Review Plan (SotD)

Review Plan

(Paragraph 1) Introduction
General comments about the film
A snappy first sentence
When you first saw it
What were your expectations
What were your initial impressions of the film

(Paragraph 2) Plot/storyline
Brief summary
Don’t give the ending away!

(Paragraph 3) Characters
Main characters (actors)

(Paragraph 4) Background info
How much it cost to make
How much it made at box office
Awards it has won
Any films it was influenced by?

(Paragraph 5) Key scene analysis
Explain where it happens in the film
Setting
Characters
Sound/music
Camera angles
How is it made exciting?

(Paragraph 6) Conclusion
Sum up
Would you recommend it? To whom?

Research on Shaun of the Dead

Type “Shaun of the Dead” into Google.

Find the following info. You can copy and paste but you must print out by the end of the lesson and save and use this for the review you will write next week!

1) Find taglines for the film. These can be quoted in your review.

2) What awards was the film nominated for? Which ones did it win?

3) Find a cast list.

4) Find one or two ‘fun trivia’ facts.

5) How much did the film cost and how much did it make at the box office?

6) What else have Pegg/Wright/Frost been involved in?

7) Find a soundtrack list.

8) Try to find where they got the inspiration for the film. What was it influenced by?

9) On the official Website, find info on the director/writer and main actors.

10) On the rottentomatoes website find excerpts of some of the reviews of the film.

Any other useful info you can find?

Now try to write the Introduction to your own review.