Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Final Screening: Napoleon Dynamite

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 31:

  • Review final assignment
  • Begin Napoleon Dynamite

Begin Editing Notes

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 31:

  • Review Editing Unit Pre-teach
  • Go over editing unit notes
  • If time: review final assignment
  • NOTE: Due to time constraints, we will not be taking a unit test for the sound unit.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Independent Work Day

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 27:

  • Work on the following:
    • 1. Audio Trailer Project (DUE TODAY!)
    • 2. Editing MINI-unit pre-teach activity
    • 3. Any MISSING WORK!!
    • 4. Take the FINAL FILM POLL!

Sound Unit: Finish A Quiet Place

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 26:

  • Finish A Quiet Place
    • We left off at 1:09:38, for those not here!
  • Complete Viewing Guides, missing work, and/or audio trailers!
  • Fri: Editing Unit Pre-teach assignment, FINISH audio trailer
  • Next Week (Final Week for Seniors):
    • Tues: QUICK Sound Unit Review and Test (Take final viewing survey!)
    • Wed: Abridged Lesson on Editing...
    • Thurs-Fri: Final Screening and Assignment (There will be a viewing guide to help you!)

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Sound Unit: Actually Begin A Quiet Place!

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 25:

  • Begin A Quiet Place (for real this time!)
    • Work on viewing guide
  • Thurs: Finish A Quiet Place
  • Fri: Complete Audio Trailers / Editing "Unit" Pre-teach
  • Tues: Review Pre-teach and Editing Notes / Vote on Final Film
  • Wed-Friday: Final Screening and Assignment

Monday, May 23, 2022

Sound Unit: Begin A Quiet Place

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 24:

  • Review Sound Unit - Kahoot
  • Begin A Quiet Place
    • Work on viewing guide
  • Wed: Finish A Quiet Place; Begin Unit Jeopardy
  • Thurs: Finish Jeopardy; work on audio trailer (examples)
  • Fri: Complete audio trailers
  • Tues: Sound Unit Test / Vote on final film
  • Wed-Friday: Editing Notes; Final Screening and Assignment (as group!)

Sound Unit: Finish Singin in the Rain

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 23:

  • Finish Singin' in the Rain, complete guide
  • Go over notes
  • If time: Review Audio Trailer Script

Friday, May 20, 2022

Sound Unit: Begin Singin in the Rain (Abridged Version...)

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 20:

  • Watch Singin in the Rain
    • We'll be skipping roughly 20mins of the film for time reasons, but the film link is available should you want to watch them!
    • Work on Viewing Guide
  • Next Week:
    • Mon: Wrap-up Singin in the Rain, Part II of Sound Unit Notes, Begin A Quiet Place (if time)
    • Tues: Continue A Quiet Place
    • Wed: Wrap-up A Quiet Place, Introduce Audio Trailer Script, Begin Jeopardy
    • Thurs: Finish Jeopardy, Audio trailer script
    • Fri: Finish sound unit script and misc. catch-up day (activity day schedule; substitute)
  • Seniors' Final Week:
    • Mon: Quick review and take sound unit test; editing unit pre-teach activity
    • Tues: Review Final Assignment, Editing Unit Notes
    • Wed: Review Final Assignment, Begin Final Choice Screening
    • Thurs: Continue Final Choice Screening
    • Fri: Wrap-up Final Assignment, if time, mini-final Jeopardy?
  • Underclassmen Final Weeks:
    • Bonus Unit > Documentary Films
    • Extra, optional summative can replace your lowest summative grade

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Begin Sound Unit

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 19:

  • Begin Sound Unit - History of Sound Notes
  • Reminder: Mise-en-Scene Paper due Friday!
  • Tomorrow: Singin in the Rain (Abridged)
    • Timecodes of scenes to skip will be provided
  • Next Week: Sound Notes part 2, Watch A Quiet Place, begin audio trailer script
Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Harry Potter Theme" by John Williams; connection is we watched a clip from Harry Potter for our mise-en-scene test.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Mise-en-Scene Unit Test

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 18:

  • Mise-en-Scene Video
  • QUICK mise-en-scene review
  • Take Mise-en-Scene test
  • Time left? Work on Mise-en-Scene paper (or any other missing summatives!!)

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Mise-en-Scene: Jeopardy Review

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 17:

Monday, May 16, 2022

Mise-en-Scene: Continue Beetlejuice

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 16:

  • Review Beetlejuice Viewing Guide so far
  • Finish Beetlejuice
  • WEEK AHEAD: 
    • Monday: "10 Shots" Project Due today!!
    • Tuesday: Mise-en-Scene Jeopardy
    • Wednesday: Mise-en-Scene Test
    • Thursday: Begin Sound Unit
    • Friday: Mise-en-Scene Paper Due 

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Mise-en-Scene: Continue Beetlejuice

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 13:

  • Begin Beetlejuice
    • Work on viewing guide
  • Reminder: "10 Shots Project" DUE MONDAY!!
Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"; we watched a clip from The Wizard of Oz to study the use of color.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Mise-en-Scene: Finish Notes and Start Beetlejuice

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 12:

Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton; connection is we analyzed the setting from the movie Blue Velvet for our mise-en-scene notes

Mise-en-Scene: Notes

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 11:

  • Review mise-en-scene pre-teach assignment
  • Mise-en-Scene notes
  • Upcoming:
    • Thurs: Wrap-up notes (w/ quick video), begin Beetlejuice
    • Fri: Finish Beetlejuice, mise-en-scene paper intro, 10 shots project due!
      • I won't be here Friday, but everything will be on Google Classroom!

Monday, May 9, 2022

Cinematography: Finish Jeopardy and Take Test

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 10:

  • Finish Jeopardy
  • Begin Cinematography Test
    • Not a long test!
  • When done test > Work on mise-en-scene pre-teach
  • Wed: Mise-en-scene Notes
  • Thurs: Begin Beetlejuice
  • Fri: Finish Beetlejuice and complete viewing guide
    • I will not be here Friday!
  • REMINDER: "10 Shots" Project Due FRIDAY!

Cinematography: Finish Spider-Man 2, Begin Jeopardy

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 9:

  • Finish Spider-Man 2
    • Wrap-up discussion and viewing guide
  • Begin Jeopardy Review Game
  • Cinematography Test Tomorrow, after Jeopardy
  • Reminder: "10 Shots" Project with PHOTO SLIDESHOW AND STORYBOARDS due 5/13
Friday's Bonus Song:
"Hero" by Chad Kroger of Nickelback; connection is Aunt May talks about the importance of heroes in Spider-Man 2, and this song was featured on the soundtrack for the first Spider-Man movie

Friday, May 6, 2022

Cinematography: Continue Spider-Man 2

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 6:

  • Spider-Man 2, Movement Clip Review
  • Continue film
    • Work on Viewing Guide
  • REMINDER: STORYBOARDS FOR 10 SHOTS PROJECT DUE TODAY
    • Hand in either with a physical copy or upload a picture to Google Classroom
Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Spiderwebs" by No Doubt; connection is we started Spider-Man 2

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Cinematography: Spider-Man 2

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 5:

  • Begin Spider-Man 2
    • Work on viewing guide
  • Reminder: 10 Shot Storyboards due by FRIDAY!
Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Everything is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie; connection is we watched a clip from The LEGO Movie for an example of a virtual camera movement

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Cinematography: Camera Movements

 AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 4:

  • Lesson on Camera Movements
  • Time left: Finish Storyboards
Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Fallin'" by Alicia Keys; connection is L.B. Jefferies was both "fallin'" in love with Lisa at the end, and also literally out of his window

Cinematography: Finish Rear Window and Begin "10 Shots"

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 3:

  • Finish Rear Window
  • Final discussion / complete viewing guide
  • Introduce "10 Shots" Project
    • Work on storyboards in groups or on your own
  • Upcoming:
    • WED: Camera Movements Lesson
    • THURS-FRI: Spider-Man 2
    • Next Week: Cinematography Test
Yesterday's Bonus Song:
"Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell; connection is that in Rear Window, Jefferies is watching his neighbors constantly. Also, another Alfred Hitchcock movie, Psycho, is referenced in the lyrics!

Monday, May 2, 2022

Cinematography: Continue Rear Window

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 2:

  • Cinematography Terms Quick Review
  • Rear Window recap
  • Continue watching Rear Window
  • Tomorrow: "10 Shots Project" / Finish Rear Window
Friday's Bonus Song:
"Jeepers Creepers" by Jack Teagarden; connection is that the main character in Rear Window is creeping on his neighbors

Animation: Mini-Unit Notes

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