English unit on short film

1. IGCSE
Short Film – Location and Setting

2. Starter
write down a description of your favourite area of the school.
Do not name the area, but only describe it.
Remember to create description using figurative language

3. Viewing
Watch Two Cars, One Night and note positive and negative
interpretations that can be made from the settings. Consider
what you hear as well as what you see. (Draw the table below
into your books twice – one for interior and one for exterior)
& Exterior

4. Task
‘Does our environment affect who we are?’
Discuss in pairs and to right down a reasoned response.

5. Viewing
The Most Beautiful Man in the World
Interior Spaces Exterior Spaces
How would you describe How would you describe
the interior spaces in this the interior spaces in this
film? film?
What feelings do these What feelings do these
spaces evoke? spaces evoke?
Consider one of those Consider one of those
spaces as an example. spaces as an example.
Why is the space Why is the space
important? How does the important? How does the
space contribute to the space contribute to the
narrative? narrative?

6. Summary
Using notes taken in class, write about what locations can add to
the story in short film.

7. Extension…
Two Cars One Night
How are the cars used as dramatic spaces; eg the
characters moving between them?
What is the effect of focusing almost exclusively on the
two cars?
Why is the film set at night?
What comment is the film making about the
setting/situation that the children are in?
What impression do we get about the location in which the
film is set? What might this tell us about the society or
culture the children are living in?