LEARNING GOAL: Incorporate dialogue into your trailer. DO NOW: Quick Jot Think of the three stupidest one-liners that a character could say in your trailer. Write all three down. Volunteers will read them in their best dramatic fashion. Think about using: -Puns / Play on words -Lines that sound important but mean nothing at all -Lines that are supposed to sound really cool, but... aren't ASSIGNMENT: Movie Trailer
Review expectations and timeline. STUDIO TIME: Check your goal from GWT #2 yesterday. CHECK IN @ 12:35: Fill in the GWT reflection boxes and submit to Google Classroom. Cold calls to check on progress (share images, or read voiceover).
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LEARNING GOAL: Catch up on missing work, or move forward with current assignment.
DO NOW: Set your goal in Google Classroom. (2 minutes) ANATOMY OF A TRAILER: (10 minutes) Narrative Structure:
Mike will break down the voiceover, connecting it to narrative structure. DO NEXT: Choose another trailer from the list below and break it down yourself. Logan's Run (Sci-Fi) Gremlins (Horror) The Quick and the Dead (Western) Heavenly Creatures (Drama) After breaking it down, meet up with the other students that chose the same trailer. Come to consensus on the lines of narration that communicate the first four elements of narrative structure. (5 minutes) STUDIO TIME: (20 minutes) Self-Portrait Cinematography Portfolio Movie Trailer (narration or storyboards) LEARNING GOAL: Identify the conventions of a movie trailer.
DO NOW: Table Talk At your table, share one photo from your Portfolio and explain how it tells a story with visuals. Cold Calls: Mike will pull three cards for students to share out with the whole class. QUICK JOT: If you were to make a list of the "Top 10 Worst Clichés of Movie Trailers," what would you include? (example: Record-scratch sound effect before a change in tone.) Your next assignment is to make a movie trailer, so it will be helpful to think about what appears in movie trailers. WATCH: Top Clichés in Movie Trailers Discuss as a class what they missed. ANATOMY OF A TRAILER: Narrative Structure:
Mike will break down the voiceover, connecting it to narrative structure. DO NEXT: Choose another trailer from the list below and break it down yourself. Logan's Run (Sci-Fi) Gremlins (Horror) The Quick and the Dead (Western) Heavenly Creatures (Drama) STUDIO TIME: Trailer Pre-Production in Google Classroom. Identify the resources you have to work with. Choose a genre that you want to work in. Write voiceover for your trailer. Plan on 1-2 sentences for narrative elements 1-4. LEARNING GOAL: Demonstrate ability to frame shots and describe them. DO NOW: Quick Draw Do an image search for a favorite movie or television show and cinematography (ex: Back to the Future cinematography) Sketch out the best image you see from the search. MIX & MINGLE: Share your sketch, and explain why you think it looks memorable. Use your cinematic vocabulary! (type of shot/angle, juxtaposition, rule of thirds, etc)
STUDIO TIME: Are you taking photos or writing descriptions? TICKET OUT: Before you leave, show your Cinematography Portfolio document to Mike. If it's not finished, when do you plan to finish it? LEARNING GOAL: Choose a symbol to include in your Cinematography Portfolio. DO NOW: Turn & Talk Filmmakers also use symbols to communicate to their audience. Discuss the following examples at your table.
Citizen Kane In Citizen Kane (often considered the greatest film ever made), the very wealthy newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kane can afford anything in the world. However, his life is empty, because he missed out on having a normal life with a loving family. His childhood sled is a representation of the life he longed for. Sled = Childhood Frankenstein Frankenstein's monster is fascinated and terrified by fire. It's not the fire itself, but the light associated with it. He has seen the power light has, but also it's destructive capabilities. This powerful/dangerous combination is akin to the knowledge the knowledge and scientific discovery that led to his creation. Fire = Knowledge Big Fish Will Bloom grew up listening to his father's fantastical stories (like the one where he caught a legendary gigantic fish with his bare hands), but he came to realize that many of these stories were untrue. However, as he learns more about his father, he comes to discover that there are elements of truth to those lies. The "big fish" appears throughout the film as a metaphor for Will's understanding of these stories. Fish = Lies 2001: A Space Odyssey Throughout the film, we see man using tools that are initially helpful, but eventually become destructive. While this eventually is embodied by the villainous HAL 9000 computer program, the earliest example of this relationship with technology is shown with early man (apes) using bones to hunt... and then to smash. Bone = Technology STUDIO TIME: Cinematography Portfolio
During studio time, I will be asking you about a symbol you want to include in your Portfolio. PROGRESS CHECK: 12:30 Make sure you have a photo submitted for the progress check. We will do a model of critiquing in class. LEARNING GOAL: Name basic types of shots and angles, and describe their function.
DO NOW: Turn & Talk Your table group has two different types of shots or angles. 1. Describe the difference, 2. Come up with a name for each type of shot, 3. Discuss what you would want the audience to focus on if you were using each. JIGSAW: Share as a class. Everyone will have exposure to nine basic shots/angles. ASSIGNMENT: Cinematography Portfolio A pair of each shot/angle type = 18 photographs in total. Critique your own work and identify the better shot in each pair, with justification. Choose one shot and describe how it tells a story with visual information. Refer to this student model for an example of proficiency. Due on Thursday. STUDIO TIME: Begin work on the Cinematography Portfolio TICKET OUT: Show me your best shot from today. LEARNING GOAL: Describe qualities that make a frame "aesthetically pleasing." DO NOW: Claim/Support/Question Look at the two frames below. Answer in Google Classroom. Claim = Which one do you think looks more professional? Support = List at least 3 reasons why you made that claim. Question = In the frame you prefer, who is the story "about?" THIS OR THAT: Every frame of your video should be beautiful enough to hang on a wall. Look at the two windmills below. If you had to choose one, which would you hang on your wall? Move to the corresponding side of the room and discuss why you made your choice. WATCH: The Rule of Thirds
SEE/THINK/WONDER: LEARNING GOAL: Identify personal strengths in filmmaking.
DO NOW: Create "business cards" for class. Include your name and a symbol or image from your Self-Portrait. REFLECTION: Reflect on Google Classroom. 1) What is a success you had with your Self-Portrait? 2) What will people learn about you from your Self-Portrait? 3) How would you assess yourself using the rubric in Google Classroom? THINK / PUZZLE / EXPLORE: Watch Self-Portrait videos. What techniques, styles, or ideas do you want to steal from the videos you watched today? DISCUSS: We will be studying cinematography and editing in our next videos. What other types of videos do you want to make this semester? DO NOW: Set your goal in Google Classroom.
What is the first thing you are going to do with your video in studio time? What else do you need to complete before you submit your video in Google Classroom? STUDIO TIME: Work on accomplishing your goal and completing your video. (Recording, editing, etc.) TICKET OUT: Submit your video by the end of class into Google Classroom. LEARNING GOAL: Prepare Self-Portrait video and provide feedback for peers
STUDIO TIME: Set goals. What is your first step with your video today, and how many shots will you have by the end of the class period? GALLERY WALK: 12:05 Set your Chromebook up on WeVideo with your Self-Portrait so far. Watch videos from other students and provide suggestions. STUDIO TIME: Continue working on goals for the class period. Self-Portrait videos are due tomorrow by the end of class. We will be watching videos on Thursday. |
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