Cinematography: Rear Window

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20:

• Review Shot Types
• Go over viewing guide
• Begin Rear Window

Narrative Terms Test

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18:

• Narrative Terms Test
• When complete, 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?
• (If finished, wrap up treatment assignment)
• When tests are all handed in, we'll begin our next unit
• Intro to Cinematography
• Shot Lengths
• Camera Angles
• Analyzing Shots exercise (take notes, what shots do you notice?)
• Jurassic Park
• Ice Age
• Predator
• You pick?

Narrative Unit: Review and Treatment Assignment

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14:

• Narrative Terms Kahoot
• Go over treatment assignment
• Work on treatment assignment

HOMEWORK

• Narrative Terms Test on Tuesday
• Treatment assignment due by Tuesday, 2/18 @midnight

Narrative Unit: Finish Kane, Non-narratives

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12:

• Review Citizen Kane
• Finish screening
• Complete and go over Citizen Kane story guide
• Extras:
• Trailer
• Downfall of Orson Welles...
• Jack Black
• Mini lesson on non-narrative films:
• A film without a story
• "An Optical Poem"
• "Mothlight"
• "Weapon of Choice" - is it non-narrative?
• CLIP from Koyaanisqatsi

HOMEWORK:

• Narrative Terms Unit Test on Tuesday, 2/18
• Study Guide on Google Classroom

Narrative Unit: Citizen Kane (cont.)

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10:

• Review Citizen Kane
• Continue screening
• Complete and go over Citizen Kane story guide
• Extras: If time is left:
• Trailer
• Downfall of Orson Welles...
• Jack Black

Narrative Unit: Citizen Kane

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4:

• 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!