Note Taking Form

Note-Taking Form: Title: Edward Scissorhands Director: Tim Burton

Viewing Day: A

Framing Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting Close-up Longshot. Be sure to write down when in occurs.

Music Jot down any places where you hear a particularly interesting segment of music. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Lighting Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting lighting choice. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Personal Response After you have finished watching today’s segment, jot down what you think about what you saw. It can be what you liked/disliked, etc.

Take-home questions: (ANSWER ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE, NOT IN THE TINY SPACE BELOW!!!) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

What do we know about Peg from this viewing segment? How has the director already established a connection between Edward and Kim? How do you feel about Edward? What do you think will happen to him? How do you feel about the town? Why do you feel this way? Why does no one seem to wonder what he is? Human? Robot?

Note-Taking Form: Title: Edward Scissorhands Director: Tim Burton

Viewing Day: B

Framing Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting Close-up Longshot. Be sure to write down when in occurs.

Music Jot down any places where you hear a particularly interesting segment of music. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Lighting Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting lighting choice. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Personal Response After you have finished watching today’s segment, jot down what you think about what you saw. It can be what you liked/disliked, etc.

Take-home questions: (ANSWER ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE, NOT IN THE TINY SPACE BELOW!!!) 1. Why does the town welcome Edward so quickly into their lives? 2. How does the town seem to change after Edward’s arrival? 3. Kim’s reaction when she comes home and finds Edward in her room is played for humor, but in what ways is hers the most natural or realistic response? 4. What was the hint in this segment that all will not work out well?

Note-Taking Form: Title: Edward Scissorhands Director: Tim Burton

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Viewing Day: C

Framing Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting Close-up Longshot. Be sure to write down when in occurs.

Music Jot down any places where you hear a particularly interesting segment of music. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Lighting Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting lighting choice. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Personal Response After you have finished watching today’s segment, jot down what you think about what you saw. It can be what you liked/disliked, etc.

Take-home questions: (ANSWER, ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE, NOT IN THE TINY SPACE BELOW!!!) Is Edward behaving any differently than he did before? What is different about the town’s treatment of him? How would you describe the music that keeps playing anytime that Edward and Kim are looking at each other? Think back on the scene when he is on TV. What is the effect of the scene with Kim dancing in the “snow”? How have her feelings about him changed? Why? How does Edward try to fit in? Why has he failed? What does the “ethics lesson” reveal about Edward?

Note-Taking Form: Title: Edward Scissorhands Director: Tim Burton

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Viewing Day: D

Framing Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting Close-up Longshot. Be sure to write down when in occurs.

Music Jot down any places where you hear a particularly interesting segment of music. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Lighting Jot down any places where you see a particularly interesting lighting choice. Be sure to write down when it occurs.

Personal Response After you have finished watching today’s segment, jot down what you think about what you saw. It can be what you liked/disliked, etc.

Take-home questions: (ANSWER ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE, NOT IN THE TINY SPACE BELOW!!!) Does Edward’s anger towards the town seem justified? How does Edward appear to feel about Jim’s death? How does Kim appear to feel? Why do you think Edward cuts the clothes off himself? Some of the details of this story seem to be realistic and some seem to be as if from a fairy tale. Make a list of each Most fairy tales have a lesson or moral that they are supposed to teach. What doe you think Kim wants her granddaughter to learn from the story?