Higher resources

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S3 - Apollo 13 plan

Show how the director, Ron Howard, created drama and tension in two key scenes of Apollo 13. You should discuss media techniques as well as character and plot.

Introduction

Title and director of film, in a sentence. Connect to the task. Mention some of the techniques used.

Summary

Short summary of film.

Explosion scene

Write a topic sentence to explain that this scene is dramatic and tense. Explain why it is a key scene in the film as a whole. Now use your storyboard and notes to write in detail about the scene, describing what is seen on screen and what techniques are used, and linking this back to drama and tension as often as possible.

Re-entry scene 

Write a topic sentence to explain that this scene is dramatic and tense. Explain why it is a key scene. Now, use your answers to the four questions on the scene to write in detail about the scene, describing the techniques used and explaining how these techniques created drama and tension.

Conclusion

Sum up what you have said in the essay.