Tuesday - Period 2 & Wednesday - Period 5

Genre & Plot Features

Today we will continue our examination of genre and extend it to also look at plot features associated with each type of film.  We will examine the short film, 'Plot Device', that parody's the various film making styles we have come to expect in certain genres.


Then take a look at the 'Behind the Scenes' video to expand your knowledge and understanding of how some of these genre styles were made.

You will then complete the following:

1. A table that records the use of filmic techniques for each genre covered.
2. A paragraph in which you explain your understanding of genre and how they are created by filmmakers.

Friday - Period 5

Representation of Ideas by Filmmakers

Today we will look at how filmmakers use film techniques and styles to bring us ideas.  We will look at the original 'Mary Poppins' movie trailer and brainstorm the type of characters and emotions the filmmaker wants us to experience.  Watch this trailer below.

Then you will watch a remixed version that changes our experiences of these characters and the emotions they (and we) feel.  Watch this version below.

Once you have completed your viewing you need to complete the following:

1. Create a sub-page on your Weebly called 'Film Representation'.
2. Embed both of the above videos on this page.
3. Underneath each video describe the characters and the emotions felt by the audience.
4. Then record (in point form) HOW the filmmaker achieved this.  Consider camera shots and angles, music, editing, captions, etc.

Week 10 Term 3

This week we will commence a film unit where we will revise and extend the film knowledge you have gained since Year 7.  If you intend to study in Years 11 & 12 this will be important preparation for you.  Tasks for this week:

Revision

1. Create a new page on your Weebly titled 'Film'
2. Insert the mind map below on this page.
3. Choose 10 terms from the mind map and below it make a list of your own definitions of these terms.

Genre

1. View a range of movie trailers as a class group and participate in discussion about what genre/s they belong to and the conventions used to indicate that genre.
2. Create a sub-page called 'Film Genre'
3. Select a movie trailer of your own choosing and embed it on this new page.  Below the video list the genre/s and the features used by the filmmaker from that genre.  (Record your answer in point form.)

Friday - Period 3

Close Study of Film - in our final lessons for 2010 you will undertake a close study of a Tropfest film.  View all the films below and choose ONE as the subject of your study.

Your initial task is to compose a series of questions (that you also answer in detail) using the questioning circles model (see diagram on classroom wall).

Then undertake a second viewing in which you make notes about the film techniques employed, the meaning they create, the effectiveness of them, and how they develop the themes.

We will revise a close study of text program through a short film - 'The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello'.  Pay attention to the areas of focus, discussion of theme, analysis of filmic techniques and mise en scene, etc as a model for your own study in Week 8.