These questions can be used to focus students' thinking while watching the film and/or to develop their understanding of film language.
CAMERA
How would you describe the movement of the camera?
Why do you think this film is made up of a two shots only?
CHARACTERS AND PEOPLE
Who do you see as the camera pans past and how are the two shots different?
Why do you think the filmmaker included the policeman and the lady in the panorama?
NARRATIVE
This panorama doesn't tell any sort of story. Why might this panorama have been filmed?
SETTING
Can you identify the setting?
Why do you think the Stonehenge was the chosen setting for this panorama?
People would have paid to see films like this at local fairs or music halls. What does this suggest about people's interests at the turn of the century?
EDITING
You will be used to seeing films that use complicated editing techniques. Why is there no editing in this film?