Karakterskepping in die rolprent <i>Cry Freedom</i> - ’n analise

This article looks critically at the aspect of charactarisation in the film Cry Freedom. A model is introduced for the analysis of characterisation in feature films. The model analyses the main characters in the film as symbols of the intended message. The aim is to determine the meaning of the mess...

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Main Author: H. Human
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 1990-05-01
Series:Literator
Online Access:https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/798
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description This article looks critically at the aspect of charactarisation in the film Cry Freedom. A model is introduced for the analysis of characterisation in feature films. The model analyses the main characters in the film as symbols of the intended message. The aim is to determine the meaning of the message and to place the response to the film in perspective. Particular attention is paid to the following aspects of the process of character creation: character formation, character revelation and character development. The author comes to the conclusion that the main character in the film is the scriptwriter Donald Woods, and not the black activist, Steve Biko as has generally been accepted.
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spelling doaj.art-0a43e3c6d91c408f89967d17075fc4a72022-12-21T23:28:49ZafrAOSISLiterator0258-22792219-82371990-05-01112173510.4102/lit.v11i2.798738Karakterskepping in die rolprent <i>Cry Freedom</i> - ’n analiseH. Human0Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHOThis article looks critically at the aspect of charactarisation in the film Cry Freedom. A model is introduced for the analysis of characterisation in feature films. The model analyses the main characters in the film as symbols of the intended message. The aim is to determine the meaning of the message and to place the response to the film in perspective. Particular attention is paid to the following aspects of the process of character creation: character formation, character revelation and character development. The author comes to the conclusion that the main character in the film is the scriptwriter Donald Woods, and not the black activist, Steve Biko as has generally been accepted.https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/798
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title Karakterskepping in die rolprent <i>Cry Freedom</i> - ’n analise
title_full Karakterskepping in die rolprent <i>Cry Freedom</i> - ’n analise
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title_full_unstemmed Karakterskepping in die rolprent <i>Cry Freedom</i> - ’n analise
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