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Objective

Demonstrate how a movie poster can visually represent an event or story in one’s life.

Activity: Understanding movie posters

Download the Beyond the River poster handout.

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Step 1:

Present the poster of the feature film Beyond the River to the learners. Ask them to write down what they think the film is about.

Step 2:

Play the movie trailer, or read the synopsis.

Step 3:

  1. How was colour used to communicate the mood of the film in the poster?

  2. How were the lettering, images and text used to communicate the mood of the film?

  3. What does the photograph tell you?

Lesson 4: Public and private telling

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