"Things to Do" List (Film Studies)
Wed. Dec. 4 (online) or start of class on Thursday (paper) - Paper Moon
FILM GROUPS: Film #2
√ Wed. Nov. 20 --> story / film treatment
√ Fri. Nov. 22 --> film pitch in class --> moved to Mon. Nov. 23
√ Fri. Nov. 29 --> storyboards
Dec. 4-11 - filming days
Dec. 12-17 - editing days (one day each - ONLY people editing)
Thurs. Dec. 19 --> rough cut of film
Jan. 7-10 --> final editing days (one day each - ONLY people editing)
Mon. Jan. 13 --> final film
Every few days until the end --> Spotlight Discussions
Mon. Jan. 6 - history project -- let me know if you want a paper copy
Mon. Jan. 20 - Film Critique project --> tell me your topic, so I don't do it for the Spotlight project!
FILM GROUPS: Film #2
√ Wed. Nov. 20 --> story / film treatment
√ Fri. Nov. 22 --> film pitch in class --> moved to Mon. Nov. 23
√ Fri. Nov. 29 --> storyboards
Dec. 4-11 - filming days
Dec. 12-17 - editing days (one day each - ONLY people editing)
Thurs. Dec. 19 --> rough cut of film
Jan. 7-10 --> final editing days (one day each - ONLY people editing)
Mon. Jan. 13 --> final film
Every few days until the end --> Spotlight Discussions
Mon. Jan. 6 - history project -- let me know if you want a paper copy
Mon. Jan. 20 - Film Critique project --> tell me your topic, so I don't do it for the Spotlight project!
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 to edit;
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
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