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Read each described clip, film, television advertisement or slide show, name the element at work, and work out why the creator chose it.
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In a clip about rice farming, soft guitar music plays. A calm voice names each planting step. The camera moves slowly across the green field. What does the music mainly add?
A film scene shows a boy pushing open an old wooden door. A loud creak is added to the sound. Low music plays under it. What does the creak add?
A slide show about volcanoes shows photos of red lava. A recorded voice explains how lava cools into rock. Short printed titles name each photo. What does the voice add that the photos cannot?
In a film scene, two sisters wash dishes. The older one says, "I'll finish these. You go and study." Quiet music plays. What does her line show about her?
A clip about bread shows a wide shot of a busy bakery, then a close-up of two hands kneading dough. Cheerful music plays. What does the close-up add?
A slide show on typhoon safety puts "Before the storm" first, then "During the storm", then "After the storm". Each slide holds one photo. Why did the creator choose this order?
A slide show for Grade 5 viewers gives each slide one large photo and only five printed words. A recorded voice explains the rest. Why did the creator use so few words?
A television advertisement for toothpaste shows a dentist in a clinic explaining how the paste guards teeth. Calm music plays. Why did the creator put a dentist on screen?
A television advertisement shows a family closing a dripping tap and filling a pail from a rain barrel. A voice says, "Save water today." Nothing is sold. What is the creator's main purpose?
In a public-service advertisement about clean hands, a short tune singing "Wash, wash, wash your hands" repeats three times while children wash at a sink. Why did the creator repeat the tune?
A clip shows how a jeepney engine is kept cool. A voice names each part and tells what it does, in order. There is no story and no character. What was the creator's main purpose?
A film clip shows a dog running off with a straw hat while a boy chases it around the yard. Fast, bouncy music plays. No voice explains anything. What was the creator's main purpose?
A clip about a wet market prints every spoken line at the bottom of the screen. Loud market noise plays behind the voices. Who is helped most by the printed lines?
A class wants to share ten photos of their school garden with parents at a meeting. Each photo needs a short printed title, and nothing needs to move. Which form suits this best?
A group has thirty seconds of paid time on television. They want families to start sorting their rubbish. Which form suits this purpose and audience best?
A film scene is lit with dim blue light. A girl waits alone at a bus stop. The camera stays far back. The music is slow and quiet. What does the dim blue light mainly add?
In a slide show about a school trip, the first photos fade slowly into each other while soft music plays. Later, photos cut quickly one after another. What do the quick cuts add?
In a film, the camera looks up at a giant from far below. This makes the giant seem small and weak.
The rumble of thunder is made in a studio and added to a storm scene in a film. This added sound is called a sound ___.
Music plays under a chase scene in a film. The people on screen cannot hear it, but the viewers can. This music is called ___ music.
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