Use the T.E.A.V.I.L. structure for deep, senior-level analysis.
- T - Topic Sentence: Directly answer the prompt. State your main argument.
- E - Evidence & Context: Provide specific, well-chosen evidence. Importantly, provide the context for that evidence.
- A - Analysis: Analyse *how* the aesthetic features or literary devices are used to construct meaning.
- V - Values: Explore the attitudes, values, and beliefs being presented or challenged.
- I - Impact: Explain the intended impact on the audience.
- L - Link: Conclude by linking back to the question and your thesis.
Sample Prompt: Analyse how the director of *Blade Runner* uses mise-en-scène to explore the theme of humanity.
[T] Ridley Scott utilises the dark, cluttered mise-en-scène within Deckard's apartment to visually blur the lines between human and replicant, challenging the film's central attitudes towards authentic identity. [E] In the scene where Deckard returns after 'retiring' Zhora, his apartment is not a place of human comfort but is overwhelmed by low-key lighting and filled with a dense collection of antique photographs on his piano. [A] Analytically, this is a key aesthetic choice; the cluttered production design directly mirrors the replicants' obsession with implanted pasts, while the oppressive shadows of the noir lighting visually highlight the film's moral ambiguity. By surrounding the protagonist with the same "tokens" of memory that the replicants cling to, Scott visually equates the hunter with the hunted. [V] These features combine to challenge the established values of the film's world, suggesting that Deckard's 'human' identity—defined by these static items—is just as constructed and artificial as the androids he kills. The setting becomes a symbol of a dystopian value system where the distinction between 'real' and 'fake' has eroded. [I] The audience is therefore positioned to feel a sense of unease, questioning Deckard's own status and forcing them to consider that 'humanity' is not an innate quality but a fabricated collection of experiences. [L] Ultimately, Scott's deliberate construction of the apartment's environment directly challenges the audience's assumptions about identity, reinforcing the film's core thematic concerns regarding the nature of the soul.