After May 12th - Finish Presentations
Watch Student films from second semester:
"I Forgot to Take My Medicine"
Final on May 18/19
May 11/12
Student Films & PowerPoint Presentations Due!
Film Journals Due! - Journal Format
May 7-19
View Student Choice Films:
May 5/6
Finish Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Final Projects Due May 11/12
May 3/4
Step 2: Final PowerPoint due today
Begin Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
April 29/30
Finish The Game
Post-Viewing Discussion
April 27/28
Step 2: Final Film due today
Begin The Game
April 22/23
The Art of the Short
Short film festival
April 20/21
Finish Shaun of the Dead
Costume discussion
April 16/19
Horror Movie Mistake Discussion
Begin Shaun of the Dead
April 14/15
Finish The Cove
Follow-up Articles and Discussion
Final Essay: Documentary Review - Due April 20/21
April 12/13
Begin The Cove
April 8/9
Finish Dear Zachary - Discussion
The 3 Fold Aim of Documentary Film
Final Essay: Documentary Review - Due April 20/21
Step 1: Final Film Due Today
April 6/7
Bellringer: Vibes on Documentaries
Begin Dear Zachary
March 31/April 1
Finish Alien
Pair Work: The Conventions of Science Fiction Film
B-Day Western Film Review due
March 29/30
Begin Science Fiction: Alien
March 26 - B Day
"More" - short film - Symbolism Worksheet
March 24/25
Finish Tombstone - Discussion
Western Film Review due April 1 or 6
A-Day: Book vs. Movie Comparison due today, B-Day due 3/26
March 22/23
The Western - Characteristics
Begin Tombstone
March 10/11
Creative Writing Due
Finish Million Dollar Baby - Discussion
March 8/9
Revison Checklist - Creative writing final draft due next class
Mini-lesson: Sound in Film - Notes
View: Sound in Transformers
Practice: Complete this and discuss for The Hurt Locker clip
Begin: Million Dollar Baby - Fill out this for one scene
March 4/5
Creative Wrting Continued - Peer Review of 2nd section, finish rough draft for next class
Finish Dreamgirls
March 2/3
Creative Wrting Continued - Peer Review of 1st section, write 150-200 words for middle of story - Focus on Active verbs
Continue Dreamgirls
February 26/March 1
Creative Wrting Continued: Complete sequence chart and write 150-200 words for 1st 3 boxes - Focus on diaogue and detail
Begin Dreamgirls
February 24/25
Finish Big Fish - Discussion
Creative Writing Assignment: Prewriting map due next class
February 22/23
Begin Big Fish
February 19 A-Day
Finish Memento - Discussion
Inside Leonard's Head - Due Next Class
Film Noir Elements in Memento - due next class
February 18 B-Day
Discussion: Use of Color in Film: Mood, Meaning, and Symbolism
Watch these clips Do the Right Thing, The Pacific, Speed Racer, Coraline -
Watch The Red Balloon
See me for worksheet
February 17 A-Day
Begin Memento
February 16 B-Day
Watch: American Cinema - "Film Noir" - Packet
View Online here, but you might need to download player
Film Noir Elements in Memento - due next class
February 11 A-Day
Discussion: Use of Color in Film: Mood, Meaning, and Symbolism
Watch these clips Do the Right Thing, The Pacific, Speed Racer, Coraline -
Watch The Red Balloon
See me for worksheet
February 10 B-Day
Finish Memento - Discussion
Inside Leonard's Head - Due Next Class
February 9 A-Day - Snow Day
February 8 B-Day
Begin Memento
February 5 A-Day
Watch: American Cinema - "Film Noir" - Packet
View Online here, but you might need to download player
February 3/4
Finish: Sixteen Candles
High School Writing Assignment Due 2/9 or 2/10
February 1/2
Collect And the Oscar Goes to
In Class: Rocky IV montage, lighting, and symbolism
Begin: Sixteen Candles
January 28/29
In Class: Storyboarding Activity
Film Terms: Lighting, Symbolism, Montage
January 26/27
Finish The Shawshank Redemption
And the Oscar Goes to... Essay Assignment due Feb. 1/2
January 22/25
Continue The Shawshank Redemption
January 20/21
Finish Forrest Gump
Discussion and Examples of Special Effects
Begin The Shawshank Redemption
Make-up Quizzes Next TAP
January 15/19
Film Term Quiz
Continue Forrest Gump
January 13/14
Notes: Film Terms Part 2 - Quiz Next Class
Continue Forrest Gump
January 11/12
Notes: Film Terms Part 1
Explain Journal Format
Blank Film Journal Sheet
Begin Forrest Gump
January 5/6
Class Introduction, Syllabus, Film Contract, & Permission Slip
Explanation of Long Term Projects:
Book vs. Movie Comparison
Final Film or Final PowerPoint
Begin Personal Movie List