exam

Question 1

composition

Answer 1

• foreground background

- centering and marginalization

Question 2

leading lines

Answer 2

• leads viewers eye in particular direction using parts of the image

Question 3

lighting

Answer 3

contact: juxtaposition of light and dark areas used to draw attentions to certain points
key: high key=bright / no shadows, low key = dark /shadows used to establish atmosphere and tone

Question 4

setting

Answer 4

environment: aspects of surroundings that indicate time and place
props: objects that contribute to the setting and characterisation of the subject

Question 5

juxtaposition

Answer 5

placement of 2 unexpected things next to each other in order to create meaning that one thing alone wouldn’t suggest

Question 6

subject

Answer 6

costumes: establish people’s character or role

body language: posture, facial expressions and actions

Question 7

shot type

Answer 7

long shot: viewers far from subject - emotional distance
medium shot: torso and head
full shot: subject fills frame
close up:personal/confronting forcing viewers to focus on detail

Question 8

camera angle

Answer 8

low angle: viewer is looking up to give the subject a sense of dominance
eye level: same level suggesting equality
high angle: viewer looking down on the subject, suggests the subject is powerless or inferior

Question 9

symbolism

Answer 9

something that has a hidden meaning

Question 10

alliteration

Answer 10

number of words that have the same consonant sound occurring close together

Question 11

hyperbole

Answer 11

an exaggeration of a fact

Question 12

imagery

Answer 12

descriptive language that paint a picture

Question 13

allusion

Answer 13

brief and indirect reference to a person, place or thing

Question 14

first person POV

Answer 14

story is told by the narrator revealing their perspective

Question 15

simile

Answer 15

comparing two things using the words like or as

Question 16

metaphor

Answer 16

compares two things that have nothing in common

Question 17

anthropomorphism

Answer 17

giving human qualities to an animal or object

Question 18

diction

Answer 18

noun: words that refer to a person place or thing
verb: words that refer to actions
adjectives: words that describe nouns
adverbs: words that describe verbs
connotation: ideas and feelings associated with a word

Question 19

anaphora

Answer 19

repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a sentence

Question 20

emotive language

Answer 20

highly emotive language designed to provoke a response

Question 21

hyperbole

Answer 21

deliberate exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

Question 22

inclusive language

Answer 22

personal pronouns (us we our) that makes the audience feel included

Question 23

repetition

Answer 23

when words or ideas are repeated to point your attention towards something

Question 24

rhetorical question

Answer 24

question posed to encourage the audience to think

Question 25

anecdote

Answer 25

short personal story used to illustrate a point

Question 26

evidence

Answer 26

facts used to support an argument

Question 27

expert opinions

Answer 27

inclusion of quotes from credible sources

Question 28

formal language

Answer 28

conforms to the rules of grammar to educate an unfamiliar audience

Question 29

short story attempt

Answer 29

1 read the question 
- ideas/attitudes/values/relationships
- type of techniques needed
- how any techniques 
2 read context 
- type of text
- setting: time and place 
3 read text
- look for techniques
- look for ideas
- understand the message and purpose
- tone, voice, genre, perspective 
4 responce
- techniques to use
- message they give the reader
- examples and quotes

Question 30

purpose

Answer 30

to expose societal flaws and undesirable realties within australian context

Question 31

purpose JJ

Answer 31

1. mans inhumanity to man, violence, Corrigan is a profoundly racist community in which all kinds of discrimination and race base harassment are tolerated. This incident represents societal flaws within Corrigan because minorities should not need to prove their worth to white communities and should be considered inherently valuable as human beings no matter where they come from or what they look like.
2. Through Charlie’s awakening and entry into adulthood we are exposed to the societal issue of truth and deception and she was influenced by the small town mentality.

Question 32

purpose TAD

Answer 32

1. This racial incident exposes the societal flaw that influential people should be using their platform to encourage positive change rather then condoning it.
2. This sequence of events represents the societal flaws of the knowledge of Australia day and if people are unable or unwilling to understand the true meaning then it is hard to achieve the need for reconciliation. The Australian history needs to be told in order for all Australians and Indigenous to walk together as a whole community.

Question 33

genre JJ p1

Answer 33

Jasper Jones and The Australian dream use similar generic conventions to expose the unsettling idea of the deep rooted racism within society through the characterization of Charlie and Adam. Jasper Jones conveys this idea through the narrative conventions, point of view and the bildungsroman coming of age. Charlie is a 13 year old boy who has been kept safe under his parents wing his whole life. During the 1960s the Vietnam was was occurring and many people in Corrigan had lost people they knew such as Sue Findlay who had lost her husband and now her son had been called up to fight. She including many others, now hates the Vietnamese including the Lu family as they felt that they were taking jobs away from Australians. Jeffery Lu is a 12 year old boy whose family moved to Corrigan and soon became Charlie’s best friend. An Lu’s garden is his prized possession, he puts all his hard work and effort into it when one night unexpectedly it was destroyed. They started pulling out all the shrubs and colorful flowers, An was physically and verbally abused, they started “swinging and kicking”. Charlie then innocently states, “why would anyone do that? who would want to do that to An?”. This leads to Charlie feeling confused as he was never previously aware of how cruel man can be to man. Charlie doesn’t understand why An is being punished when he has nothing to do with the Vietnam war occurring. Charlie’s parents have alway taught him about equality and treating everyone the same no matter what, therefore Charlie as well as the audience are shocked to be exposed to far from what we are as Australia’s pride ourselves with.

Question 34

genre TAD p1

Answer 34

The Australian Dream conveys the idea of the deep rooted racism within society through the conventions of interviews and music. Eddie McGuire is Collingwood’s president and a TV presenter who on life radio related Adam Goodes to King Kong. The sequence opens with him sitting to the right of the screen ready to be interviews with the transcript of his dialogue on the left stating McGuire saying “Adam should play the ape in the new king kong premier.” Eddie’s indifferent and clueless facial expressions represents how he has no idea that he has just made a negative racial comment on live radio. It then follows with footage of Adam walking away from the camera with unsettling music as he has just realized that someone who is meant to be supporting him is condoning the act of causal racism stating “it is a comment that would be made at a BBQ”. Through this incident the audience is exposed to the racism still occurring in 2013 confronting them with the contradiction of the australian values of equality. Eddie is a role model and an influential individual therefore should be using his platform positively. Through the generic conventions from the Bildungsroman and documentary genres the audience is exposed to the unsettling truth of the deep rooted racism which isn’t what we as Australian’s pride ourselves with.

Question 35

genre JJ p2

Answer 35

While Jasper Jones presents the idea of bravery that comes from within, The Australian Dream portrays the idea of the unawareness of indigenous issues. These have been presented through the generic conventions in order to unsettle the audience and challenge them to think about who we are as Australians. Jasper Jones conveys this idea through the narrative point of view and characterization of Charlie and his ability to step out of his comfort zone. Charlie has never gone against his parents expectations and have always done the right thing by them. Ruth, Charlie’s mother prides herself on being the model, nurturing mother who people in the town look up to. She became very unhappy living in Corrigan as she was forced to be a stay at home mum when she found who she was pregnant with Charlie while studying at university. One night Charlie caught his mother having an affair with a man he had never seen before. Ruth told him to go home with her when he stated” no, im not going with you, you dug this hole now you have to fill it in”. Through the use of the words no and not we see the aggression in Charlie’s voice and are exposed to the shift in power. We are exposed to the small town mentality and that she was more worried about her reputation as a nurturing mother then anything else. Through Charlie’s realisation of deceit it demonstrates how he has developed from an innocent child, to a mature young adult. The audience is shocked about the way she presents herself as perfect mother and wife however, this is far from the truth.

Question 36

genre TAD p2

Answer 36

The Australian dream conveys the idea of the unawareness of indigenous issues through the use of interviews, montage and voice over. Australia day is a celebrating of the arrival of the first fleet in 1788 but for indigenous people it is known as Invasion Day. One sequence opens with the invasion day parade where many are protesting to change the date, it then swiftly changes to interviews with numerous Australian’s who are asking what australia day is to them. Many stated “it is a day of fun and a time to relax”. These interviews show the many differing point of views for what australia day really means to them, with not one of them mentioned the invasion of the aboriginal land. The next sequence is Adam stating “it is the saddest day of our culture” contrasted to the fun and games many australians are doing. The audience is unsettled with the fact that many people still act and can be immensely selfish and unwilling to accept change and make a difference. Through the use of generic conventions in Jasper Jones, the coming of age and The Australian Dream use of interviews, montage and voice over the audience is unsettled as they see a different side of Australian’s that we don’t pride ourselves upon.