"Things to Do" List (Film Studies)
Final Films for Your Viewing Pleasure:
School Night
2 Minutes 'Til
Paint it Black
Marks are finalized --> for each term, I made your highest mark out of 40, then 30, 20, 10, and dropped your lowest mark to increase the marks despite the number of neglected assignments! The median is 72% (half the class has more than that, and half has less than that), and the range is 42% to 98%.
Have a great summer, and make sure to sign up for film again next year!
School Night
2 Minutes 'Til
Paint it Black
Marks are finalized --> for each term, I made your highest mark out of 40, then 30, 20, 10, and dropped your lowest mark to increase the marks despite the number of neglected assignments! The median is 72% (half the class has more than that, and half has less than that), and the range is 42% to 98%.
Have a great summer, and make sure to sign up for film again next year!
What We Did Today
Tues. June 18 - Wed. June 19
- final film - last chance to add to the conversation
Mon. June 17
- final test - sequences are here:
1. Death at a Funeral - casket scene
2. Terminator 2 - elevator scene
3. Charade - phone booth scene
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel - cliff scene
5. Paper Moon - sale scene
Wed. June 12 - Fri. June 14
- work period
--> FINISH those films!! - do the storyboards now if you haven't done them yet!
--> work on the film critique of any film that we didn't watch
--> do that history project that was due June 11th
--> study for the test on Monday
Mon. June 10 - Tues June 11
- 4th Spotlight: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Thurs. June 6 - Fri. June 7
- work periods
Tues June 4 - Wed. June 5
- 3rd Spotlight: Get Out
Mon. June 3
- work period
Thurs. May 30 - Fri. May 31
- 2nd Spotlight: The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tues. May 28 - Wed. May 29
- filmmaking
Mon. May 27
- finish T2 - 1st Spotlight
Fri. May 24
- middle of Terminator 2
Thurs. May 24
- work period
Wed. May 23
- 1st Spotlight: start Terminator 2
Tues. May 22
- work period
Thurs. May 15 - Fri. May 17
- watch and discuss Run Lola Run
Mon. May 13 - Wed. May 15
- filmmaking work periods
Fri. May 10
- discuss Paper Moon
Wed. May 8 - Thurs. May 9
- discuss Spotlight project
- Paper Moon
Tues. May 7
- storyboarding time
Mon. May 6
- quiz
- film groups --> divide and storyboard
Thurs. May 2 - Fri. May 3
- watch and discuss Modern Times
- look at groups for Film #2
Wed. May 1
- film pitches (see choices here)
Tues. April 30
- discuss Grand Budapest Hotel
- time to finish treatments
Mon. April 29
- look at a portion of the history of the film industry
Fri. April 26
- watch and discuss Charlie Awards films
Thurs. Apr. 25
- work period
Tues. Apr. 23 - Wed. Apr. 24
- watch The Grand Budapest Hotel --> handout of questions here
- while you watch, choose three quotations and explain what makes them work
- some quotations are here, and the whole script is here
Thurs. April 18
- take up the test more
- discuss characterization
- start writing the next script (see timeline above)
Wed. April 17
- watched the films: 900' Man and Abducted
- start discussing the quiz
Tues. April 16
- quiz
Mon. Apri 15
- finish films!
Mon. April 8 - Thurs. April 11
- finish filming and EDIT the final film
Wed. April 3 - Fri. Apr. 5
- FILM
Mon. April 1 - Tues. April 2
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (handout)
- FINISH storyboarding your major film, then work on the handout for this film
Fri. March 29
- storyboard the major film
- Blank storyboard template and you'll need to know the camera terms (here they are illustrated with examples)
Thurs. March 28
Filmmaking Checklist --> start the major film
Tues. March 26
- FINISH editing the PSA
- OR do the Charlie assignment
Mon. March 25
- PITCH your script to the class (30-60 seconds, from your seat - get us excited about making your movie!)
- COMMENT on and RANK the student film ideas (copy and share the doc)
Fri. March 22
- work period
Thurs. March 21
- FIRST - a bit about editing
- HOW TO EDIT - with WeVideo, with iMovie (library), or with Premier Pro (175)
- tips on shooting video on a phone
Wed. March 20
- work on PSA: storyboard, start filming
Tues. March 19
- PSA Project - vote on a pitch
Mon. March 18
- work on script treatment (copy and share with me - it's due today!), and here's a sample to see what it looks like finished (take out all the purple)
Thurs. March 7 - Fri. March 8
- watch Hot Fuzz
Wed. March 6
- look at another example copying a film: Death at a Funeral
Tues. March 5
- quiz - (watch Henrietta here)
- start a script treatment!! - write your OWN story using a copy of the template (there's a sample treatment above) - You can look at our writing exercises from last Friday for inspiration!!
Mon. March 4
- discuss Charade
- look at the stories and a script treatment assignment
- stealing vs honouring
Fri. March 1
- writing exercise: group by the blackboard; at the back; by the windows
Thurs. Feb. 28
- watch Shot-for-Shot videos
- review of Act I, II, III - and the Logline
- work on Charade handout
Tues. Feb. 26 - Wed. Feb. 27
- look at elements of a Hitchcock film (note)
- watch Charade
Mon. Feb. 25
- discuss Act I of a film with examples from a few films
- watch an Alfred Hitchcock short: "Together"
Thurs. Feb. 21 - Fri. Feb. 22
- finish storyboards
- Shot for Shot Assignment
Wed. Feb. 20
- shot terminology (handout)
- storyboard 10 consecutive shots of Gift (indicate from minute ___to ____)
Tues. Feb. 19
- assembly for grade 11 students
Fri. Feb. 15
- group assignment on The Philadelphia Story - copy the doc at the link
Wed. Feb. 13 - Thurs. Feb. 14
- watch The Philadelphia Story
Tues. Feb. 12
SNOW DAY
Mon. Feb. 11
- watch the monologues
- note on what's makes for a good short film
- watch and critique some old student films
Fri. Feb. 8
- more time for monologues
- if you're done, watch Urban Spector - what makes it good/bad
- look at what makes for a bad film
Thurs. Feb. 7
- short note on filming one individual
- monologue film shooting
Wed. Feb. 6
Snow Day
Tues. Feb. 5
- get the course outline (handout)
- discuss the website and marksheet
- overview of the course
- final film - last chance to add to the conversation
Mon. June 17
- final test - sequences are here:
1. Death at a Funeral - casket scene
2. Terminator 2 - elevator scene
3. Charade - phone booth scene
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel - cliff scene
5. Paper Moon - sale scene
Wed. June 12 - Fri. June 14
- work period
--> FINISH those films!! - do the storyboards now if you haven't done them yet!
--> work on the film critique of any film that we didn't watch
--> do that history project that was due June 11th
--> study for the test on Monday
Mon. June 10 - Tues June 11
- 4th Spotlight: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Thurs. June 6 - Fri. June 7
- work periods
Tues June 4 - Wed. June 5
- 3rd Spotlight: Get Out
Mon. June 3
- work period
Thurs. May 30 - Fri. May 31
- 2nd Spotlight: The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tues. May 28 - Wed. May 29
- filmmaking
Mon. May 27
- finish T2 - 1st Spotlight
Fri. May 24
- middle of Terminator 2
Thurs. May 24
- work period
Wed. May 23
- 1st Spotlight: start Terminator 2
Tues. May 22
- work period
Thurs. May 15 - Fri. May 17
- watch and discuss Run Lola Run
Mon. May 13 - Wed. May 15
- filmmaking work periods
Fri. May 10
- discuss Paper Moon
Wed. May 8 - Thurs. May 9
- discuss Spotlight project
- Paper Moon
Tues. May 7
- storyboarding time
Mon. May 6
- quiz
- film groups --> divide and storyboard
Thurs. May 2 - Fri. May 3
- watch and discuss Modern Times
- look at groups for Film #2
Wed. May 1
- film pitches (see choices here)
Tues. April 30
- discuss Grand Budapest Hotel
- time to finish treatments
Mon. April 29
- look at a portion of the history of the film industry
Fri. April 26
- watch and discuss Charlie Awards films
Thurs. Apr. 25
- work period
Tues. Apr. 23 - Wed. Apr. 24
- watch The Grand Budapest Hotel --> handout of questions here
- while you watch, choose three quotations and explain what makes them work
- some quotations are here, and the whole script is here
Thurs. April 18
- take up the test more
- discuss characterization
- start writing the next script (see timeline above)
Wed. April 17
- watched the films: 900' Man and Abducted
- start discussing the quiz
Tues. April 16
- quiz
Mon. Apri 15
- finish films!
Mon. April 8 - Thurs. April 11
- finish filming and EDIT the final film
Wed. April 3 - Fri. Apr. 5
- FILM
Mon. April 1 - Tues. April 2
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (handout)
- FINISH storyboarding your major film, then work on the handout for this film
Fri. March 29
- storyboard the major film
- Blank storyboard template and you'll need to know the camera terms (here they are illustrated with examples)
Thurs. March 28
Filmmaking Checklist --> start the major film
Tues. March 26
- FINISH editing the PSA
- OR do the Charlie assignment
Mon. March 25
- PITCH your script to the class (30-60 seconds, from your seat - get us excited about making your movie!)
- COMMENT on and RANK the student film ideas (copy and share the doc)
Fri. March 22
- work period
Thurs. March 21
- FIRST - a bit about editing
- HOW TO EDIT - with WeVideo, with iMovie (library), or with Premier Pro (175)
- tips on shooting video on a phone
Wed. March 20
- work on PSA: storyboard, start filming
Tues. March 19
- PSA Project - vote on a pitch
Mon. March 18
- work on script treatment (copy and share with me - it's due today!), and here's a sample to see what it looks like finished (take out all the purple)
Thurs. March 7 - Fri. March 8
- watch Hot Fuzz
Wed. March 6
- look at another example copying a film: Death at a Funeral
Tues. March 5
- quiz - (watch Henrietta here)
- start a script treatment!! - write your OWN story using a copy of the template (there's a sample treatment above) - You can look at our writing exercises from last Friday for inspiration!!
Mon. March 4
- discuss Charade
- look at the stories and a script treatment assignment
- stealing vs honouring
Fri. March 1
- writing exercise: group by the blackboard; at the back; by the windows
Thurs. Feb. 28
- watch Shot-for-Shot videos
- review of Act I, II, III - and the Logline
- work on Charade handout
Tues. Feb. 26 - Wed. Feb. 27
- look at elements of a Hitchcock film (note)
- watch Charade
Mon. Feb. 25
- discuss Act I of a film with examples from a few films
- watch an Alfred Hitchcock short: "Together"
Thurs. Feb. 21 - Fri. Feb. 22
- finish storyboards
- Shot for Shot Assignment
Wed. Feb. 20
- shot terminology (handout)
- storyboard 10 consecutive shots of Gift (indicate from minute ___to ____)
Tues. Feb. 19
- assembly for grade 11 students
Fri. Feb. 15
- group assignment on The Philadelphia Story - copy the doc at the link
Wed. Feb. 13 - Thurs. Feb. 14
- watch The Philadelphia Story
Tues. Feb. 12
SNOW DAY
Mon. Feb. 11
- watch the monologues
- note on what's makes for a good short film
- watch and critique some old student films
Fri. Feb. 8
- more time for monologues
- if you're done, watch Urban Spector - what makes it good/bad
- look at what makes for a bad film
Thurs. Feb. 7
- short note on filming one individual
- monologue film shooting
Wed. Feb. 6
Snow Day
Tues. Feb. 5
- get the course outline (handout)
- discuss the website and marksheet
- overview of the course