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"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
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(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!
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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
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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
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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
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- 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