Film Intro
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FILM INTROThe Power & Components of Film
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Last Week’s Objectives Become familiar with a variety of
internet tools Become familiar with social media’s
usefulness Revolutions started from it Businesses use it Prospective employees use it to promote
themselves Set up your blog and get your blog task
Write at least 5 posts of at least 150 words each
Focus should not solely be personal, but should be broad enough to interest outside audience
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This Week’s Objectives Understand the power and components
of film Become better at analyzing and
critiquing film
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Today
Review some more elements of blog – privacy settings, sharing, etc.
Review films that have impacted us & why
Analyze 1 clip in layers
Understand more aspects of blogging
Understand the power of film
Understand some components
Activities Objectives
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Announcements Get your blog critiques in pronto
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Polls & video
Activity #1: More blog features
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Project Details At least 6 posts about a topic that would
interest an outside audience (not solely personal) Should reflect proper grammar &
mechanics Should have a “voice” – be stylistic and
interesting Span a number of days Includes at least 2 videos and 3 pictures Includes 5 links to other pages A widget/gadget
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The power of film
Activity #2: Think, Pair, Share
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“A picture is worth a thousand words”
Film’s Power
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The Power of Film In what different ways does film (an
intentional visual narrative) have power?
To answer this question, let’s look at your favorite films… Think of three movies that you’ve seen in the
course of your life. What emotions did that movie have you
experience? Here’s a list to help you out: happy, sad, angry, reflective, depressed, excited, scared…
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The Power of Film
Your Favorite Films Impact on you Impact on
culture
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Tools of FilmHow did these film/visual narratives make you experience these feelings?
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Practice in film analysisYou have all been asked in English classes before to interpret symbols in written texts.Now I’m going to ask you to interpret a visual text. There will be no words, only the moving image.
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Practice in Film AnalysisYour Task
Describe what you see first—use as many descriptive words as you can—think of visual elements: lighting, camera movement, camera angle, props, etc.Record the feelings the image evokes in you.Jot down some ideas of what interpretive message the moving image could communicate.
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The Moving Image Gets More Layers
Now we’ll add actors, dialogue and action to the scene.What message does this altered scene communicate. Does it change your interpretation?
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Film = Visual StorytellingThe filmmaker and the audience negotiate a shared experience: sharing in the construction and meaning of the narrative.
the filmmaker’s story (the story told / the plot)
the audience member’s story (the story perceived / the total effect)
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Film’s Intent• Tell a story• Kennett’s story definition:
• Somebody / characters• doing something• at some place and time
• The story is the centerpiece• Shots, dialogue,
lighting, editing, sound serve the story
Conflict/Action +Setting =
STORY
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Film = Visual StorytellingThe filmmaker takes the audience “by the brain” and shows us a storyThe story is told through what we see and hear immediatelyFilmmaking (a.k.a. constructing visual narratives) is a highly intentional act.
“Nothing in a mainstream narrative is there by accident.” --Jill Nelmes
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The Tools of Film
settingprops costume performance
lightingcamera editing
sound
mise en scene
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What is Film?“The cinema is the greatest means of expression ever invented. But it is an illusion more powerful than any others, and it should therefore be in the hands of the magicians and wizards who can bring it to life.”
-- King Vidor, American director of 61 feature
films between 1913 - 1959
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Intro Film ActivityIn your brand spankin’ new journal, reflect on the various types of films that you’ve seen and jot down your response to this question…
In what different ways does film have power?
How can it be…Destructive? Constructive? Instructive? Inspirational?
Think of a film example that would support your points.