finish action/adventure

workshop: building a film essay

As time allows: begin horror 

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 

Discussion - Back to the Future and science fiction

Begin genre study: Action/Adventure 

Viewing: Action

Continue Viewing: Action

Discussion 

Date 

Due Today 

Goal For Today 

Continue Nosferatu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO5mMVeFZEQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 

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. 

105-109

109 activity 

Sound Design lecture.

Class read: 110-114

 - grp activities: pg. 112, 113

Sound design lecture

Begin viewing: sound design 

Date 

Due Today 

Goal For Today 

Finish Viewing: Hugo

Introduction: cinematography discussion 

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. 

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

http://archive.org/details/sunriseASongOfTwoHumans1922

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 

As needed: finish viewing (editing)

Discussion: editing in cinema

HW: Due Monday: Editing assignment 

Date 

Due Today 

Goal For Today 

finish "The Birds"

Discussion - The Birds

Begin cinematography discussion/activities 

continue cinematography + The Birds 

HW - culminating activity (pg 79 and pg 80)

 - this is TWO ACTIVITIES

cinematography activity -

pg 79-80 

cinematography and the birds

Begin Viewing - application of mise en scene

AND cinematography to viewing

cinematography discussion

Finish Viewing - application of cinematography and

mise en scene principles

HW - editing - 81-89

Date 

Due Today 

Goal For Today 

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!!!

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) 

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)

activity: color, makeup, and costume

activity: facial expressions, posture, voice, and gestures (37-39)

HW: 43-58 (cinematography) 

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.