Tone

1
Tone Mood

• Knowing authors voice and feelings

2
Sleepless in Seattle

• First, watch this video trailer for the original
  film.
• Subject a romantic comedy about a young boy who
  summons a woman from across the country to meet
  his father and fall in love.

What is the author/writer feeling?
3
Sleepless in Seattle RECUT

• Now, lets watch a recut of the film and
  discuss the authors new feelings towards a woman
  flying across the country to meet a stranger for
  love!

4
The Shining

• Lets compare again
• how does the author change how he feels about the
  well-known 1980s horror/thriller starring Jack
  Nicholson?
• What does the recut version do to the TONE of the
  film?

original
recut
5
Anyone ever heard of this movie?
Dumb and Dumber
Now lets re-examine tone, mood, and theme
knowing what we do about the original!
recut
original
6
Home Alone

• A good hearted, family comedy..

recut
original
Or is it.?
7
Finally

• Lets see what happens when SATIRE is thrown into
  the mix.
• We have 2 separate films, what happens to the
  tone/theme when a writer uses SATIRE to combine
  them?

recut
originals
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Characteristics Chart
ROMANCE
THRILLER
FAMILY
9
ACTIVITY TIME!

• Select a tone from the cup.
• Open your text to the page assigned, and alter
  the tone to fit the one you have chosen.
• Or revise the story of THE THREE LITTLE PIGS to
  fit your tone!