LEARNING GOAL: Outline a story for your movie trailer assignment.
DO NOW: Quick Jot What resources do you have available for your movie trailer?
SEE/THINK/WONDER: Out of Focus Notebook Page...
ASSIGNMENT: Movie Trailer
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LEARNING GOAL: Identify the conventions of a movie trailer.
DO NOW: Table Talk 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) TICKET OUT: Write a line of narration that introduces the normal world of a story you want to tell with your trailer. LEARNING GOAL: Provide feedback on photos. DO NOW: Quick Jot Notebook page. What elements of your photo are you hoping others will reference in feedback for you today? (lighting, symbolism, composition, color, etc) SEE/THINK/WONDER: Frame analysis GALLERY WALK: See/Think/Wonder See --> What elements do you see in the frame? Think --> What could the story be in this frame? Wonder --> What questions would you want to ask the creator of this work? (3 minutes per frame) ANATOMY OF A TRAILER: (10 minutes) Narrative Structure:
Mike will break down the voiceover, connecting it to narrative structure. TICKET OUT: Hand in your notebook. LEARNING GOAL: Studio day (assignment due at the start of class tomorrow)
DO NOW: Quick Jot Notebook Page
CIRCLE UP: Share responses. Quick Zip for the first question. Go-Around for either the second or third question. STUDIO TIME: Cinematography Portfolio Due at the start of class tomorrow. TICKET OUT: Quick Jot How many comparisons do you still need to complete to be ready for tomorrow? LEARNING GOAL: Put photos into your Cinematography Portfolio document. DO NOW: Monday Frame (see/think/wonder) Open your notebook to the next open page. Title the page "9/26/22 - Bourgeoisie" See --> Sketch the image you see on the screen. Think --> What do you imagine the story is for this frame? Wonder --> What symbols do you see that you can't interpret? STUDIO TIME Pt. I: 10 Minutes
Take more photos for you Cinematography Portfolio. Remember to take them in landscape, not in portrait. STUDIO TIME Pt. II: Upload Load your photos into Google Drive and insert them into your Cinematography Portfolio document. TICKET OUT: Fist-to-Five At the bottom of your STW page, rate how well you did with your studio time (0-5). Write a note about why you gave yourself that rating. LEARNING GOAL: Practice composing shots.
DO NOW: Friday Movie See/Think/Explore | Mouse_X Notebook Page...
STUDIO TIME: Cinematography Portfolio Due Wednesday, September 28th. (Half-day studio time available on Friday & Monday) TICKET OUT: Hand in your notebook, open to your STW. LEARNING GOAL: Choose a symbol to include in your Cinematography Portfolio. DO NOW: Quick Jot Filmmakers use symbols to communicate to their audience. Look at 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 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES: Share responses to the Do Now
STUDIO TIME: Cinematography Portfolio During studio time, I will be asking you about a symbol you want to include in your Portfolio. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Finish discussing shots & angles Information will be saved here. STUDIO TIME: Cinematography Portfolio Due Wednesday, September 28th. (Half-day studio time available on Friday & Monday) TICKET OUT: Hand in your notebook and show me the best shot you took today. LEARNING GOAL: Describe a variety of basic shots and angles. DO NOW: Quick Jot (notebook page: Eye Tracking) Take a look at the images below. Where do your eyes go first on each image? Where do your eyes linger or keep going back to? JIGSAW: Find the student(s) with the same image as you.
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. 4. Share as a class. 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 Monday(?). 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 (Notebook Page) Look at the two frames below. 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?" AWARDS CEREMONY: Are you on pins and needles? SHARE OUT: Cold Call Share your Claim & Support 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
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LEARNING GOAL: Celebrate student work DO NOW: Quick Jot 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? (see below) TURN & TALK: Share your responses with someone next to you.
WATCH: Enjoy student videos. Use the vote ballot to celebrate different aspects of the videos! TICKET OUT: Turn in your voting ballot. |
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