May 10-23
Student Presentations and Final Exams
May 2-9
Student Choice Voting
Student Conferences
Watch Student Choice Films
April 26-28
View Million Dollar Baby
Step 2 Due
April 22/25
Finish Dear Zachary
Viewing Guide
Official Epilogue
April 20/21
Documentary Notes
Begin Dear Zachary
Step 1 Due
April 18 = A Day
Finish Moonrise Kingdom
Discussion and Analysis: Wes Anderson Auteur - Prezi
April 15 - B Day
Short Film Fest and 1 Paragraph Review
April 14 - A Day
Begin Moonrise Kingdom
Work on Step 1
April 12/13
Finish Foreign Film: The Intouchables
Discussion
Paragliding Scene - Analysis Worksheet
April 8/11
The Brain Theory
SLO Post-test
Begin Foreign Film: The Intouchables
April 6/7
Finish Brick
Film Noir Elements in Brick
April 1/4
Film Noir Videos:
Visuals: The Endless Night
Begin Brick
March 30/31
Finish Memento
Discuss
Homework: Inside Leonard's Head
March 28/29
Begin Memento
March 18 B Day
Finish Shawshank Discussion
Final projects:
Final Project Film or PowerPoint Step 1 due April 20
March 17 A Day
Discussion: Use of Color in Film: Mood, Meaning, and Symbolism
View Trailers Saving Private Ryan, Sin City, Speed Racer, Coraline
Final Projects:
Final Project Film or PowerPoint Step 1 due April 20
March 14/16
Finish The Shawshank Redemption
Discuss
Storyboarding the escape
March 8 -11: AABB week
Forrest Gump in Pop Culture:
The Simpsons, Weird Al, "Gump Fiction"
Begin 1994 Film #2: The Shawshank Redemption
Begin Viewing Worksheet
Close Analysis of this scene: Tommy's Death
March 3/7
Finish Forrest Gump
More Special Effects
March 1/2
Oscar Recap
Special Effects Part 2
Continue Forrest Gump
February 26/29
Begin Forrest Gump
Special Effects Part 1
February 25 - B Day
Finish Moonrise Kingdom
Discussion and Analysis: Wes Anderson Auteur - Prezi
February 23 - B Day
Discussion: Use of Color in Film: Mood, Meaning, and Symbolism
View Trailers Saving Private Ryan, Sin City, Speed Racer, Coraline
Begin Moonrise Kingdom
February 19/22
Notes - Crosscutting and Parallel Editing
Examples - Crosscutting & Parallel Editing
Finish Silence of the Lambs
Scene Analysis - Parallel Editing
Poster Analysis
February 17/18
Acting and Directing Choices - Hannibal x 3
Continue Silence of the Lambs
February 12/16
Horror Genre Info
In Class: Textual Analysis for Intro to Scream 3
Begin Silence of the Lambs
Character Tweets
February 10/11
Finish Edge of Tomorrow
Discussion and Extras
February 8/9
In class: Analyzing terms in film clips from Rocky IV
Continue Edge of Tomorrow
February 4/5
Science Fiction to Fact - 2012 and 2013
Begin Edge of Tomorrow
February 2/3
Finish Tombstone
Discussion/Connection/Historical Powerpoint
Genre Poster Assignment and Genre Film Review
Turnitin Review
January 29/February 1
Western Genre Video
Continue Tombstone
January 27/28
Begin Tombstone
January 25/26
Finish Hugo
Discuss and Connect
Film techniques: Steadicam, Train Sequence
History: George Melies: A Trip to the Moon
January 21/22
Continue Hugo
Hugo Frame Analysis
January 14/19
Mini-lesson: Sound in Film - Notes and Roles
View: Sound in Transformers
Practice: Complete this and discuss for Mad Max clip and Hugo
Begin Hugo
January 12/13
Film Term Quiz
Finish Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Discussion
Clips - John Hughes commentary
Family Guy
2012 Honda CRV
Essay #1 - High School Film Essay due Jan 20/21
January 8/11
Notes: Film Terms Part 2 - Camera Movement
Quiz Next Class
Continue Ferris Bueller's Day Off
January 6/7
Film Analysis PreTest
Notes: Film Terms Part 1
Explain Journal Format
Blank Film Journal Sheet
Begin Ferris Bueller's Day Off
January 4/5
Class Introduction:
Syllabus and Film Contract and Permission Slip
Register at turnitin.com
Getting to Know You - SECOND THIRD FOURTH EIGHTH
Book vs. Movie Comparison due
Begin Personal Movie List