OBJ: To look for elements of fiction in a movie script form.
VOCAB:
Exposition - introduces the characters, their wants, setting and problem or obstacle.
Rising Action - obstacles get in the way of what the characters want
Climax - the main character confronts the biggest obstacle.
Falling Action - things going back to normal, obstacles removed.
WORKTIME:
Read "The Ghost of White Sugar"
1. What does each character want?
2. What is the obstacle for our characters?
3. When is the climax?
4. When is the falling action?
CLOSING: How do we create exposition in a movie script?
HW: Prepare for filming.
Camera Moves
OBJ: To learn to identify and use camera movements in the creation of media
VOCAB:
Track - moving camera forward or backward from a subject, or to follow a moving subject, NOT a zoom.
Pan - pivot the camera to the side to scan a scene or to follow a moving subject.
Whip Pan - a sudden, fast pan.
Tilt - pivoting the camera vertically up or down.
Arc - moving the camera in an arc around the subject.
Hand-Held Shot - Used to convey a sense of immediacy
WORKTIME:
1. Act out camera moves
2. Analyze scenes for camera moves
CLOSING: What is the difference between a track and a zoom?
HW: Look for examples of camera movements in visual media.
Track
Pan
Whip Pan
Zoom
Tilt
VOCAB:
Track - moving camera forward or backward from a subject, or to follow a moving subject, NOT a zoom.
Pan - pivot the camera to the side to scan a scene or to follow a moving subject.
Whip Pan - a sudden, fast pan.
Tilt - pivoting the camera vertically up or down.
Arc - moving the camera in an arc around the subject.
Hand-Held Shot - Used to convey a sense of immediacy
WORKTIME:
1. Act out camera moves
2. Analyze scenes for camera moves
CLOSING: What is the difference between a track and a zoom?
HW: Look for examples of camera movements in visual media.
Track
Pan
Whip Pan
Zoom
Tilt
107: (7) The Tell-Tale Heart
OBJ: To learn how mystery is made by examining the elements of a mystery from adaptations.
WORKTIME:
Read / listen to Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"
1. What was the crime?
2. What was the motive?
3. How does the narrator conceal the evidence?
4. From what locations might the narrator be telling the story?
5. Do you think the officers suspected the narrator? Why?
CLOSING: How does this mystery fiction create suspense?
WORKTIME:
Read / listen to Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"
1. What was the crime?
2. What was the motive?
3. How does the narrator conceal the evidence?
4. From what locations might the narrator be telling the story?
5. Do you think the officers suspected the narrator? Why?
CLOSING: How does this mystery fiction create suspense?
Sound
OBJ: To learn to use different types of sound in media creation/analysis.
VOCAB:
Digetic Sound - sound of what's happening on the screen (footsteps, thunder). Often added when editing.
Non-digetic sound - sound that is not part of what is on the screen, such as music and voiceover.
Sound bridge - hear sound change before the picture.
TASK:
1. Media analysis for sound. (t-chart)
2. What types of sound will you use on your "Design an Ad"
HW: Look for examples of types of sounds.
VOCAB:
Digetic Sound - sound of what's happening on the screen (footsteps, thunder). Often added when editing.
Non-digetic sound - sound that is not part of what is on the screen, such as music and voiceover.
Sound bridge - hear sound change before the picture.
TASK:
1. Media analysis for sound. (t-chart)
2. What types of sound will you use on your "Design an Ad"
HW: Look for examples of types of sounds.
106: Lighting
OBJ: To learn the different types of lighting in media creation.
VOCAB:
High-Key - Bright and low contrast (Hollywood musical comedies)
Low-Key - More pronounced shadows and dramatic contrasts.
Light from below - subject appears horrific
Backlighting - 'halo' effect around the subject
Color - Cold blue sad, warm yellow happy
Black and white - set in the past or sophistication
WORKTIME:
1. Look for examples of lighting styles in media
CLOSING: Why do you think lighting controls how your viewer feels?
HW: Look for lighting examples in media.
VOCAB:
High-Key - Bright and low contrast (Hollywood musical comedies)
Low-Key - More pronounced shadows and dramatic contrasts.
Light from below - subject appears horrific
Backlighting - 'halo' effect around the subject
Color - Cold blue sad, warm yellow happy
Black and white - set in the past or sophistication
WORKTIME:
1. Look for examples of lighting styles in media
CLOSING: Why do you think lighting controls how your viewer feels?
HW: Look for lighting examples in media.
Mise-en-scene
OBJ: To learn the basic principles behind media design.
VOCAB: Mise-en-scene the way objects, scenery and location are shown using light and dark, pattern, color, camera position and angle, and movement within the frame.
Mise-en-scene establishes mood and atmosphere, and can express the inner life of characters through the way in which their settings are shown on the screen.
WORKTIME:Analyze scenes for mise-en-scene
CLOSING: How do media makers control how we will feel about what happens in their story?
HW: Look for examples of mise-en-scene
VOCAB: Mise-en-scene the way objects, scenery and location are shown using light and dark, pattern, color, camera position and angle, and movement within the frame.
Mise-en-scene establishes mood and atmosphere, and can express the inner life of characters through the way in which their settings are shown on the screen.
WORKTIME:Analyze scenes for mise-en-scene
CLOSING: How do media makers control how we will feel about what happens in their story?
HW: Look for examples of mise-en-scene
108: (6) Slow Motion Slapstick
OBJ: To explore physical comedy in the media creation process.
VOCAB:
Slapstick - a form of physical comedy, draws humor by having an ordinary activity go wrong
TASK:
1. List some ordinary activities and how they could go wrong.
2. Slow motion rehearse actions
CLOSING:
How might an actor prepare for a slapstick comedy?
VOCAB:
Slapstick - a form of physical comedy, draws humor by having an ordinary activity go wrong
TASK:
1. List some ordinary activities and how they could go wrong.
2. Slow motion rehearse actions
CLOSING:
How might an actor prepare for a slapstick comedy?
A-Roll and B-Roll Footage
OBJ: To learn how to identify A-Roll and B-Roll footage.
VOCAB:
A-Roll - interview footage, "talking head"
B-Roll - "cutaway" clips, to show what the person is talking about
OPENING: A-ROLL / B-ROLL
WORKTIME:
1. Watch footage from "A-ROLL / B-ROLL"
2. Make a T Chart to identify examples of A-Roll and B-Roll
HW: Look for examples of A-roll and B-Roll
VOCAB:
A-Roll - interview footage, "talking head"
B-Roll - "cutaway" clips, to show what the person is talking about
OPENING: A-ROLL / B-ROLL
WORKTIME:
1. Watch footage from "A-ROLL / B-ROLL"
2. Make a T Chart to identify examples of A-Roll and B-Roll
HW: Look for examples of A-roll and B-Roll
108: (6) Day in the Life Voiceover
OBJ: To practice media recording techniques for audio.
VOCAB:
Voiceover (VO) - When the speaker/narrator is heard but not seen on camera
OPENING: How does voiceover (V0) work?
WORKTIME:
1. Finish storyboards/ Rehearse voiceover.
2. Record Day in the Life footage.
3. Preview dailies from Day in the Life
CLOSING: How does a voiceover get recorded?
HW: Find 3 examples of voiceovers (VO).
VOCAB:
Voiceover (VO) - When the speaker/narrator is heard but not seen on camera
OPENING: How does voiceover (V0) work?
WORKTIME:
1. Finish storyboards/ Rehearse voiceover.
2. Record Day in the Life footage.
3. Preview dailies from Day in the Life
CLOSING: How does a voiceover get recorded?
HW: Find 3 examples of voiceovers (VO).
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