Film Director and Film Review Credits
LEVEL 3
How to write a Film Review
Credits (first page only): Title, year, genre, director, (screenwriter), music or soundtrack, main actors.
Credits:
Summary of the plot (synopsis): Only a brief summary of the film, around ½ to ¾ page. Make sure that your summary makes sense to a reader who does not know the movie. Do not refer to specific scenes and do not try to explain everything.
You must also include the following items, but not as different parts (they should be included in your description of the story):
Place and time: Where does the action take place? When does the action take place?
Background: Society, country, kind of people (age, culture, social class), historical time
Main characters: Physical description, description of personality, age, nationality, social/personal background and other relevant information.
Summary:
Effects: Were there special effects used in the film? If there were, describe them. What can you say about the sound/music in the film? Were all the effects used in a good way? Did they help make the film better?
Effects:
Conclusion: What message is being put across? (if there is any) What was the theme of the film? What’s your opinion of this film?
Conclusion/opinion:
Gloser: a film review – en filmanmeldelse / ei filmmelding credits – her: referanser til de medvirkende i en film / referansar til dei medverkande i ein film a genre – en/ein sjanger a director – en/ein regissør a screenwriter – en manusforfatter / ein manusforfattar a soundtrack – et/eit lydspor a synopsis – et/eit handlingsreferat, en/ei oppsummering brief – kort to explain – å forklare a description – en beskrivelse / ei skildring the action – her: handlingen i en film / handlinga i ein film to include – å inkludere physical – fysisk a personality – en personlighet / ein personlegdom special effects – spesialeffekter/spesialeffektar a theme – et/eit tema an opinion – en mening / ei meining
How to write a Film Review
Credits (first page only): Title, year, genre, director, (screenwriter), music or soundtrack, main actors.
Credits:
Summary of the plot (synopsis): Only a brief summary of the film, around ½ to ¾ page. Make sure that your summary makes sense to a reader who does not know the movie. Do not refer to specific scenes and do not try to explain everything.
You must also include the following items, but not as different parts (they should be included in your description of the story):
Place and time: Where does the action take place? When does the action take place?
Background: Society, country, kind of people (age, culture, social class), historical time
Main characters: Physical description, description of personality, age, nationality, social/personal background and other relevant information.
Summary:
Effects: Were there special effects used in the film? If there were, describe them. What can you say about the sound/music in the film? Were all the effects used in a good way? Did they help make the film better?
Effects:
Conclusion: What message is being put across? (if there is any) What was the theme of the film? What’s your opinion of this film?
Conclusion/opinion:
Gloser: a film review – en filmanmeldelse / ei filmmelding credits – her: referanser til de medvirkende i en film / referansar til dei medverkande i ein film a genre – en/ein sjanger a director – en/ein regissør a screenwriter – en manusforfatter / ein manusforfattar a soundtrack – et/eit lydspor a synopsis – et/eit handlingsreferat, en/ei oppsummering brief – kort to explain – å forklare a description – en beskrivelse / ei skildring the action – her: handlingen i en film / handlinga i ein film to include – å inkludere physical – fysisk a personality – en personlighet / ein personlegdom special effects – spesialeffekter/spesialeffektar a theme – et/eit tema an opinion – en mening / ei meining