Write a few sentences summing up Shrek

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Write a few sentences summing up Shreks character

• You could use something similar to this
• At the beginning of the film Shrek tries to
  threaten the characters that he meets, but
  Donkey, the mice, the fairy tale characters and
  Princess Fiona are not intimidated by Shrek or
  his appearance. He tries to make them frightened
  by reminding them that____________________________
  ____. Although Shrek is an ogre__________________
  ______________.

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Lord Farquaads evil side

• Watch again the scenes when Lord Farquaad
  tortures the gingerbread man Look in particular
  at
• How he is introduced to the audience
• His taunting of the gingerbread man
• What he does with the gingerbread mans buttons
• Where he throws him

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Lord Farquaads evil side
The marching music makes the atmosphere tense and
suggests a battle
The first shot of Lord Farquaad is of his hands,
showing he means business
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Lord Farquaads evil side
He throws the gingerbread man in the bin. HE is
behaving like a monster.
Lord Farquaad is really enjoying torturing the
gingerbread man and taunts him too before going
to pluck off his buttons
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Write about how Lord Farquaad is presented in the
torture scene

• Write about
• How he is introduced to the audience
• What his treatment of the gingerbread man shows
  about his character
• Then write three sentences about your impressions
  of Lord Farquaad so far
• Some phrases you might use
• When we first meet Lord Farquaad there is
  marching music
• In contrast to Shrek, Lord Farquaad is cruel. He
  watches the torture of the Gingerbread Man and
  then

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Lord Farquaads evil side continued
He uses very formal language Beautiful fair
flower Fiona will you be the perfect bride for
the perfect groom?
When he comes for Princess Fiona Lord Farquaad
changes abruptly from the man we saw torturing
the Gingerbread man.
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Lord Farquaads evil side continued
At the end Lord Farquaad orders the guards to
get THAT out of my sight! and then still
proclaims himself as King
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Write about Lord Farquaads evil side

• Lord Farquaad is all set to marry Princess Fiona,
  until he sees that when the sun sets she
• Lord Farquaad speaks to her in a cruel way and
  orders his knights to get THAT out of my sight.
  Lord Farquaad calls off the wedding, but he
  still proclaims ...
• Lord Farquaad is deceptive because he should only
  become King
• It is clear that Lord Farquaad does not love the
  Princess, but agrees to marriage because he wants

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Camera shots
This is a LOW ANGLE shot to make Shrek appear
like he is intimidating the soldiers
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Camera shots
Close up shots show the characters emotions when
Shrek and Fiona are falling in love
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Write three sentences about how close up and
angled shots are used to show emotion

• Cover these points
• Why you think the close up shot of Shreks mouth
  is effective
• How low and high angle shots show how scary Shrek
  is
• The way close up shots are effective in showing
  emotion
• You could use this as a starting point
• When a director is making a film it is important
  that they use a variety of camera angles to
  create certain effects. At the beginning of the
  film, Shrek scares the storybook characters away
• Close up shots are also useful for focusing the
  viewers attention on the characters emotions

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Angled and close up shots
The low angle shot makes Shrek and Donkey look
unimportant in comparison to Lord Farquaad
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Add this to the last paragraph

• When Shrek visits Lord Farquaads castle, the
  camera moves from ground level upwards to reveal
  his tower. This is called a high angle shot. It
  is useful because it makes Lord Farquaad seem
  ________, and Shrek and Donkey appear ______.
  Low angle shots are used effectively because they
  show Lord Farquaad looking down on _____ and ___.

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Mid-angle shots
This mid-angle shot shows that both Shrek and
Donkey are on an equal footing.
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Mid-angle shots
This shot shows that these two characters are on
the same level. They are connecting.
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Add this to the last paragraph

• Mid angle shots are used when Shrek and Donkey
  are relaxing together, and when Shrek has cooked
  Princess Fiona a meal. These shots show both of
  the characters at the same time and has the
  effect of

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Camera shots
This shot shows Shreks isolation from the other
characters
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Camera shots
Earlier on when Shrek was trying to put up
barriers to his friendship with Donkey he also
turned his back
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Finally for this paragraph

• Sometimes a characters back is shown instead of
  their face. This is used to suggest isolation
  from other characters. For example

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Write a paragraph about the settings in the film

• A swamp traditionally would not be a place where
  a hero would want to live. However the makers of
  Shrek have presented this very differently.
• On the other hand a Princes castle is usually
  shown as ______. Whereas Lord Farquaads castle
  is______.

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Write your concluding sentences

• Write about why Shrek is different to a
  traditional ogre
• Has friends
• Rescues Princesses
• Finds love
• Gets married
• You could use this to help
• After analysing the characters of Shrek and Lord
  Farquaad, I have come to the conclusion that
  although Shrek seems like a traditional ogre

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Concluding sentences

• Write about how Lord Farquaad is NOT presented as
  a traditional hero
• Commits torture
• Steals Shreks swamp
• Rejects Princess
• Falsely claims to be King
• You could use this sentence to start
• Although Lord Farquaad looks like a Lord, his
  actions suggest he is evil. For example

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Concluding sentences

• Write two sentences about how the viewer FEELS
  towards Shrek and Lord Farquaad.
• Your could use this to help
• The story of Shrek uses presentational devices to
  reverse our expectations so that by the end of
  the film
• Write one sentence to sum up your thoughts on
  Shrek versus a traditional fairy tale