Film Studies Schedule

WEEK ONE

Day One  Movie Distribution

Materials Needed

·       Introduction/Classroom Expectations

·       Assignments/Grading

·       Seating Chart

·       Favorite Movies

·       Film Audience/How a Movie is Distributed

Syllabus

SeatingChart

Peach handouts

5 points every day w/all materials 0 points if tardy, or w/o materials

Day Two Vocabulary

 

·       Film Vocabulary Worksheet

·       Go to computer lab for definitions

·       computer lab rules and seating chart

Wordsearch

http://www.filmsite.org/filmterms1.html

 

Day Three  Themes and Genres

 

·       Movie Themes and Genres

·       in the band room

·       Play Movie Volleyball

·       Movie Themes Worksheet

Movie Themes powerpoint

Play Movie Volleyball

Day Four  Science and History

 

·       Science Behind moving pictures/Projector works

·       Movie Math as a group

·       Persistence of Vision

·       Zoetrope/Make flip books

Need post-it notes

Movie Math in the hall with tape measure

Day Five

 

·       History of Film/Cinema/Projectors

History Detective Powerpoint (add silent movies)

Candybars for winners

 

 

WEEK TWO

Day Six

Materials Needed

·       History of Film: Silent Movies

·       Watch Edison, Chaplin, Keaton

·       Make our own silent movies

YouTube Charlie Chaplin

video camera

Day Seven  Genres

 

·       Movie Genres

·       discuss difference between theme and genre

Powerpoint

Movie Clips

Day Eight

 

·       Movie Genres

·       discuss difference between theme and genre

Powerpoint

Movie Clips

Day Nine

 

·       Movie Genres

·       Genre Quiz

Powerpoint

Movie Clips

Day 10

 

·       Design a movie poster for a genre film

Microsoft Publisher in computer lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK THREE 

 

Day Eleven  the Truman Show

Materials Needed

·       Watch the Truman Show

·       Read through synopsis first

·       talk about the genre/theme

Plot synopsis

Truman worksheet to do while watching

kids can bring snacks if they have earned enough reels

Day Twelve

 

·       Watch Truman Show

·       Discuss how our ideas of theme may have changed

Truman worksheet to do while watching

kids can bring snacks if they have earned enough reels

Day Thirteen

 

·       Watch Truman Show

·       Discuss how our ideas of theme may have changed

Truman worksheet to do while watching

kids can bring snacks if they have earned enough reels

Day Fourteen

 

·       Movie production: How was the Truman Show made?

·       Who was involved in the production

·       Jobs on a movie set

computer lab

Encarta jobs on a film set

http://www.learner.org/interactives/cinema

 

 

Day Fifteen

Preproduction

·       Director’s Vision

·       Truman Script Assignment

·       Storyboards

Powerpoint

Truman script worksheet

http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Reosource/

 

 

 

WEEK FOUR

 

 

Day Sixteen

Materials Needed

·       Cinematography (angles, lighting, framing) Webquest

computer lab

cinematography webquest with framing etc

 

Day Sixteen

 

·       Actors role/Reaction shot

·       Watch movie clips do worksheet

·       Discuss the actor’s toolbox

ActionReaction worksheet

Day Eighteen

Production

·       Make our own storyboards

·       start in band room go to commons

Appointment in Samarra worksheet

markers/crayons

 

Day Nineteen

 

·       Make our own storyboards

·       start in band room go to commons

Appointment in Samarra worksheet

markers/crayons

 

Day Twenty

 

·       Finish storyboards in band room

Present our storyboards

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK FIVE

 

 

Day Twentyone  Postproduction

Materials Needed

·       Finish up storyboards

 

 

Day Twentytwo

 

·       Editing our own film/slide show

Clips of montage

start editing project in computer lab

Day Twentythree

 

·       Editing our own film/slide show

Clips of montage

start editing project in computer lab

Day Twentyfour

 

·      Sound Editors

·      Soundtracks

·      Foley Artists/ Make our own soundfx

 

Microphone and cd recorder

Objects to make sounds

Day Twentyfive

 

·       Finish up editing/sound fx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK SIX

 

Day Twentysix

Materials Needed

·       Read the synopsis of Whalerider

·       Watch Whalerider

 

whalerider study guide

Day Twentyseven

 

·       Discuss Whalerider

·       Watch Whalerider

 

Day Twentyeight

 

·       Discuss Whalerider

·       Watch Whalerider

 

Day Twentynine

 

·        Whalerider Discussion

 

 

Day Thirty

 

·       Whalerider webquests

·       Film Ed Evaluations

Computer Lab