One film technique you could talk about in the movie adaption of William Kamkwamba’s memoir is the establishing shot. As the name suggests, an establishing shot sets up the setting or the context for the film in question.

While watching The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, you might have seen some rather beautiful establishing shots. These shots establish the context of the film, which is, of course, Malawi, a republic in Africa.

The establishing shots in the film might give you another film technique to talk about: symbolism. You might think about how the establishing shots symbolize the natural beauty of Kamkwamba’s home country. You might think about how the shots of the sun and the clouds represent Malawi's rather remarkable landscape. Yet some of the establishing shots might also make the viewer aware of the emptiness or barrenness of Kamkwamba’s home. You might argue that the shots serve as symbols of both the country's beauty and of the village's isolation/remoteness.

One final film technique you could note has to do with camera angles. In some of the shots of Kamkwamba, you might have noticed that the camera looks up at him. You might want to think about why the director employed that angle and the ways in which it could reinforce the power and stature of Kamkwamba.