The document provides guidance for a Year 9 student to write an essay analyzing the characterization in the short films "Two Cars One Night" and "The Most Beautiful Man in the World." It includes an essay plan with four paragraphs: the first analyzing characterization through visual description; the second through character actions; the third through dialogue; and the fourth through body language interpretation of thoughts. Students are instructed to structure their essay using PEE paragraphs and film terminology like camera angles, shots, and mise-en-scene elements. The conclusion should summarize each film's characterization techniques and judge which was more successful.

1. Year 9 – Short Film
Characterisation is the art of creating characters for a narrative,including the process of
conveying information about them. Characters may be presented by means of description,
through their actions, speech, or thoughts.
ESSAY QUESTION: Consider the characterisation in both Two Cars One Night and The
Most Beautiful Man in the World. Write an essay using PEE paragraphs exploring the
ways that characters have been constructed in these two films.
Remember to structure your essay; use the plan below as a guide. If you are aiming for A*-B
grades then ditch this plan and create your own wonderful plan instead!
Introduction – remember to include the names of the films and tell me what the question is.
Giving an overview of what characterization actually is would be a good thing here along with
telling me the characters’ names.
Paragraph 1 – think about how characters have been constructed through description
(remember in a film the description is visual)
Paragraph 2 – now focus on what you learn about characters through their actions.
Paragraph 3 – think about sound, what do characters say or not say that helps us to learn
about them?
Paragraph 4 – a tricky one; do we learn anything about the characters’ thoughts? How can
you tell what a person is thinking? Think body language here
Conclusion – summary time! Remind me how we have learnt about the characters in each of
these films. Make a judgment; has one film been more successful at characterization than the
other? Why/ why not? Of all of the techniques for creating character which is the most
successful?
So you want to get an A*? Make sure that you use the following terms correctly in your essay:
Diegetic / Non diegetic (sound)
Camera angle (HCA, LCA, EL)
Camera shot (CU, MS, LS, establishing shot)
Shot composition (POV, perspective, OTS, two shot)
Connotation
Mise-en-scene
Props
Lighting
Costume
You have 2 lessons to write this essay! Plan your ideas first – think about your Ps
before the EEs. Remember to PEEEEEEEEE if you can.
I want it hand written NEATLY on lined paper. It must be spell checked and proof read for
COPS (especially CAPITAL letters and apostrophes)!