Coraline Study; Workshop - Visual text essay

1.1 Describe at least one method the creator used to engage the audience in the text.

1.2Explain how this method helped engage you.

Note; Method could include characters, events, relationships, visual/ oral language techniques, style, conflicts, or structure.

2.1 Describe at least one way that a character or individual changed in the text.

- Other mother

- In the beginning- shes nice, happy, bright, dressed nice, button eyes (Symbols) she looks like the other mother but perfect. Wears apron, turtle neck shirt, long pants, short and round, curvey, feel-safe, happy, cozy, welcoming. Lighting/colour- warm, safe, artificial, bright warm oranges/reds/yellows.

In the end- Scary, grumpy, vicious, malicious, vile, malevolent, skinless meatal bones, needles for finger, skeletal, rags, bug-like, happens gradually- taller, skinnier, sharper edges (head and elbow) Feel- frightened, scared, unsafe, betrayed. Lighting/Colour- Dark, cold, artificial, neon green and purple- tells us that there is no way this other mother belongs in the real world.

1. Lighting/Colour 2. Physical Characteristics 4.Costume 3. Personality

2.2 Explain how this change was important to the text as a whole.

- Looks can be deceiving- Don't trust or believe what something looks like or appears to be.

Hypothesis- you're guess

Thesis- Your argument

The other mother changed

Coraline

Henry Selick

Looks can be deceiving

1. 'Looks can be deceiving' is a theme shown by the other mother in Herny Selick's film Coraline. 

2. Coraline, a children horror film directed by Henry Selick, shows the theme of 'Looks can be deceiving' through the changes of the character 'the other mother'.

3. The other mother, a character horror film directed by Henry Selick, shows look can be deceiving in the film Coraline.