Script for Stage

OBJ: Students will examine the elements of a theatre script.

TASK:What does a script for a play have to include? (5 Min)

OPENING: How to do a class read aloud...

MINI LESSON: Looking for format.

WORKTIME: Class read aloud "Nerdlandia" by Gary Soto

CLOSING: How might the script be different if this were to be a film?

Heroes and Villians

OBJ: To learn about historical fiction characters in media.

TASK:

Hero- main guy or gal

Buddy- Hero's friend

Romance- who is the hero's love interest?

Villian- bad guy or gal

Sidekick- Villian's friend

OPENING: The main character is a theif. Hero or villian?

WORKTIME:

1. Identify characters in Media

2. Class Discussion

CLO:

How do you know who is the hero and who is the villian?

Lenses

OBJ: To learn how camera lenses change what we see.

TASK:

Wide Angle- sees greater than a 25 degree angle

Normal- sees a 25 degree angle

Telephoto- sees less than a 25 degree angle

WORKTIME:

1. Read p 12-14 in packet.
2. Take practice quiz.

CLO: When would you use each type of lens? Why?

HW: Research Sketch an example of each type of camera shot with wide angle, normal, and telephoto.

Neutral Backgrounds

OBJ: To learn how to avoid distracting backgrounds.

TASK:

1. move the camera, the subject or both

2. make it out of focus (shallow depth of field)

3. shoot from below

WORKTIME:

1. View "Backgrounds" and shots from "School of the Dead"

2. Storyboard photograph objects using neutral backgrounds

CLOSING: What are some examples of neutral in composition in the video?

HW: Draw, photograph or compose objects using neutral backgrounds.