SELECTED FILM: Spirited Away
DESCRIBE
– Title, date, length, director, studio
– Describe the action (main characters/themes/tone.)
– Type of animation (hand drawn, sound, color)
CONTEXTUALIZE
– Story’s origin (Japanese folklore)
– Important narrative changes from source material
– Length of production + number of people who worked on it
– Use of music/songs
– Context of screening? Who saw it?
– 2003 Oscar for best film
– Marketing toward a worldwide audience
ANALYZE
– How is it visually distinct/similar to what came before it?
– How did it influence what came after it – technically and/or aesthetically?
– How does it hold up today – does the visual style/animation feel old-fashioned or modern?
– My experience watching this film.
