You must show the examiner that you understand

that this text is a drama. DO NOT call it a book

refer to it as a text or drama.
The task of the playwright is to manipulate the
emotions of the audience and to keep them
engaged for the entire performance. You will
have to be able to explain how the play does this.
Consider how the distinctively visual elements of
the play capture, involve and engage the
audience for the entire play.

It has to be clear to the marker that you
understand that this is a playscript, that is a recipe
for performance. In other words, a play is
constructed to happen ideally on a stage in front
of a receptive audience it is not like a novel or
poem designed to provide an imaginative
experience that takes place primarily in the mind
and emotions of a solitary responder. The
composer of a play aims to influence the responses
of a collective group therefore, refer often to how
the audience would respond.

Exam Style Questions
Composers who challenge their
audiences to visualise beyond what is
placed directly before them can
manipulate emotions and influence
societys attitudes.
Do you agree? In your response make
detailed reference to key extracts from
your prescribed text and from one other
related text.
John Misto had two aims when composing
this text:
Designed as a memorial to those women who
were involved in WW2 and whose involvement is
often forgotten. To bring an awareness of these
events to Australian society.
As a drama, a text to entertain an audience. He
created a narrative arc with elements of
suspense, surprise, confrontation and a
resolution. He had to have tension to grip the
audience. Through this drama he explores :
loyalty, friendship and truth.
Process
Visual
(Textual Features)
Interpretation
(Meaning)
Effect/Impact
(feelings, deepen understanding and
awareness
Distinctively Visual
What are the images we see/and or
visualise in the text.
What are we (the audience) prompted but
not led to visualise?
What do we see that is not directly there in
front of us?
How does Misto make us work to see
what hes saying to us?
What techniques does he use to achieve
this?
No dialogue so the importance of distinctively visual elements
is essential for conveying the point of view of the
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Music creates mood
Zoom in on each note shows the last message left by each
young person. Evokes an emotional response.
The background images, emphasis that these people come
from all different family backgrounds and have a relationship
with members of their family. Therefore we understand that
these deaths can happen to anyone, regardless of your
family background or lifestyle.
The display of the young persons name in a very formal font
stating their name and date of birth and death, works to
shock the viewer into realising that these are real people who
have died and that the notes are the last communication
they had with their families.