Power of one essay

We will write an essay as a class based on the question below and the film we have been studying, ‘The Power of One’. This will enable you to see how we tie it all together with an introduction, SEXXXY paragraphs, and a conclusion, PLUS using the ‘GOLDEN’ elements for excellent writing.

Describe at least ONE method the director / creator used to engage the audience with the text(s). Explain how this method engaged the audience, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

Note: Methods could include characters, events, relationships, narrative point-of-view, visual and/or oral language features, style, con icts, or structure.

Gathering of ideas or planning for the ‘methods’ to engage the audience:

1 Flashback

2 Voice over

3 Dialogue

4 Establishing

5 Make up/Costume

6 Props

7 Music

8 Lighting

9 Sybolism

10 Sound Effects

Ordering of ideas - what are the best 4?

1 Flashback

2 Lighting

3 Symbolism

4 Music

Synonyms for engaging:

Catches our attention, captivating, interesting,enthralling.

Introduction

Catch ‘em: Avilden’s film “The Power Of One” is a life changing film that everyone should watch.

Thesis: The director uses many methods to engage

List of points/statements: the audience, such as symbolism, flashback, music and lighting.

1S: Many objects are used as symbols, such as

E: the ostrich bracelet.

X: It represents love as it was passed down from being given from P.k’s father to his mother, and from P.k to Maria.

X: The director did this to show the strong love between P.K and Maria, and

X: this combines well with the dialogue, “I’ll come get you after I graduate”, confirming their love for one another.

Y: Similarly, in the Notebook, the symbol of a notebook represents the true love between the two main characters.

2S: Not only was symbolism a method used to engage audience, but the flashback was too.

E: When P.K got knocked down by Gideon Duma, he flashback to the elephant when he was younger.

X: This makes us understand that P.K needed encouragement and hope to get back up,

X: and this was a captivating method, that avildsen used effectively to remind us of his past.

X: This combined well with the sound effects of elephant charging which made it a terrific scene.

Y: This can be juxtaposed to the flashback of simba with the stampeding animals.

3S: Symbolism, flashback, and music were fantastic methods used to interest the audience.

E: At the start of the film we hear native african music and this helps show us the film is

X: based in South Africa.

X: The purpose of this is to help get a better feeling for

X: the landscape, and combines extremely well with establishing shot of the scenery.

Y: This links to end of the film where P.K and Duma run off across the African terrain, with the film closing similarly to how it started.

Conclusion: Avildsen used symbolism, flashback, and

Restate thesis: music brilliantly in his film.

Restate list of points: This is an extremely engaging film

Punch line: that is a must watch for everyone.