These questions can be used to focus students' thinking while watching the film and/or to develop their understanding of film language.

STORY

• Does Birth of a Flower have a story?
• If you could give the film a different title, what would it be?

CHARACTER

• Are the flowers in Birth of a Flower 'characters'?
• Is the light that makes the flowers grow a 'character'?
• How many different flowers does the film show?
• What are some of the similarities and differences between the flowers that you see on the screen?

CATEGORY

• What kind of film is Birth of a Flower?
• Does the film remind you of any other films or television programmes you have seen?

CAMERA

• What do you notice about the position and movement of the camera?

COLOUR

• What different colours do you notice during the film?