The Language of Review

Task: Building a vocabulary ‘toolbox’

  1. Read at least three film reviews. Find some examples here on film reviewer Roger Ebert’s site. As you read you will develop a vocabulary toolbox of typical words and phrases that describe different aspects of films by adding them to the table below.

Film Review Vocabulary Toolbox

Camera work   visually stunning technically superb dullLighting   sumptuous evocative atmosphericSpecial Effects   over-the-top stunning budget state-of-the-artActing and Casting   wooden convincing believable accomplished inspired                  
Costume   award-winning period stylish  Plot   predictable original muddled climax                  Dialogue   leaden stilted realistic contrived    Pace   drawn-out bum-numbing tightly-scripted fast moving        

Copy the table above into a doc and add interesting words that you could use in your own review.

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