Overview
Instructions: 1. Carefully watch the opening and closing shots of The Red Balloon (Lamorisse, 1956), making notes of any important visual or narrative elements (ie. What is happening in the shots, and how is it being shown?). 2. Consult the terminology section of this week’s Course Notes, Chapter 2 of A Short Guide to Writing About Film, and the Yale Film Analysis website (http://filmanalysis.yctl.org/) to select the best terms with which to discuss the observations from your notes. 3. Write a 1 paragraph description of the film’s opening shot, using at least 3 film analysis terms. 4. Write a 1 paragraph description of the film’s closing shot, using at least 3 films analysis terms. You may use either the same or different terms than the ones used in the opening shot description.