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What are we doing today?

What are we doing today?. Cultural Artifact Sharing Discuss the movie Jaws: Listen to soundtracks from the movie Jaws (1975). Due: Jaws worksheet Due: KWL on Jaws Due: Talent release form Signed syllabus Equipment agreement form Course fee ($20) Signed Permission for Jaws.

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What are we doing today?

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  1. What are we doing today? • Cultural Artifact Sharing • Discuss the movie Jaws: Listen to soundtracks from the movie Jaws (1975) • Due: Jaws worksheet • Due: KWL on Jaws • Due: • Talent release form • Signed syllabus • Equipment agreement form • Course fee ($20) • Signed Permission for Jaws

  2. Steven Spielberg • Applied to USC three times, but was unable to attend due to his “C” average. • He has one of the original Rosebud sleds from Citizen Kane (1941) in his house. • Godfather of actresses Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow. “I dream for a living.” -Spielberg

  3. Spielberg Films and the Blockbuster (The American “New Wave”) • Protagonists in his films often come from families with divorced parents, with fathers portrayed as reluctant, absent, or irresponsible. This reflects Spielberg's own experience with his parents breaking up. • Family unity is threatened, but never broken in the end. • Spielberg is credited for starting the summer blockbuster tradition with the first $100 million megahit, Jaws (1975).

  4. “Blockbuster” = “American New Wave” • A trend in film marketing and production during the 1960’s and 1970’s. This trend has become a trademark of the Hollywood film industry. • “American New Wave” – where films were being produced by studios and heavily promoted during their summer releases. • American New Wave ≠ Independent Cinema

  5. Characteristics of the Blockbuster • Emphasize spectacle, star power, and high production value. • Enormous budget (100 million dollars or more). • Even after a successful movie has completed a first run in the theaters, it continues to be a moneymaker through DVD sales. • True blockbusters often generate a strong reaction from movie critics. (Film buzz)

  6. “Flaws”….I mean “Jaws” (1975) The budget for the film would ultimately tip the scales at $12 million, 300 percent over what the studios originally allocated and nearly four times as much as the average production cost for a film in 1975.

  7. Jaws (1975) • Started the Summer Blockbuster trend. • Dubbed “Flaws” by the crew. • Shooting problems: unwanted sailboats drifted into frame, cameras were soaked, and boats would sink with the actors onboard. • On-location shoot escalated from 55 days to 159 days. • “Bruce” the unreliable mechanical shark forced Spielberg to shoot most of the scenes with the shark only hinted at.

  8. What else can we learn from Jaws (1975)? • Three act story structure • Act I – characterization, present the normality of the world of your characters, and reveal first climax (or plot twist). • Act II – a set of obstacles for your characters and second climax. This is the bulk of your story. • Act III – action driven, the “climax of all climaxes,” and finally the resolution.

  9. Budget and Production • Budget: planned expenses for a film. • Production: the making of a film. • Planning is the foundation for any film. • Have a back-up plan when things go wrong. • Making a film is a group effort: Respect and trust your crew members at all times. • Do not be afraid to dream big – but also be humble enough to accept reality.

  10. What did I learn today? • In your own words, what do these words mean? • Blockbuster • Three act structure • Characterization • Climax • Film budget • Production

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