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The 3Cs (Colour, Camera, Character)
activity ideas, films clips and behind-the-scenes footage.
and the 3Ss, (Story, Setting, Sound) can
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Colour story
• What colours do you see? • What happens in the beginning, middle and at the
• How do the colours make you feel? end of the story?
• When do the colours change and why? • What are the most important things (events) that
• What do the colours tell you about the time of day happen in the story?
that the story took place? • How would the story change if events happened in a
• Why do you think certain colours are used? different order?
• What colours would you have chosen? • How do we know where the story takes place?
• Do the colours change when the story is in a different • Who or what is the story about?
setting? • How can we tell?
• Are any colours associated with particular characters? • How long does the story take in ‘real’ time?
• How important do you think the colours are in the • What do you think happened before the story began?
film? • What might happen next, after the end of the story?
• What would the film have been like in black and white • How does this story remind you of other stories?
or in just one colour? • How would you like the story to continue?
• What mood do you think the colours create?

character setting
• Is there a main character? • Where does the action take place?
• Is there more than one main character? • Why is the story set in a particular place?
• Is the story really about this character or about • When and how does the setting change?
someone else? • How does the setting affect the characters and the
• Who is telling the story? way they behave?
• What do the main characters look like? • When the story began, where did you think we were?
• What might the way they look like tell us about them • How could you tell where the story was taking place?
as a character? • Could the same story have happened in a different
• How do they speak and what do they say? place?
• How do they behave? • How do you think the story would have changed if it
• How do they behave towards other characters? had happened in a different place or setting?
• Do any of the characters have particular music or sounds? • Can you tell when the story is taking place?
• Which character interests you the most? • What clues might there be to tell us whether the
• Is there anyone else you would like to see in the story? story is set now or in the past?
• How would the story be different with another
character added or taken away?

camera sound
• What shots have been used? Can you name them? • How many different sounds do you hear? What are they?
• When do you see a long shot or a close-up shot? • Is there music in the film?
• What are the different shots used for? • How does the music make you feel?
• Through whose eyes do we see the story? • When do you hear the music or sounds change?
• When do we see different characters’ point of view? • What is happening on screen when the sounds or
• When does the camera move and when does it stay music change?
still? • If you listen to the sounds without the pictures, can
• How does the camera help to tell the story? you tell what is happening on the screen?
• What do the first shots tell us about the story, the • Are there any moments of silence?
setting etc? • Do any of the characters speak? What do they sound like?
• Why do certain shots follow each other e.g. a long • If you added your own voiceover to the film, who
shot followed by a close-up? would speak and what would they say?
• How can you tell what the characters are thinking or • Can you hear any sound effects?
how they are feeling through what the camera does? • Do you think any sounds have been made louder than
• How quickly do the shots change? Does this change in they would be in real life? What are they? Why do you
different parts of the story? think they are louder in the film?

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