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GTC – Film Unit – One Man Band
GUNNEDAH TUTORIAL CENTRE
FILM UNIT:
One Man Band
GTC – Film Unit – One Man Band
What is the title of this short film? ___________________________________________________
What instruments does the first musician have that he is playing?
Can you list them all:_________________________________ ____________________________________
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There is no speaking in this film at all, but you still understand everything that is happening with the communication. How do the makers of this film let you know what is happening?
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Just as the little girl is about to give the first man her coin the other man starts playing. Why? _____
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Why do you think that this musician is better suited to children?
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When someone plays music on the street and puts a hat or cup down for people to give money they are called a? _____________________________
This film looks like it is set a long time ago. What things are the people wearing that make you think this? ____________________________ ________________________________________________________ ____________________________
What things do buskers use now to help them perform that would not have been available to these two performers?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Towards the end of the film the girl drops her coin down the drain because she gets scared by the buskers. She asks the buskers for a refund. Why?
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When they cannot give her a refund she then starts playing the violin herself. While she is playing something very good happens what is it? _________________________________
Why does this happen to the little girl so quickly but not the two men? ___________________________________________________________________________
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Cloze Passage
Fill in the missing words from the word list below:Busking called money Tamworth town year’s world
Entertaining music fire eating magic streets fleapaid council people theatre anything
Street performance or ___________ is the practice of performing in public places for __________. Usually a street performer requires permission from the ________in order to perform in that_______.
People who do this are _______street performers, buskers, street musicians or troubadours. Street performance has been around for many ________ and occurs all over the _________.
Performances can be just about ____________ that people find__________. Performers may do acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, card tricks, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions and escapes, dance, singing,_______ ________, fire breathing, fortune-telling, juggling,_________ , mime and standing as a living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or recite poetry, street art, street theatre, sword swallowing, and even putting on a ______ circus.
Each year at _________a lot of buskers perform during country _________ week. This is to get their music heard by lots of _________in the_________. They all hope to one day get a ______ performance in a _________.
How has the artist drawn each of these characters to make them look so different?
List some of the major differences between these two buskers:
E.g. The shape of there body, one is tall and skinny the other is short and fat.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Match up the instrument to its name:
CELLO VIOLIN PIANO DOUBLE BASS
VIOLA CYMBALSFRENCH HORN HARPTIMPANI DRUM BASSOONFLUTE CLARINET
SNARE DRUMTUBA XYLOPHONETROMBONE
TRUMPETBASS DRUM TRIANGLEOBOE
Read the Information about a Busking Permit in Sydney:
Can you circle the price the council charges busking?
Why do you think the council has so many rules for buskers?
Footpath Use Fees & Charges
Application Fees
Footpath Seating $200 Summertime Footpath
Seating $100 Merchandise $100 Short Term Use Commercial
$100 Short Term Use Commercial
Community Benefit $50 Street Stalls Charity $Nil Portable Signage &
Embellishments $100 Busking $30 Busking Children under 16yrs
of age $15
Busking Permit Conditions
Busking is only permissible at times and location as specified on the permit. Busking outside of these times and locations is prohibited.
Applicants are required to provide proof of identity. One of the following forms of identification will be accepted: Current Drivers Licence, Student identity/proof of age card or Current passport.
Applicants under the age of 16 years must provide proof of parental consent. Consent form must be lodged at time of application.
Permit must be held by the performer on the day/s of performances and produced when asked by Council Officers.
Costume, appearance and presentation must be of a standard deemed as acceptable.
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