Write a few sentences summing up Shrek’s character

You could use something similar to this:

At the beginning of the film Shrek tries to threaten the characters that he meets, but Donkey, the mice, the fairy tale characters and Princess Fiona are not intimidated by Shrek or his appearance. He tries to make them frightened by reminding them that________________________________. Although Shrek is an ogre________________________________.

Lord Farquaad’s evil side

• Watch again the scenes when Lord Farquaad tortures the gingerbread man Look in particular at:

• How he is introduced to the audience

• His taunting of the gingerbread man

• What he does with the gingerbread man’s buttons

• Where he throws him

Lord Farquaad’s evil side

The first shot of Lord Farquaad is of his hands, showing he “means business”

The marching music makes the atmosphere tense and suggests a battle

Lord Farquaad’s evil side

Lord Farquaad is really enjoying torturing the gingerbread man and taunts him too before going to pluck off his “buttons”

He throws the gingerbread man in the bin. HE is behaving like a monster.

Write about how Lord Farquaad is presented in the torture scene

Write about• How he is introduced to the audience;• What his treatment of the gingerbread man

shows about his character;• Then write three sentences about your

impressions of Lord Farquaad so far;Some phrases you might use:• When we first meet Lord Farquaad there is

marching music…• In contrast to Shrek, Lord Farquaad is cruel. He

watches the torture of the Gingerbread Man and then…

Lord Farquaad’s evil side continued

When he comes for Princess Fiona Lord Farquaad changes abruptly from the man we saw torturing the Gingerbread man.

He uses very formal language “Beautiful fair flower Fiona will you be the perfect bride for the perfect groom?”

Lord Farquaad’s evil side continued

At the end Lord Farquaad orders the guards to “get THAT out of my sight!” and then still proclaims himself as King

Write about Lord Farquaad’s evil side

• Lord Farquaad is all set to marry Princess Fiona, until he sees that when the sun sets she…

• Lord Farquaad speaks to her in a cruel way and orders his knights to “get THAT out of my sight”. Lord Farquaad calls off the wedding, but he still proclaims ...

• Lord Farquaad is deceptive because he should only become King…

• It is clear that Lord Farquaad does not love the Princess, but agrees to marriage because he wants…

Camera shots

This is a LOW ANGLE shot to make Shrek appear like he is intimidating the soldiers

Camera shotsClose up shots show the characters emotions when Shrek and Fiona are falling in love

Write three sentences about how close up and angled shots are used

to show emotion Cover these points:• Why you think the close up shot of Shrek’s mouth is

effective;• How low and high angle shots show how scary Shrek is;• The way close up shots are effective in showing emotionYou could use this as a starting point:• When a director is making a film it is important that they

use a variety of camera angles to create certain effects. At the beginning of the film, Shrek scares the storybook characters away…

• Close up shots are also useful for focusing the viewer’s attention on the characters emotions…

Angled and close up shots

The low angle shot makes Shrek and Donkey look unimportant in comparison to Lord Farquaad

Add this to the last paragraph

When Shrek visits Lord Farquaad’s castle, the camera moves from ground level upwards to reveal his tower. This is called a high angle shot. It is useful because it makes Lord Farquaad seem ________, and Shrek and Donkey appear ______. Low angle shots are used effectively because they show Lord Farquaad looking down on _____ and ___.

Mid-angle shots

This mid-angle shot shows that both Shrek and Donkey are on an equal footing.

Mid-angle shots

This shot shows that these two characters are “on the same level”. They are connecting.

Add this to the last paragraph

• Mid angle shots are used when Shrek and Donkey are relaxing together, and when Shrek has cooked Princess Fiona a meal. These shots show both of the characters at the same time and has the effect of…

Camera shots

This shot shows Shrek’s isolation from the other characters

Camera shots

Earlier on when Shrek was trying to put up barriers to his friendship with Donkey he also turned his back

Finally for this paragraph

• Sometimes a character’s back is shown instead of their face. This is used to suggest isolation from other characters. For example…

Write a paragraph about the settings in the film

• A swamp traditionally would not be a place where a hero would want to live. However the makers of Shrek have presented this very differently….

• On the other hand a Prince’s castle is usually shown as ______. Whereas Lord Farquaad’s castle is______.

Write your concluding sentences

Write about why Shrek is different to a traditional ogre:

• Has friends• Rescues Princesses• Finds love• Gets marriedYou could use this to help:After analysing the characters of Shrek and Lord

Farquaad, I have come to the conclusion that although Shrek seems like a traditional ogre…

Concluding sentences

Write about how Lord Farquaad is NOT presented as a traditional hero:

• Commits torture• Steals Shrek’s swamp• Rejects Princess• Falsely claims to be King

You could use this sentence to start:• Although Lord Farquaad looks like a Lord, his

actions suggest he is evil. For example…

Concluding sentences

• Write two sentences about how the viewer FEELS towards Shrek and Lord Farquaad.

Your could use this to help:• The story of Shrek uses presentational

devices to reverse our expectations so that by the end of the film…

• Write one sentence to sum up your thoughts on Shrek versus a traditional fairy tale