Essay
We can find out a lot about a character in a movie or a book by looking at different elements like appearance, words, language, actions and sounds.
The way a character is dressed or described gives us an insight Into his or her character. For example, Snape is wearing a dark robe and dark is stereotypical for bad.
The environment that our character interacts with also gives us clues about what they’re like. So like when Dumbledore comes from the bushes, the bushes are the environment.
Another element that tells us about a character is actions. An action makes a character do something for example when Ron holds a sandwich. Him holding the sandwich is the action.
The way a character speaks, and what they say, is another clue to who they are. For example when Dumbledore speaks in the movie scene you can tell he is caring and wise.
As you can see, an author or director can tell us a lot about a character’s personality from the way they set up the scene and have the character act or interact with objects or other characters.