Shutter Island - Lesson: The Opening Sequence Deconstruction

Part of a series of resources available on Scorsese’s Shutter Island . Focuses on the iconic opening to this psychological horror.

This printable ‘Deconstruction’ worksheet can be used by students to follow along and make notes on a key scene from the film. Includes stills.

The ‘Teaching Sides’ include stills from the film to be used for educational purposes when discussing these key scenes, as well as annotations (can be deleted) on the key shots.

This is ideal for students to use while watching the film, and helps them identify key techniques such as camera distance, angle, lighting, colour etc.