April 28, 2014

1. Teen Movie Packet Annotations (in class)

2. Complete your blog post on "teen movies"

3. Watch (again) a "teen movie"

1. Write down a list of all the teen comedies you have seen.
2. Write your won definition of "teen comedy." Do the stereotypes mentioned above still hold true in the films you have seen? Has there been a shift in the portrayal of teens? What expectation do you have about the characters, setting, and plot of the teen movies you see?
3. Pick a "teen movie" that you enjoyed. Write a review of it on your blog. Consider the following when writing your review:

• What did you think of the humor used in the film?
• What did you think of the performances of the main characters?
• What other information can you find out about the film? Has it achieved any awards?
• What did you think of the music?
• What were the most memorable or funny scenes?
• What type of person might enjoy this film?

April 15, 2014

Movie Poster Analysis

Cliche Posters

Rad Posters

How to Analyze?

Analysis 1

Analysis 2

Today we're working on analyzing the above posters on our own. You will review possible answers at the end and compare/contrast.

Homework for Tuesday:

Choose two or three posters that you think you can analyze. You will select a final one to analyze, so make sure your choices are strong.

Purpose
Color
Key Image
Background
Realism
Text (font and color)
Tag Line
Layout
Audience
Reaction

April 9, 2014

NPR Trailer Article

Please complete a blog post where you analyze TWO movie trailers of your choice. Choose trailers that are really different from one another.

1. Post the trailers to your blog.

2. Analyze/Identify/Discuss the following for EACH of the trailers:

Genre:

Narrative:

Location:

Characters:

Voice Over:

Theme(s):

Pacing/Mood:

On-screen Graphics:

Music and other sound effects:

How does the trailer begin?

How does the trailer end?

Was it effectively edited?
The rise
Turn line
Montage
Main title reveal
Hits (drums at the end?)

April 7, 2014

Today we looked at a list of the AFI top 100 films.
Here is the list we worked with.
If you'd like to check it out, then here is the official ballot with 400 nominated films.
Check off the films you have seen.
Put a 1/2 next to the films you've seen a portion of.
Put a star next to the films you've heard of.

The films that many of you have seen from this list are as follows:

The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
ET
To Kill a Mockingbird
Forrest Gump
Titanic
Toy Story
Snow White
The Sound of Music
Lord of the Rings
Jaws
Rocky
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Your assignment is to write a blog post where you select a movie (or more than one movie) to add to this list. What else should be on here? Why? Make sure you embed a trailer for or a clip of the movie in your post.  Good Luck!