"Things to Do" List (Film Studies)
Join the KCI Film Studies group on Facebook
Upload films to google drive and share with snyder271@gmail.com
OR if that's taking a while, just message me on facebook (but don't friend me)
DUE Thursday September 28 - FILM TREATMENT - just write a story in script format! (Here's a sample to see what the finished product generally looks like.)
Upload films to google drive and share with snyder271@gmail.com
OR if that's taking a while, just message me on facebook (but don't friend me)
DUE Thursday September 28 - FILM TREATMENT - just write a story in script format! (Here's a sample to see what the finished product generally looks like.)
What We Did Today
Mon. Sept. 25 - Tues. Sept 26
- watch a film
Thurs. Sept. 21
- look at the writing exercise
- discuss the first major movie project - writing a film treatment
Wed. Sept. 20
- last shot-for-shot
- review of everything so far
- quiz - open book
- look at ACT I - how to start a film
- writing exercise - write an Act 1 - introduce characters and a problem
Tues. Sept. 19
- look at shot-for-shot films
- look at suspence
Mon. Sept. 18
- do shot-for-shot storyboards and film
- look at storyboards of Rushmore - start at 7:22, and No Country for Old Men
Fri. Sept. 15
- finish looking at camera terms
- count and name shots in a short video
- storyboarding - what is it - The Red String video and storyboard
- shot-for-shot assignment: storyboard a short clip and then film
Thurs. Sept. 14
- discuss The Wolfpack
- look at camera terms (handout illustrated)
Tues. Sept. 12 - Wed. Sept. 13
- watch The Wolfpack
- work on a handout in groups
Mon. Sept. 11
- watch class monologues
- watch Hitch a Ride
- what makes for a good or bad film? - NOTE
Fri. Sept. 8
- watch some hollywood monologues
- watch Urban Spectre - best bits and room for improvement?
Thurs. Sept. 7
- monologue filming in groups
- watch some famous monologues looking for blocking, rule of thirds, emotional range
Wed. Sept. 6
- get to know you exercise
- monologue - discussion of filming, directing, and acting
Tues. Sept. 5
- get the course outline (handout)
- overview of the course
- watch a film
Thurs. Sept. 21
- look at the writing exercise
- discuss the first major movie project - writing a film treatment
Wed. Sept. 20
- last shot-for-shot
- review of everything so far
- quiz - open book
- look at ACT I - how to start a film
- writing exercise - write an Act 1 - introduce characters and a problem
Tues. Sept. 19
- look at shot-for-shot films
- look at suspence
Mon. Sept. 18
- do shot-for-shot storyboards and film
- look at storyboards of Rushmore - start at 7:22, and No Country for Old Men
Fri. Sept. 15
- finish looking at camera terms
- count and name shots in a short video
- storyboarding - what is it - The Red String video and storyboard
- shot-for-shot assignment: storyboard a short clip and then film
Thurs. Sept. 14
- discuss The Wolfpack
- look at camera terms (handout illustrated)
Tues. Sept. 12 - Wed. Sept. 13
- watch The Wolfpack
- work on a handout in groups
Mon. Sept. 11
- watch class monologues
- watch Hitch a Ride
- what makes for a good or bad film? - NOTE
Fri. Sept. 8
- watch some hollywood monologues
- watch Urban Spectre - best bits and room for improvement?
Thurs. Sept. 7
- monologue filming in groups
- watch some famous monologues looking for blocking, rule of thirds, emotional range
Wed. Sept. 6
- get to know you exercise
- monologue - discussion of filming, directing, and acting
Tues. Sept. 5
- get the course outline (handout)
- overview of the course
