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| LESSON | TOPIC | ACTIVITIES | RESOURCES | HOMEWORK / INDEPENDENT STUDY |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION Establishing plot, narrative | Watch extract with sound removed – students provide dialogue Watch extracts. What elements make up a plot / narrative? How is character being established> Plot? Narrative? Students make own notes - group discussions. Plan / film sample dialogue | Some Like it Hot Trainspotting Moritz, pp 7-27 | Forum on best plots in film - students contribute. Check here first. |
| 2 | Establishing character | Create character for a given genre. Brainstorm some things that character might say. Plan Analysis of Reservoir Dogs (practice for Individual Oral presentations) | Opening of Reservoir Dogs Opening of American Beauty | |
| 3 | Characterisation 2 – the monologue | Create one minute monologue for given situation. Record as podcast (or film) post on website. | Monologue – Taxi Driver Alan Bennett Monologues Host podcast here | Write evaluation of monologue. Include proposals for filming - camera, location, lighting. |
| 4 | Different Styles | Analyse different styles of UK and US sitcom Try writing an additional scene for a sitcom as a group (Google Docs…) | Britcom vs American sitcom (‘typical’ examples) TVOTI (link on sisfilm) –Friends, Father Ted | |
| 5/6 | Planning the script – narrative theory, narrative arcs | Reduce chosen movie to plot and sub-plots Students represent plot graphically in terms of narrative arcs Create group notes on narrative theory and post on this site. | Movies, in 30 seconds, performed by bunnies. Use handout from ‘Everything Bad is Good for You’ Collaborative notemaking site. | Choose a sitcom and represent it graphically, incorporating blocked and continual narratives |
| 7/8 | Shooting dialogue | Script and shoot own dialogue OPTIONAL – multicam shoot. | CD Rom on film technique Multicam notes Introduction to multicam (video - very helpful) | Work on film |
| 9 | Narrative / script in documentary | Debate – is documentary scripted? Should it be? | ‘Bowling for Columbine’ ‘High School’ | Proposal for own documentary |
| 10 | Pitch proposal for documentary Students offer feedback / ideas | Post proposal on this website |
Please note: students doing STANDARD level - the parts in red are what you MUST make sure you have watched or done! There are notes, extracts and other goodies on this site which should help you. PLEASE make sure you say something if you're not sure what to do!
By the end of this sequence of lessons, you should be...
- reasonably sure about the topic of your documentary
- starting to discuss ideas for your coursework film
- able to discuss narratives in terms of theory and structures
- capable of filming dialogue, possibly using a multicam set-up.
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