KES: a film by Ken Loach (6ème) I – BEFORE VIEWING • Back turned to TV 1 – What time of day is it? 2 – Who are the characters? Circle the correct answer. They are Two brothers Two sisters A couple • Let’s recap: It is…………………………….. There are………………… …………………….. in bed. II – VIEWING: FIRST SEQUENCE • Jud getting up – Circle the correct answer 1 – The old brother (Jud) is nice bad 2 – Have a look at the bedroom: a) Jud and Billy are from a b) They sleep in c) Jud is
with his young brother (Billy)
rich different beds a doctor
poor family. the same bed. a miner.
• Billy getting up 1 – True or False? Billy has breakfast and a shower before leaving home. 2 – Have a look at the streets and houses: a) What colour are the houses? b) Circle the correct answer: The walls are made of c) The streets are d) The houses all look e) Billy lives in f) What is the dominating colour? g) Billy looks
wood (bois) dirty different a town happy
red bricks. clean. the same. a village. unhappy.
III – VIEWING: SECOND SEQUENCE • Billy working – Circle the correct answer 1 – Billy works for a newsagent in a music shop. 2 – Billy’s employer is old young. 3 – The man has a good bad opinion of Billy. 4 – The boy distributes newspapers milk and eggs. 5 – The milkman is an old man a young man 6 – Have a look at the view in front of Billy when he is reading the comics. a) It is a beautiful an ugly view. b) The dominating colours are bright (vives) dark (sombres). c) The mines look like a horrible monster a nice animal. d) Billy dreams when he reads his comics. He looks happy unhappy with his life. • Let’s recap. Cross out the incorrect answer in bold (en gras): Billy lives in a poor / rich town / village in the north of England. A lot of people work / live in the mines. Billy is very unhappy / happy with his life.
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IV – VIEWING: THIRD SEQUENCE • Meeting Kes – Circle the correct answer 1 – Billy is fascinated by a mouse a bird. 2 – He takes the bird to the newsagent’s home. 3 – The bird is his prisoner his friend. V – FILM SHOOTING • The different types of shots A full panoramic shot shows a view. A medium shot shows the characters (personnages) from head to toe (orteil). A medium close shot shows the characters to their knees. A close-up shot shows the face and the chest of the character. •
Have a look at the different shots:
1 – Identify the different shot. N°1 is N°2 is N°3 is N°4 is N°5 is N°6 is N°7 is 2 – Put the shots in the correct order. 3 – Circle the correct answer. In the full panoramic shot, N°…… the character the view is important. 4 – Circle the correct answer. In the close-up shot, N°………, the film director wants to show Billy’s face Billy’s feelings. __________________________________________________________________________________ Document Collège au Cinéma 37, 3 rue Camille Flammarion – Tours Tél. : 02 47 46 06 14/Fax : 02 47 26 02 06
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• Let’s recap. Cross out the incorrect answer in bold: In the full panoramic shot, what is important is the view / Billy. In the close-up shot, what is important is the view / Billy.
KES: a film by Ken Loach (6ème) I – AFTER VIEWING 1 – Billy has got a brother, Jud and a mother. Who is missing in the family? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 – Does he get a lot of love in his family? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 – The bird is a kestrel. Its name is Kes. Why? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 – Circle the correct answer. Billy has got a lot of friends just one friend, Kes. 5 – At the end of the film, Billy is changed. He looks older because he has lived a rich experience: with Kes with his brother
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