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Film Techniques & Comparing Film to Prose

Film Techniques & Comparing Film to Prose. Starter. Would your rather read a book or watch a filmed version of the same story? Explain. Before: Quick Write. Both authors and filmmakers use techniques to tell their stories. What do you think the word “technique” means?

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Film Techniques & Comparing Film to Prose

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  1. Film Techniques &Comparing Film to Prose

  2. Starter • Would your rather read a book or watch a filmed version of the same story? Explain.

  3. Before: Quick Write • Both authors and filmmakers use techniques to tell their stories. • What do you think the word “technique” means? • The word technique probably means ____________.

  4. Technique • A technique is a way of doing something. • Authors and filmmakers both use techniques to communicate their stories to their audience.

  5. Today’s Goals • Today you will look at the different techniques authors and filmmakers use to tell the same story. • You will compare and contrast.

  6. During: Graphic Organizer • Directions: Create a T-Chart. With your group, sort the following words. Predict which column they belong to and write them down after discussing it with your group. * Color * Camera Focus * Camera Angle * Description * Lighting * Dialogue * Figurative Language * Sound

  7. During: Graphic Organizer (Answers)

  8. During: Graphic Organizer • First let’s look at how an author uses their techniques to communicate to an audience. • 1. Who is an author’s audience, by the way? • An author’s audience is a reader. • 2. The techniques of an author are • Description • Dialogue • Figurative Language (Metaphor, Simile, and Personification)

  9. Graphic Organizer • With your group, read the short passage. Locate and jot down examples of author’s techniques.

  10. During: Graphic Organizer • Now let’s look at how filmmakers use techniques to communicate to an audience. • 1. Who is an filmmaker's audience, by the way? • An filmmaker’s audience is a viewer. • 2. The techniques of an filmmaker are • Description • Dialogue • Figurative Language (Metaphor, Simile, and Personification)

  11. In addition, a filmmaker uses these techniques • 1. Sound • 2. Camera Angle • 3. Camera Focus • 4. Color • 5. Lighting

  12. Who do they want you to focus on?Which of these technique(s) are they using? • 1. Sound • 2. Camera Angle • 3. Camera Focus • 4. Color • 5. Lighting

  13. Film Techniques: Color and Sound • Color and sound are used in films to establish the mood of the story and to focus the viewer’s attention. • Examples: • Color Editing in The Lord of the Rings • Girl on Bike Color and Sound Compare and Contrast

  14. Camera Focus: Legolas Kills an Oliphant • Long Shot • Head Shot • Medium Shot

  15. Long Shot: Gives You Lots of Information

  16. Head Shot: Forces You to Focus on a Character

  17. Medium Shot: Makes you feel like you are standing there with the characters.

  18. Watch “Legolas Kills an Oliphant” • Make this tally chart and make tallies as you catch the different camera shots as they occur.

  19. Graphic Organizer • Fill out the Venn Diagram for “Legolas Kills an Oliphant”

  20. Filmmakers also use Camera Angle • Low Angles show weak characters. • High Angles show strong characters. • Eye Level Angles show equal characters. • Example: Bilbo and Gandalf • Where an author might say, “Gandalf loomed over Bilbo”, the filmmaker uses camera angles to make Gandalf look taller and more intimidating than Bilbo.

  21. Reading a story versus watching it on film. • “The Mouth of Sauron” • What techniques did the author use to tell you the written version of the story? • What techniques did the filmmaker use to tell you the filmed version of the story? Give examples. • Which does your group like better? Why? • “Journey in the Dark” • What techniques did the author use to tell you the written version of the story? • What techniques did the filmmaker use to tell you the filmed version of the story? Give examples. • Which does your group like better? Why?

  22. Exit Slip • What are the techniques that authors use to tell stories? • What are the techniques that filmmakers use to tell stories? • How does a story change when it’s turned into a movie? • Do you believe the written version or the filmed version of a story is better? Explain.

  23. Wednesday

  24. Outcome • Students will write to compare and contrast how a written story, drama, or poem compares to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version. • RL.7.7

  25. Starter • If you could be any animal, which one would you want to be? Explain in a paragraph. (5-8 sentences)

  26. Before: Think Pair Share • What do you think the word “multi” means? • What do you think the word “media” means? • What do you think the word “multimedia” means?

  27. Today’s Goal • Today you will compare and contrast the written version of a poem with multimedia versions. • Media is “any means of communication” • Multimediameans “the combined use of media to communicate ideas”

  28. During: Graphic Organizer • Directions: Create a T-Chart. With your group, sort the following words. Predict which column they belong to and write them down after discussing it with your group. * Color * Camera Focus * Camera Angle * Description * Lighting * Dialogue * Figurative Language • Music • Rhyme • Actor

  29. During: Graphic Organizer (Answers)

  30. Written Version • 1. Figurative Language • 2. Description • 3. Dialogue • 4. Rhyme

  31. “Who Killed…” Written Version • Who killed Cock Robin? • I, said theSparrow, with my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. • Who saw him die? • I, said the Fly, with my little eye, I saw him die. • Who caught his blood? • I, said the Fish, with my little dish, I caught his blood.

  32. “Who Killed…” Written Version • Who'll make the shroud? • I, said the Beetle, with my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud. • Who’ll be the clerk? • I, said the Lark, if it's not in the dark, I'll be the clerk. • Who'll be chief mourner? • I, said the Dove, I mourn for my love, I'll be chief mourner

  33. “Who Killed…” Written Version • Who'll carry the coffin? • I, said the Kite, if it's not through the night, I'll carry the coffin. • Who’ll toll the bell? • I said the Bull because I can pull, I'll toll the bell. • All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing, when they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.

  34. Multimedia Version • Music • Creates Emotion • Camera Angle • High – makes you look weak • Low – makes you look powerful • Camera Focus • Long Shots – give lots of information • Head Shots – show you what the character is feeling • Medium Shots – make you feel like you are there • Lighting • Light • Dark • Dialogue • Figurative Language • Color • Creates Emotions • Description • Actor

  35. Compare and Contrast • With your partner, compare and contrast the poem with its multimedia version. • 1. How are they alike? How are they different? • 2. Which engaged your attention better? Explain. • 3. What techniques did the multimedia version use to get your attention? • 4. How did the multimedia version try to manipulate your feelings? (make you feel something)

  36. After: Exit Slip • What does the word “multimedia” mean? • What techniques did the multimedia version of the poem use to engage your attention? • How did the poem change when lights, music, acting etc. were added to it?

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