There are many film techniques used to create atmosphere and to express ideologies and discourses. The film Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) is a riveting film‚ which has represented the cultural identity of Australia. Atmosphere is conveyed right from the very beginning. The mood between the aboriginal family is very relaxed‚ they are happy carefree‚ harmoniess and secure and strong and in power. Film techniques help convey this message by using undershots of the family and and close ups of their happy
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History Essay – Rabbit Proof Fence The film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence” by Phillip Noyce is based on a true story of three Aboriginal girls‚ who were taken away from their family in 1931. Noyce portrays the varying experiences of the stolen generations through the journey of the young girls as they try to escape and head back home to their family‚ home and land. Factors contributing to their experience include The Moore River Settlement institution‚ the challenges they occur through their journey‚ as well
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THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE 1. How does the sound add to your understanding of the context? The sound sort of tells you that movie is set in a desert like place. 2. What is the effect of the Ariel shot of the desert landscape‚ followed by the distant shot The Ariel shot shows you that there is not a lot there‚ that there was people here for thousands of years and that they get by‚ by using their survival skills that have been passed down generation by generation. 3. How does Noyce position
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land‚ and into a new society world. These themes can be seen in Alice Pung’s Asian-Australian memoir ‘Unpolished Gem’ and the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ directed by Philip Noyce. Another related film ‘The Blind Side’ written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ which also explores the same concept of belonging. The novel ‘Unpolished Gem’ and two films ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ and ‘The Blind Side’ are stories of telling ones journey to find a sense of belonging. The main character Alice Pung in Unpolished
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An individual’s perception of belonging evolves in response to the passage of time and interaction with their world. To what extent is this view of belonging represented in your prescribed text and at least one related text. One’s attitude to belonging can be greatly influenced overtime‚ due to uncontrollable forces impacting on them. In Felik’s Skrzynecki’s‚ the father and the persona are slowly pushed away due to cultural differences. The notion of not belonging additionally‚ is illustrated in
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RPF Molly Craig: [about everybody in Moore River] This people... make me sick! Moodoo: This girl is clever. She wants to go home. Mr. A. O. Neville‚ the Chief Protector of Aborigines‚ is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia. He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family‚ from anywhere within the state. A.O. Neville: If only they would understand what we are trying to do for them A.O. Neville: Just because people have Neolithic
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Australian film and parliamentary speeches have evidently portrayed Australia’s change of attitude towards Aborigines and the Stolen Generation. The film Rabbit Proof Fence portrays the profound injustices associated with the Stolen Generations‚ which serves to contrast that to current government policies. Paul Keating’s Redfern speech severely criticised Australia’s failure to provide justice to Indigenous communities‚ and used this as a basis for pursuing such justice through the government. Kevin
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Rabbit Proof Fence – Discussion Questions for English Class 1STTI While watching the movie‚ take notes and think about the following questions: 1. What is the history and context of the film? When is it set? In what genre is it? Is it based on a true story‚ a book? Is it fictional? True story. 2. How did the cameraman use specific angles‚ lighting and music in the film to indicate different moods? What did you notice about the camera angels as the girls became more threatened‚ for
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Rabbit-Proof Fence Personal Response Dear diary‚ It had felt like an eternity but the day had finally given way to night. The departure of the daylight offered my sunbaked skin refuge from the dry heat that constantly pressed down on me. My weary muscles lent me just enough energy to lift my heavy head and scan the horizon to ensure that the Tracker was long gone. Occasionally‚ I glanced up and gazed upon the colorful specks of light that were interspersed within the inky black sky. It was heart-wrenching
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creates an enormous issue. That is a keystone in some of the unjust laws that perpetuate in many countries around the world. Australian aborigines had lived on the continent thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. The dramatization of Rabbit-Proof Fence: Australia’s Stolen Generations‚ tells the story of three children‚ Molly‚ Daisy‚ and Gracie‚ that were taken from their mother and family and put into a state funded school for children that are half-cast‚ that is half Aboriginal and half European
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