1)Summer Induction Task “What Makes a Good Film? “
2)A trailer link which recommends a film to the whole group
3)Activity 1 – How the IB Learner profile fits with Film Studies
4)Activity 2 – Uncovering patterns using box office data
5)Activity 3 – Categorising the films into lists – remember to include director and date
6)Activity 4- Response to Spike Lee Cultural Viewpoint Task
7- 12)A post with your own examples of “Best Practice” for the following categories of Mise En Scene – Set Design /Costume/Hair and Make –up/ Colour/ Placing of Actors (composition) Objects within the frame
13)Find an example of a Long Take
14) Mise en Scene Bladerunner Task
15) Definitions of Cinematography/Cinematographer
16) Examples of Diegetic/Intra Diegetic/Extra Diegetic Gaze
17) Definitions of Deep and Shallow Focus and Examples
18) 3 shot distances and examples
19) 3 shot types and examples
20) 3 camera movements and examples
21) The Shining Cinematography Task
22) Whiplash Task Editing
23) The Kuleshov Effect
24) Difference between a Sound Editor and Sound Mixer
25) Dunkirk Sound Task
26) Hollywood History Slides
27) Citizen Kane Production Context (Task 1)
28) Citizen Kane Favorite Scene – Micro Elements (Task 2)
29) Citizen Kane Greatest Film Ever Made? (Task 3)
30) German Expressionism “The Cabinet of Dr Caligari”:Explain the ways in which the use of Mise en Scene, Cinematography and Editing may be regarded as innovative.
31) Soviet Montage “Strike” : How does the film use classic Soviet Montage Techniques to tell the worker’s story?
32) French New Wave “Breathless” : In what way did Godard consciously challenge the established conventions of Cinematography and Editing?