AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19:
- Watch Skyfall
- Complete editing guide
- Go over editing assignment
- When complete, work on class questionnaire and/or editing assignment
HOMEWORK
- Editing assignment due 1/3
- Editing terms test on 1/7
- Final Paper and Test - TBA
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13:
- Review notes on Montage, Cross-Cutting, and Jump Cut
- Montage Example
- Cross-cutting Example
- Jump Cut Example
- Go over Skyfall screening guide
- Begin Skyfall
AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11:
- Finish Jaws
- Discussion - screening guide
AGENDA FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 9:
- Begin Jaws
- Work on Jaws screening guide
HOMEWORK
- Sound project due by tonight at 11:59pm!
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5:
- Take Sound Test
- If incomplete, continue working on sound project
- Due to snow days, will be due by Mon 12/9
- Editing Notes and Discussion
- Start Jaws (if time)
HOMEWORK
- Sound project due by Monday!
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26:
- Sound Unit Test
- Work on sound projects, due Monday
- When tests are complete, screening day?
HOMEWORK
- Sound project due Tuesday, 12/3
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22:
HOMEWORK
- Sound Unit Test on Tuesday (tentatively)
- Sound Project due Monday, 12/2
AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20:
- WeVideo tutorial, follow-along
- Tips for writing a script
- Formatting
- Celtx, (or best you can in a Word Doc)
- Group work:
- Please submit a rough script by the end of the day!
- Once complete your script, begin work on audio project
HOMEWORK
- Complete script for sound project by 11:59pm (submit on Google Classroom)
- Sound Unit Test on TUESDAY
- Sound Project due MONDAY, 12/2
AGENDA FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18:
HOMEWORK
- Movie Trailer Script due on Wednesday, 11/20
- Sound Unit Test on Tuesday, 11/26
- Sound Project due on Monday, 12/2
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14:
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12:
- Continue watching Singin' in the Rain
- Viewing Guide Debrief
- Work on Mise-en-Scene paper (if time)
HOMEWORK
- Mise-en-scene paper due on Thursday
AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 5, 2019:
- Go over Mise-en-Scene paper
- Mise-en-Scene Test
- When complete the test, work on mise-en-scene paper
- Choose film/TV episode
- Pick 5 shots, and 1 element per shot to write about
- 5 Paragraphs
- You may watch your chosen film on your devices ONLY if you are using ear phones
- If time: begin sound unit, notes
HOMEWORK:
- Mise-en-scene paper due Thursday, Nov. 14
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1:
- Continue Star Wars and work on viewing guide
- Class discussion: colors in Star Wars
- Review session for Tuesday's test
HOMEWORK
- Study for mise-en-scene test on TUESDAY
AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30:
- Film colors notes
- Go over screening guide
- Watch Star Wars
HOMEWORK
- Study for mise-en-scene test on Tuesday (new date)!
AGENDA FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 28:
HOMEWORK
- Study mise-en-scene notes for test on Friday!
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24:
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22:
- Share "10 shots" activity
- Review: mise-en-scene so far
- Finish watching Edward Scissorhands
- Go over screening guide
- Notes on compositions (if time)
- Begin Alice (if time)
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18:
- Go over screening guide
- Begin Edward Scissorhands
- Next week: sharing "10 shot" projects!
HOMEWORK:
- Get "10 shot" assignments in asap, if not complete
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10:
- Quick review of terms
- Take cinematography test
- When complete test:
- Complete/work on storyboards, submit ASAP!
- Mise-en-scene notes, examples
HOMEWORK:
- "10 shots" summative due by tonight at 11:59pm
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8:
- Jeopardy review game!
- Winning team gets extra credit on their cinematography test
- Any time that is left, work with your group mates on your "10 shots" project
HOMEWORK:
- "10 Shots" project due Thursday!
- Cinematography test on Thursday!
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4:
- Continue watching Interstellar
- Work on camera movement guide
HOMEWORK:
- "10 shots" project due by Tuesday, October 8th
- Storyboards MUST be completed first
- Cinematography Unit Test on Thursday, October 10th
- Study guide on Google Classroom
AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2:
- Return storyboards; keep if conference necessary
- Continue watching Interstellar
- Work on Camera Movement guide
HOMEWORK:
- "10 shots" project due by Tuesday, October 8th
- Storyboards MUST be completed first
- Cinematography Unit Test on Thursday, October 10th
- Study guide on Google Classroom
AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:
- Hand back work and collect storyboards
- Intro to camera movement
- Hand out sheet, begin Interstellar
HOMEWORK
- Complete storyboards if unfinished.
- "10 Shots" project due by October 8th (storyboards need to be in FIRST)
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26:
- Finish Rear Window
- Complete screening guide
- Go over "10 shots" project
- Work on treatment and storyboards for project
HOMEWORK
- Treatment for project due by Monday, September 30
- Storyboard due by Wednesday, October 2
- Final project due by Tuesday, October 8
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24:
- Rear Window: Recap
- Continue watching Rear Window
- Work on Rear Window screening guide
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20:
- Review Shot Types
- Go over viewing guide
- Watch Rear Window
AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
- Super-quick pre-test review
- TEST
- When done, pick up a "movie shot" and answer the following:
- "What do you think is going on in this scene?"
- "Why do you think the director chose to place the camera here?"
- When tests are all completed, we'll share begin our next unit
- Intro to Cinematography
- Shot Lengths
- Camera Angles
- Analyzing Shots exercise (take notes, what shots do you notice?)
AGENDA FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16:
- Finish Citizen Kane
- Mini-lesson on non-narrative films
- Kahoot Review!
- Linear Narratives, Non-linear Narratives, and Non-Narratives
- Test on Wednesday on Narrative films!
HOMEWORK:
- Prepare for test on Wednesday
AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12:
- Finish watching Citizen Kane
- Screening Guide due at the end of the screening!
- Extras: If time is left:
HOMEWORK
- On Monday, we will have a quick summative reviewing the difference between linear and nonlinear films.
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10:
- Introduction to non-linear storytelling
- Examples of non-linear movies: Rashomon, Memento, Forrest Gump
- Information on Citizen Kane
- Watch Citizen Kane
- Fill in screening guide - due at the end of the film!
AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6:
- Complete Back to the Future
- Discuss each act, reflect on hero's journey
- Complete, hand in assignment
- Extra short, if time: Time Freak
AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4:
- Brief introduction of the film and hero's journey
- Watch Back to the Future up to Act One
- Complete Act One in story breakdown worksheet
- Continue watching film
- End of class, please pass back in your worksheets
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29:
- Go over class rules
- Cell phone policy, bathroom, etc.
- Google classroom
- First Lesson: Film Narratives
- What is a narrative? (Notes)
- Watch "The Dam Keeper"
- Discuss how the film shows the "hero's journey"
HOMEWORK
