A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Multi-award-winning drama about a brilliant mathematician who suffered from schizophrenia.

With outstanding performances and rich in cinema techniques for detailed analysis

Contents

Teaching Guide		Study Guide
Introduction	3	Study Record	2
Suggested teaching plan	4	Plot Questions	3
Resources	5	Narrative structure	5
Plot	6	Studying the screenplay	6
Narrative Structure	8	Film Technique Checklist	8
Examining the Screenplay	10	Close Reading Checklist	9
Approaches to Close Reading	12	Close Reading Task Sheets	10
Filming and Screenplay	13	Detailed Analysis – Opening Scenes	16
Scene by Scene commentary	14	Detailed Analysis – Chase Scene	19
The Overall Picture	28	Links - Opening and Closing Scenes	22
Close Reading the Text	29	Characterisation Checklist	23
Analysis – Opening Scenes	37	Approaches to Characterisation	24
Detailed Analysis – Chase Scene	40	Discussion Points	25
Links - Opening and Closing Scenes	43	True or False?	26
Characterisation - Some Thoughts	44	Useful Quotations	29
Genre	46	The Complex Makeup of a Movie	32
True or False	48	Glossary of Film Terms	33
Character and Quotation Test	49	Scene-by-Scene Worksheets	35
Schizophrenia and Insulin Coma Therapy	52	Scene List	43
Interesting Facts	53
Cast, Crew, Locations	54
Unit Outline	55