"Things to Do" List (Film Studies)
Final Marks are on your marksheets!!
OVERDUE:
- history project -- let me know if you want a paper copy
- Film Critique project
- major films - FILM GROUPS: Film #2
- if overdue projects aren't received by Wed. Jan. 22, you'll be signed up for Student Success during the exam schedule to finish the course enough to get the credit
(i.e. I'll only take work after that if you're below a 50 in the course)
Thurs. Jan. 23 - FINAL EXAM - in class
Every few days until the end --> Spotlight Discussions - last day TODAY!
What We Did Today
Pinned Links: Talking about Film (vocab); Camera Terms (illustrated); Scriptwriting (Act I, II, III); Editing Terms (with a video); Treatment Template; using Premier Pro and using iMovie to edit; developing character traits;
Mon. Jan. 20 - Tues. Jan. 21
- Spotlight #5 - What's Up Doc? - LAST CHANCE!
Wed. Jan. 15 - Fri. Jan. 17
- Spotlight #4 - Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse
- watch finished films
Mon. Jan. 13 - Tues. Jan. 14
- final work period to finish the film
Wed. Jan. 8 - Fri. Jan. 10
- Parasite (here's a character list to help with names)
Mon. Jan. 6 - Tues. Jan. 7
- work period - film, edit, or history project
Thurs. Dec. 19
- work period: filming, editing, and/or history project
Mon. Dec. 16 - Tues. Dec. 17
- another spotlight movie - A Christmas Story
Wed. Dec. 11 - Fri. Dec. 13
- Terminator 2
Thurs. Dec. 5 - Tues. Dec. 10
- in-class film-prep and filming days
Mon. Dec. 2 - Tues. Dec. 3
- last handout!! - Paper Moon
Wed. Nov. 27 - Fri. Nov. 29
- work on storyboards
Tues. Nov. 26
- take up Modern Times
- look at proposed film groups
Mon. Nov. 25
- film pitches - FYI: car commercial that's a complete story
Thurs. Nov. 21 - Fri. Nov. 22
- finish discussing the history of film
- start a silent film: Modern Times
Wed. Nov. 20
- discussed Grand Budapest Hotel
- look at history project and the history of film
Mon. Nov. 18 - Tues. Nov. 19
- focus on dialogue in The Grand Budapest Hotel (time to answer on Tuesday, it's DUE Tuesday night, then we'll discuss it on Wednesday during class)
Thurs. Nov. 14
- quick quiz on characterization
- a bit on dialogue
- time to work on your film treatment
Wed. Nov. 13
- copy and share the Treatment Template --> hash out an OUTLINE focusing on character development - here are character traits that might help
Tues. Nov. 12
- discussion of Three Billboards
- creating film characters based on three random traits - exercise
Mon. Nov. 11
- discussion of how marks are calculated - we're only 30% of the way through!
- discussion of what's acceptable in a high school vs in the film industry
- Is Three Billboards racist (uses "figleafs" to make it seem okay to use racist language) or will it help stop racism?? --> Do movies have a social responsibility?
Thurs. Nov. 7 - Fri. Nov. 8
- quiz on film terms
- watch Three Billboards
Wed. Nov. 6
- watch student films
- middle of Three Billboards
Tues. Nov. 5
- discuss Get Out
- start Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Thurs. Oct. 31 - Mon. Nov. 4
- edit in 175
Tues. Oct. 29 - Wed. Oct. 30
- watch Get Out in class (assignment here - DUE Sun. Nov. 3)
Mon. Oct. 28
- editing in room 175 --> how to use Premier Pro
- FIRST - download all footage to Drive D (not H - or it slows down everything)
Wed. Oct. 23 - Thurs. Oct. 24
- filming days
Mon. Oct. 21 - Tues. Oct 22
- Singing in the Rain - handout here
Wed. Oct. 16 - Fri. Oct. 18
- work on solidifying the treatment; dividing into sections; and storyboarding
Tues. Oct. 15
- solidify film groups and read through the script (copied and shared by the writer of the treatment)
Fri. Oct. 11
- pitch your film!
- choose which film to focus on for the major film project
Thurs. Oct. 10
- reminder --> film treatments were due yesterday - at least send me a title and synopsis of a film you'd like to make!!
- Hot Fuzz handout and discussion
Tues. Oct. 8 - Wed. Oct. 9
- watch Hot Fuzz
Mon. Oct. 7
- reminder about film treatments - due Wednesday! and pitches on Thursday
- take up quiz #2
- watch PSAs
- look at elements of comedy
Fri. Oct. 4
- write endings of stories
- look at a film treatment and example
Thurs. Oct. 3
- QUIZ
- Act I - group A; group B; group C; group D
Wed. Oct. 2
- finish editing
Tues. Oct. 1
- finish filming - EDIT the PSA individually
Mon. Sept. 30
- film PSA
Fri. Sept. 27
- start PSA assignment
Thurs. Sept. 26
- finish discussing Charade
- discuss when it's okay to steal from another movie (homage vs plagiarism) - here are some examples you can check out
- look at editing terms and techniques
Wed. Sept. 25
- Charade handouts (in groups - shared in your drive) and discussion
Mon. Sept. 23 - Tues. Sept 24
- the most Hitchcock film that isn't Hitchcock - watch for Hitchcock elements!
Thurs. Sept. 19
- take up quiz (Answers here)
- look at Hitchcock short - discuss Act I, II, III
- elements of a Hitchcock film
Wed. Sept. 18
- quiz
- look at Act I, II, and III in "Pickle Rick" episode
- look at Act I from a few movies - how quickly basic characters and the inciting incident are presented at the very start of films
Tues. Sept. 17
- watch shot-for-shot videos
- discuss scriptwriting: logline, Act I, Act II, Act III
- watch short films to look for Acts I, II, and III
Mon. Sept. 16
- discuss The Wolfpack - write directly on the doc for your group here:
Group 1; Group 2; Group 3; Group 4; Group 5; Group 6
Fri. Sept. 13
- finish shot-for-shot assignment
- finish watching The Wolfpack
Thurs. Sept. 12
- watch The Wolfpack
Wed. Sept. 11
- finish storyboarding practice
- start Shot-for-Shot assignment
Tues. Sept. 10
- mistakes in film --> how to make it work for you
- more on storyboarding (Rushmore and No Country for Old Men)
- do an example together (storyboard)
- storyboard a short film in groups of 1, 2, or 3 (self-chosen) --> to hand in!
Mon. Sept. 9
- watch the monologues
- watch and critique more short films
- go over camera terms --> missing rack focus clip here
- look at storyboarding films
Fri. Sept. 6
- what makes a film good/bad --> start a list of useful words and phrases
- watch and critique short films
Thurs. Sept. 5
- Assignment 1: The Monologue - done entirely during this period
Wed. Sept. 4
- scavenger hunt about film
- how to load film clips to a google drive folder --> important!
FIRST make sure your phone is on the school's wifi
1. make a folder "Film Studies" - and a folder inside that "practice film upload"
2. get Google Drive app on your phone
3. take a 2-second video of anything
4. click on it --> drive --> my drive --> name of folder --> save here --> upload
5. check the folder to see if the clip uploaded
- discuss monologue assignment
- a bit on basic lighting and framing of shots - how framing can affect mood
Tues. Sept. 3
- get the course outline (handout)
- discuss the website and marksheet --> this is a sample marksheet - you'll each have your own, shared to your drive, by the end of the night
- overview of the course
Mon. Jan. 20 - Tues. Jan. 21
- Spotlight #5 - What's Up Doc? - LAST CHANCE!
Wed. Jan. 15 - Fri. Jan. 17
- Spotlight #4 - Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse
- watch finished films
Mon. Jan. 13 - Tues. Jan. 14
- final work period to finish the film
Wed. Jan. 8 - Fri. Jan. 10
- Parasite (here's a character list to help with names)
Mon. Jan. 6 - Tues. Jan. 7
- work period - film, edit, or history project
Thurs. Dec. 19
- work period: filming, editing, and/or history project
Mon. Dec. 16 - Tues. Dec. 17
- another spotlight movie - A Christmas Story
Wed. Dec. 11 - Fri. Dec. 13
- Terminator 2
Thurs. Dec. 5 - Tues. Dec. 10
- in-class film-prep and filming days
Mon. Dec. 2 - Tues. Dec. 3
- last handout!! - Paper Moon
Wed. Nov. 27 - Fri. Nov. 29
- work on storyboards
Tues. Nov. 26
- take up Modern Times
- look at proposed film groups
Mon. Nov. 25
- film pitches - FYI: car commercial that's a complete story
Thurs. Nov. 21 - Fri. Nov. 22
- finish discussing the history of film
- start a silent film: Modern Times
Wed. Nov. 20
- discussed Grand Budapest Hotel
- look at history project and the history of film
Mon. Nov. 18 - Tues. Nov. 19
- focus on dialogue in The Grand Budapest Hotel (time to answer on Tuesday, it's DUE Tuesday night, then we'll discuss it on Wednesday during class)
Thurs. Nov. 14
- quick quiz on characterization
- a bit on dialogue
- time to work on your film treatment
Wed. Nov. 13
- copy and share the Treatment Template --> hash out an OUTLINE focusing on character development - here are character traits that might help
Tues. Nov. 12
- discussion of Three Billboards
- creating film characters based on three random traits - exercise
Mon. Nov. 11
- discussion of how marks are calculated - we're only 30% of the way through!
- discussion of what's acceptable in a high school vs in the film industry
- Is Three Billboards racist (uses "figleafs" to make it seem okay to use racist language) or will it help stop racism?? --> Do movies have a social responsibility?
Thurs. Nov. 7 - Fri. Nov. 8
- quiz on film terms
- watch Three Billboards
Wed. Nov. 6
- watch student films
- middle of Three Billboards
Tues. Nov. 5
- discuss Get Out
- start Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Thurs. Oct. 31 - Mon. Nov. 4
- edit in 175
Tues. Oct. 29 - Wed. Oct. 30
- watch Get Out in class (assignment here - DUE Sun. Nov. 3)
Mon. Oct. 28
- editing in room 175 --> how to use Premier Pro
- FIRST - download all footage to Drive D (not H - or it slows down everything)
Wed. Oct. 23 - Thurs. Oct. 24
- filming days
Mon. Oct. 21 - Tues. Oct 22
- Singing in the Rain - handout here
Wed. Oct. 16 - Fri. Oct. 18
- work on solidifying the treatment; dividing into sections; and storyboarding
Tues. Oct. 15
- solidify film groups and read through the script (copied and shared by the writer of the treatment)
Fri. Oct. 11
- pitch your film!
- choose which film to focus on for the major film project
Thurs. Oct. 10
- reminder --> film treatments were due yesterday - at least send me a title and synopsis of a film you'd like to make!!
- Hot Fuzz handout and discussion
Tues. Oct. 8 - Wed. Oct. 9
- watch Hot Fuzz
Mon. Oct. 7
- reminder about film treatments - due Wednesday! and pitches on Thursday
- take up quiz #2
- watch PSAs
- look at elements of comedy
Fri. Oct. 4
- write endings of stories
- look at a film treatment and example
Thurs. Oct. 3
- QUIZ
- Act I - group A; group B; group C; group D
Wed. Oct. 2
- finish editing
Tues. Oct. 1
- finish filming - EDIT the PSA individually
Mon. Sept. 30
- film PSA
Fri. Sept. 27
- start PSA assignment
Thurs. Sept. 26
- finish discussing Charade
- discuss when it's okay to steal from another movie (homage vs plagiarism) - here are some examples you can check out
- look at editing terms and techniques
Wed. Sept. 25
- Charade handouts (in groups - shared in your drive) and discussion
Mon. Sept. 23 - Tues. Sept 24
- the most Hitchcock film that isn't Hitchcock - watch for Hitchcock elements!
Thurs. Sept. 19
- take up quiz (Answers here)
- look at Hitchcock short - discuss Act I, II, III
- elements of a Hitchcock film
Wed. Sept. 18
- quiz
- look at Act I, II, and III in "Pickle Rick" episode
- look at Act I from a few movies - how quickly basic characters and the inciting incident are presented at the very start of films
Tues. Sept. 17
- watch shot-for-shot videos
- discuss scriptwriting: logline, Act I, Act II, Act III
- watch short films to look for Acts I, II, and III
Mon. Sept. 16
- discuss The Wolfpack - write directly on the doc for your group here:
Group 1; Group 2; Group 3; Group 4; Group 5; Group 6
Fri. Sept. 13
- finish shot-for-shot assignment
- finish watching The Wolfpack
Thurs. Sept. 12
- watch The Wolfpack
Wed. Sept. 11
- finish storyboarding practice
- start Shot-for-Shot assignment
Tues. Sept. 10
- mistakes in film --> how to make it work for you
- more on storyboarding (Rushmore and No Country for Old Men)
- do an example together (storyboard)
- storyboard a short film in groups of 1, 2, or 3 (self-chosen) --> to hand in!
Mon. Sept. 9
- watch the monologues
- watch and critique more short films
- go over camera terms --> missing rack focus clip here
- look at storyboarding films
Fri. Sept. 6
- what makes a film good/bad --> start a list of useful words and phrases
- watch and critique short films
Thurs. Sept. 5
- Assignment 1: The Monologue - done entirely during this period
Wed. Sept. 4
- scavenger hunt about film
- how to load film clips to a google drive folder --> important!
FIRST make sure your phone is on the school's wifi
1. make a folder "Film Studies" - and a folder inside that "practice film upload"
2. get Google Drive app on your phone
3. take a 2-second video of anything
4. click on it --> drive --> my drive --> name of folder --> save here --> upload
5. check the folder to see if the clip uploaded
- discuss monologue assignment
- a bit on basic lighting and framing of shots - how framing can affect mood
Tues. Sept. 3
- get the course outline (handout)
- discuss the website and marksheet --> this is a sample marksheet - you'll each have your own, shared to your drive, by the end of the night
- overview of the course