Intro to Film & Video Honors – Pacing Guide 1st Quarter TN Standards Lesson Focus Resources Additional Notes Weeks 1-4 HS.1 Produce 3.A Unit #1 – Looking at Movies / Film Form / Films: The Sixth Sense, Little Projects: Design the presentation and Genres Shop of Horrors -AFI Research Poster distribution of collections of media Presentation artworks, considering combinations Looking at movies Clips: -Camera Shots exercises of artworks, formats, and contexts. -What is a movie? Film Noir: Double Indemnity, The -Seven shot story film -The movie director Postman Always Rings Twice, HS.1 Respond 1.A -Formal analysis Maltese Falcon Demos: Analyze the qualities of and Film Form Musicals: Wizard of Oz, -Camera basic functions demo relationships between the -Form and content Dreamgirls, Little Mermaid -Final Cut Pro editing basic components, style, and preferences -Illusion of movement Western: Shane, Rosewood, functions demo communicated by media artworks -Manipulation of time and space Stagecoach and artists. -Realism and formalism Horror: Halloween, The Test: Unit #1 – LAM/Film Genres Conjuring, Us (first 5 min) Form/Genres -Narrative vs. documentary movies Gangster: Scarface (1931), The -Genre conventions Godfather, Boyz N the Hood -Six major American genres: Gangster, Film Science Fiction: 2001: A Space Noir, Science Fiction, Horror, Western, Odyssey, The Matrix, Interstellar Musical
Weeks 5-7 HS.1 Produce 3.B Unit #2 – Film History Films: Singin’ in the Rain, Hugo Projects: Evaluate and implement -Pop On/Off Effect & Stop improvements in presenting media -4 Approaches to Studying Film: Aesthetic, Clips/Shorts: Fred Ott’s Sneeze, Motion exercises artworks, considering personal and Technological, Economic, Social History Lumiere Films, Melies Films, The local impacts. - Muybridge Series Photography Great Train Robbery, Birth of a Paper #1: Genre (choice) -First Filmmakers: Edison, Lumiere Brothers, Nation, The Battleship HS.1 Connect 1.B Melies, Porter Potempkin, Cabinet of Dr. Test: Unit #2 – Film History Explain and demonstrate the use of -Classical Hollywood Style, D.W. Griffith Caligari, Nosferatu, The Jazz media artworks to expand meaning -German expressionism Singer, Modern Times, Gone and knowledge, and create cultural -Soviet montage movement with the Wind, Citizen Kane, experiences in emerging presentation -Hollywood golden age Stormy Weather, Nanook of the spaces. -Silent comedians: Chaplin/Keaton/Lloyd North, Duck Soup, Night at the -Birth of sound / Depression era Opera, City Lights -Invention of color -Studio system -Citizen Kane, End of golden age
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Weeks 8-9 HS.1 Create 1.A Silent Film Project Films: The Kid Projects: Use identified methods to develop Students will work in small groups to -Silent Film final cut artistic goals, formulate multiple conceive of an idea, storyboard, plan, shoot, ideas, and problem solve in media and edit a silent film (2 minutes in length.) Paper #2: Director spotlight + 1 arts. Film techniques and concepts learned in film (choice) class must be utilized in this project.
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2nd Quarter TN Standards Lesson Focus Resources Additional Notes Weeks 1-4 HS.1 Respond 1.B Unit #3 – Cinematography Films: Sunset Blvd, The Truman Projects: Analyze how a variety of media -The director of photography Show -3-point lighting exercise artworks manage audience -Production terms and tasks -Sound film pre-production experience and create intention -Cinematic properties of the shot Clips: Moonrise Kingdom, Touch -Sound film shooting through multimodal perception. -Lighting sources of Evil (opening scene), North by -Lenses Northwest (airplane clip), Little Demos: HS.1 Create 1.A -Framing of the shot Foxes (poison scene), Film Noir -Lighting demo Use identified methods to develop -Proximity to the camera (7 basic shots) documentary, Visions of Light -Camera advanced functions artistic goals, formulate multiple -Depth Documentary, Life of Pi, Some demo ideas, and problem solve in media -Camera angle and height Like It Hot, O Brother Where Art arts. -Camera movement Thou Paper #3: Sequence breakdown -Speed and length of shots of shots (choice) -Special effects -Composition Test: Unit #3 - Cinematography -Rule of thirds Weeks 5-7 HS.1 Produce 2.C Unit #4 – Editing Film: Inception Projects: Demonstrate adaptation and -The film editor -Kuleshov effect exercise innovation through the combination -Functions of editing: Clips: The Bourne Identity, Scott -Sound film shooting of tools, techniques, and content in -Fragmentation Pilgrim vs. the World, Vertigo, -Sound film editing standard and innovative ways to -Juxtaposition and meaning Rear Window, Hero, Battleship -Sound film rough cut communicate intent. -Spatial/temporal relationships between Potempkin (Odessa steps shots sequence), The Manchurian Demos: HS.1 Connect 2.A -Duration, pace, and rhythm Candidate -Final Cut advanced functions Demonstrate and show how media -Continuity editing and techniques artworks and ideas relate to various -Master scene technique/180 degree rule Paper #4: Sequence breakdown contexts, purposes, and values. -Shot transitions of editing (choice)
Test: Unit #4 - Editing
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Week 8 HS.1 Produce 2.B Sound Film Project Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark Projects: Develop and refine a determined Students will work in small groups to -Sound film final cut range of creative and adaptive conceive of an idea, write, storyboard, plan, innovation abilities in addressing shoot, and edit a sound film (2 minutes in identified challenges and constraints length.) Intermediate techniques in lighting, within and through media arts shots & framing, and editing must be utilized productions. for this film.
Semester Review & Exam -Exam compiled from lectures, notes, EdPuzzle homework, and film viewings) End of 2nd Quarter End of 1st Semester 3rd Quarter TN Standards Resources Lesson Focus Additional Notes Weeks 1-5 HS.1 Connect 1.A Unit #5 – Mis-en-Scene Films: Black Panther, The Hunger Projects: Access, evaluate, and integrate -Design Games -Production design schematic personal and external resources, such -The production designer, exercise as experiences, interests, and cultural -Elements of design (setting, décor, and Clips: The Princess Bride, Gone -Hunger Games Costume Project experiences, to inform the creation of properties) with the Wind, The Great Gatsby original media artworks. -Costume design and construction (2013), Planet of the Apes Demo: -Make-up and hairstyling (1968) & (2001), Rise of the -Color blending HS.1 Produce 2.A -Visual effects Planet of the Apes, Edward Demonstrate progression in design, -Lighting (quality, ratios, and direction) Scissorhands, Titanic Paper #5: Use of color design artistic, technical, and soft skills, as a (choice) result of selecting and fulfilling specified roles in the production of a Test: Unit #5 – Mis-en-Scene variety of media artworks. Weeks 6-8 HS.1 Respond 2.A Unit #6 – Narrative Films: Psycho, Jaws Projects: Analyze the intent, meanings, and -Narration/narrator -Writing pitch exercise reception of media artworks, focusing -Characters Clips: Star Wars, Up, -5 minute screenplay on personal and cultural contexts. -Narrative structure -The screenwriter Demo: HS.1 Create 3.A -Elements of narrative (story & plot, order, -Conflict in writing demo Demonstrate deliberate choices in events, duration, suspense vs. surprise, organizing and integrating stylistic repetition, setting, scope) Paper #6: Character study conventions and aesthetics to convey (choice) meaning in creation and production processes. Test: Unit #6 – Narrative
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Weeks 9-10 HS.1 Create 2.A 3rd Film Project (Pre-Production) Film: Hidden Figures Projects: Apply aesthetic criteria in developing, -Students will work in small groups to -3rd Film Pre-Production Book proposing, and refining artistic ideas, finalize a screenplay idea and create a pre- plans, and prototypes for media arts production book. This will include an productions, considering original inspiration and design layout, storyboard, inspirations, goals, and presentation shooting schedule, mission statement, and context. producer’s report in preparation for the shooting and editing of the 3rd film (5 HS.1 Produce 1.A minutes in length.) Integrate various arts, media arts forms, and content into unified media arts productions, considering the reaction and interaction of the audience. End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter TN Standards Resources Lesson Focus Additional Notes Weeks 1 HS.1 Create 3.A 3rd Film Project (Production) Demonstrate deliberate choices in -Students will continue their work from pre- organizing and integrating stylistic production into the shooting phase of the conventions and aesthetics to convey filmmaking process. Advanced techniques in meaning in creation and production film lighting and shots & framing must be processes. utilized in this project. Weeks 2-3 HS.1 Respond 3.A Unit #7 – Sound Films: Wall-E, Jurassic Park Projects: Evaluate media art works and -Sound production (design, editing, -Sound dream Foley design production processes at decisive recording, and mixing) Clips: The Artist, Dunkirk, -3rd film additional production stages, using identified criteria and -Pitch, quality, loudness Chariots of Fire considering context and -Diegetic vs. nondiegetic Demos: -On vs. offscreen / Internal vs. external -GarageBand demo HS.1 Create 3.B -Types of film sound (vocal, environmental, -Recording techniques demo Refine and modify media artworks, music, silence) honing aesthetic quality and -Functions of film sound (audience Mini-Test: Unit #7 - Sound intentionally accentuating stylistic awareness/expectations, expression of pov, elements, to reflect personal goals rhythm, characterization, emphasis, and preferences. continuity,
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Weeks 3-4 HS.1 Produce 2.B 3rd Film Project (Post-Production) Develop and refine a determined -Students will continue their work from range of creative and adaptive production into the editing phase of the innovation abilities in addressing filmmaking process. Advanced techniques in identified challenges and constraints film editing must be utilized in this project. within and through media arts productions. Weeks 5-6 HS.1 Produce 2.A Unit #8 – Documentary Films: Undefeated Projects: Demonstrate progression in design, -What is truth -3rd Film re-shoots and polishing artistic, technical, and soft skills, as a -Documentary formula Clips: Hoop Dreams, The Thin -3rd Film final cut result of selecting and fulfilling -Factual/instructional/persuasive films Blue Line -3rd Film exhibition specified roles in the production of a -Interviews/archival material/re-enactments variety of media artworks. -Expository/observational/poetic docs Paper #7: Documentary (choice) -Participatory/performative docs HS.1 Respond 3.A -Reflexive docs Mini-Test: Unit #8 - Evaluate media art works and Documentary production processes at decisive stages, using identified criteria and considering context and
Week 7-8 HS.1 Produce 1.A Unit #9 – Television Clips: Goodnight, and Good Projects: Integrate various arts, media arts -History of TV Luck., Morning Glory, All the -Tape live TV show forms, and content into unified media -Role of news/journalism President’s Men, Shattered -TV segment exercise arts productions, considering the -1st Amendment Glass, The China Syndrome, The reaction and interaction of the -Local news study Soloist Demos: audience. -TV roles and positions -TV equipment demo -TV equipment -TV directing demo HS.1 Connect 2.B Critically evaluate and effectively Paper #8: Local TV news interact with legal, technological, program systemic, and contexts of media arts, while considering ethics, media Mini-Test: Course reflection literacy, social media, virtual worlds, and digital identity. Week 9 Semester Exam & Review Films: Forrest Gump -Exam compiled from lectures, notes, EdPuzzle homework, and film viewings) End of 4th Quarter
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List of Films and Clips to watch if time allows:
2001: A Space Odyssey Planet of the Apes (1968) & (2001) All the President’s Men Rear Window Avatar Rise of the Planet of the Apes Battleship Potempkin (Odessa steps sequence) Rosewood Birth of a Nation Scarface (1931) Boyz N the Hood Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Shane Citizen Kane Shattered Glass City Lights Some Like It Hot Double Indemnity Stagecoach Dreamgirls Star Wars Duck Soup Stormy Weather Dunkirk Sunset Blvd Edward Scissorhands The Artist Film Noir documentary The Battleship Potempkin Fred Ott’s Sneeze The Bourne Identity Gone with the Wind The China Syndrome Gone with the Wind The Conjuring Goodnight, and Good Luck. The Godfather Halloween The Great Gatsby (2013) Hero The Great Train Robbery Hoop Dreams The Jazz Singer Interstellar The Manchurian Candidate Life of Pi The Matrix Little Foxes (poison scene) The Postman Always Rings Twice Little Mermaid The Princess Bride Lumiere Films The Soloist Maltese Falcon The Thin Blue Line Melies Films The Truman Show Modern Times Titanic Moonrise Kingdom Touch of Evil (opening scene) Morning Glory Up Nanook of the North Us (first 5 min) Night at the Opera Vertigo North by Northwest (airplane clip) Visions of Light Documentary Nosferatu Wizard of Oz O Brother Where Art Thou
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