Rabbit+Proof+Fence

toc =Preparation for viewing Rabbit Proof Fence=

//Leaping The Fence Of Australia's Past//[| http://www.iofilm.co.uk/feats/interviews/r/rabbit_proof_fence_2002.shtml]
 * Reading 1**

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Reflection
Answer the following questions:
 * 1) What do you expect the film to be about? Summarize what you expect to see in the story of //Rabbit Proof Fence// in no more than 2 sentences.
 * 2) What is your reaction to the knowledge that in 1930s Australia, children could be taken away from their parents? Explain.
 * 3) Suggest one reason why the government might have done this.

=Rabbit Proof Fence and the Art of Cinema= Glossary of commonly used filming terms. (p.172-3) Houston, M. //English: Year 9 Study Guide// ESA Publications (NZ) Ltd.

Standards and Benchmarks:
 * Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on implicit and explicit information
 * Making connections between key ideas, arguments and perspectives
 * Using predictions and personal experiences to interpret the film
 * Evaluating proposition-and-support patterns in persuasive ‘text’

Making sense of the film

 * Worksheet 1**


 * Worksheet 2**


 * Worksheet 3**

=Cinematic Techniques (Worksheet) Scene analysis= Close viewing (Houston, page 178)

Below is an excerpt from a documentary on the making of //Rabbit Proof Fence//, showing the filming of the forced removal scene.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP7DCG31OJM

We will look at the forced removal scene more closely in class.
 * Task**


 * Discuss how each of the following adds to, or creates, the meaning of the scene. Use expository paragraph format.**

__**1. Action**:__ Speed Climax (see if you can isolate this)

__**2. Setting**__: Where When

__**3. Language**__: Dialogue

__**4. Sound**__: Music Other sounds

__**Cinematography**__: Tick the techniques used __Question__ How does this technique add to, or create, meaning for that scene.
 * Angles
 * Panning
 * Zooming
 * Tracking
 * Colour
 * Contrast
 * Select one to discuss in detail.**

Were there any special effects? Why/why not?
 * __Special effects:__**

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