Week Eight:
Date | Due Today | Goal For Today |
5/27 | no school | |
5/28 | thesis statement: film final |
finish action/adventure
workshop: building a film essay
As time allows: begin horror |
5/29 | continue viewing: horror | |
5/30 |
finish: horror
On Monday we will be working on our introductions for our film finals. You will need: - full notes for your choice film - your thesis statement grounded in film terms |
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5/31 | no school |
Week Seven:
Date | Due Today | Goal for Today |
5/20 | Finish Sci Fi Viewing: Back to the Future | |
5/21 |
Discussion - Back to the Future and science fiction
Begin genre study: Action/Adventure |
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5/22 |
Viewing: Action
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5/23 |
Continue Viewing: Action
Discussion |
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5/24 | New Film! - Action |
Date |
Due Today |
Goal For Today |
4/29 |
Continue Nosferatu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO5mMVeFZEQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 |
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4/30 |
Finish Nosferatu
Editing Discussion - Note: your editing assignment (written) will be due FRIDAY)
Reading: Sound Design pps. 105-109 - you'll also be doing the activity on pg. 109 - create a grid similar to the one you see on the page, and then answer each blank with COMPLETE sentences. I need you to put at least 4 sentences on the page, answering all four questions, for each blank. |
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5/1 |
105-109 109 activity |
Sound Design lecture.
Class read: 110-114 - grp activities: pg. 112, 113 |
5/2 |
Sound design lecture
Begin viewing: sound design |
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5/3 | Continue Sound Design Viewing |
Date |
Due Today |
Goal For Today |
4/22 |
Finish Viewing: Hugo
Introduction: cinematography discussion |
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4/23 |
finish cinematography discussion: Hugo - When we finish this up, you are required to begin composing your write-up for cinematography. This will be DUE ON THURSDAY (4/25)
Introduction: Editing discussion
HW: "Editing" - chapter 3 - pps. 81-103 - a note: this was initially on the schedule for last thursday/friday, but has been put off to this point to accommodate last week's late-start schedule. - DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE NOTES. There will be a quiz on editing. |
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4/24 | reading: editing |
grp activity: pps. 86, 88, 99
As time allows: begin viewing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsUzglygW_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzXFSBlQOe4
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4/25 | cinematography write-up |
Continue viewing: Editing - handout: editing assignment - this will be a shorter assignment than the previous two, but the same basic rules will apply. You will be looking for scenes, and commenting on the editing style in order to participate in discussion |
4/26 |
As needed: finish viewing (editing)
Discussion: editing in cinema
HW: Due Monday: Editing assignment |
Date |
Due Today |
Goal For Today |
4/15 | syllabus/plagiarism sheets |
finish "The Birds"
Discussion - The Birds
Begin cinematography discussion/activities |
4/16 |
continue cinematography + The Birds
HW - culminating activity (pg 79 and pg 80) - this is TWO ACTIVITIES |
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4/17 |
cinematography activity - pg 79-80 |
cinematography and the birds
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4/18 |
Begin Viewing - application of mise en scene AND cinematography to viewing
cinematography discussion
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4/19 |
Finish Viewing - application of cinematography and mise en scene principles
HW - editing - 81-89 |
Monday:
Editing Discussion - the use of dissolves, fades,
wipes, and matches
- activity - pg. 90-91
Date |
Due Today |
Goal For Today |
04/08 |
Introduction - goals for the class, conduct, classroom policies
Introduction - film terminology!!! - this class is meant to be a hybrid of classical instruction and active viewing/discussion. With that in mind: I ask patience of you guys. The next few days will be, on and off, lectures. I'll be giving you a lot of terminology and definitions that will be VERY useful for this term. I ask that you bear with it, because it makes everything coming much more entertaining.
Primer - the introduction of film history.
ch 1 - film analysis (the basics)
a note on note-taking (no pun intended) - when in doubt, i urge you to write down the terms in bold, along with their definitions. they will be VITAL to our discussions, as well as the viewings we'll be coming up to!!! |
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04/09 |
intro activity - "montage" and the creation of emotion - tying in terminology - atmosphere and tone are our friends!
muybridge; the kuleshov effect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybridge#Stanford_and_horse_gaits
reading: ch. 2 (mise en scene - only through pg. 32) |
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04/10 |
the use of sound - diagetic vs. nondiagetic
discussion - elements of mise en scene - basically, kids, this is a big pretty word that equals some very straight-forward stuff. our goal: understand it.
activity: lighting and mood (pps 21-25)
activity: costumes and character (pg. 32)
color-coding
hw: finish chapter 2 (pps. 33-42)
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04/11 |
activity: color, makeup, and costume
activity: facial expressions, posture, voice, and gestures (37-39)
HW: 43-58 (cinematography) |
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04/12 |
Introductory viewing: establishing mise en scene - your task: as we watch, you MUST choose 3 scenes. I don't care which scenes you choose, except that I want a variety, and I want them to be scenes you react with - you love them, you hate them, you think they REALLY move the movie forward. Pick one from early on, pick one from the middle, and pick a last one from the last bit of the film. - as you watch, identify the elements of mise en scene in the scenes. Take CLOSE notes, as you'll be sharing these in a discussion format on Monday. Use our vocabulary as your baseline, and identify them. How do these elements build to a "good" scene, or how do they build to a bad one?
A note: pay attention to the cinematography, using the reading for today as your guide - we will be using this as a basis for discussion on Monday!
HW: 59-79 (camera position/camera movement) - also, as you read: there is an activity on pg. 70 - on a blank sheet of paper, construct a grid like what you see there and fill in the blanks to the best of your ability! This activity will ask you to identify the TYPES of shots needed for the scenes described, as well as your reasoning as to WHY that shot is best.
A note on the reading: this stuff is big! it's fascinating, but it's big! take it slow, take notes as you read, and remember: this is probably the most I'll ever make you read in a session.
ALSO, DON'T FORGET:
Syllabus forms and plagiarism forms are due on MONDAY. Each document is worth 10 points, and you have to give one to me whether you've given me one for another class or not. |
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