. 3. Written Response
• Present your answers as a written response.
– Keynote
– Powerpoint
– Word
• Uploaded onto your blog

15. 4. Vlogging
• Use the answers to these questions to create an informative Vlog discussing…
• How the director uses film techniques to communicate information
about characters and themes.
• Make sure you include what we can learn about the world from this film.
• How to Vlog
• Video on how to Vlog – LINK
• Examples of cool Vlogs
• Examples of cool Vlogs –LINK
• Exported to YouTube
• and a link posted to your blog

16. Codes and Conventions of a VLOG
• Vlog name
• A focus idea or question clearly stated
• Quirky music
• Writing on the screen
• Small screen in the right corner with images to match what you are
talking about
• Examples of shots from the film
• Speaker on the left side of the screen
• Props
• Costumes
• Lots of cuts
• Different angles and shots

17. Success criteria checklist
1. I have clearly identified the use of 3 film
techniques.
2. I have clearly explained what information
these techniques show the audience about a
character.
3. I have explained how each of these
techniques communicates information about
a theme.
4. I have clearly linked each technique and what
it shows the audience about character/theme
to the wider world.

18. Due
• 3 lessons to complete the written work
- one lesson per technique
• 3 lessons to complete the Vlog
- Filming and Editing
• Due: Friday 8th May
• You will need to spend some time working on
this for homework.