The Breakfast Club

Li terary & Film Devices Lecture

Wednesday, May 7, 14
Film Viewing:
Friday May 9th,
Tuesday May 13th
and Wednesday May
14th
Viewing Time:
1 hr. 37 minutes
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Objecti ve
Through the vehicle of lm, students will be
able to:
Identify lm techniques and analyze how directors and
edi ting staff create mood, tone, emotion, and
anticipation.
Evaluate and debate the lm based on their
interpretation of technical choices.
Wri te lm reviews wi th precision and accuracy.
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Li terary Terms to Dene
1. Static Character vs. Dynamic Character
Static Dynamic
Do NOT experience basic
characters changes during the
course of the story
Experience changes throughout the
plot of the story. Al though the change
may be sudden, i t is expected based on
the storys events
Which characters are
static?
Which characters are
dynamic?
Return to your notes at the end of the lm to answer
these questions.
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Li terary Terms to Dene
Narrati ve Technique is how the story is
told. It includes 4 main elements:
1. Point of view - Who tells the story?
2. Narration - Who is the narrator speaking to?
3. Speech - How do the narrator and the characters of a story
speak?
4. Tense (Past, Present, Future) - When did the events of a story
happen?
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Li terary Terms to Dene
Foil Characters
contrast wi th one
another (usually the
protagonist and the
antagonist) in order
to highlight
particular qualities
of the other
character.
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Li terary Terms to Dene
Sympathetic Character:
a fictional character in a story whom the writer
expects the reader to identify with and care
about, if not necessarily admire.
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Film Terms to Dene
Point of View Shots: A shot taken wi th
the camera placed approximately where
the characters eyes would be, showing
what the character would see: usually
cut in before or after a shot of the
character looking.
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Film Terms to Dene
Low/High Angle Shots: (also known as
camera angle) The posi tion of the
camera in relationship to the subject
shown:
above i t
looking down
horizontal (same level)
looking up
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Film Terms to Dene
Scoring: original music wri tten
specically to accompany a lm
Soundtrack: is recorded music accompanying and
synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book,
television program or video game.
Jaws
Indiana Jones
Can you hum the popular
scoring of these lms?
Star Wars
The Breakfast Club
soundtrack is best
known for the song
Dont You (Forget About
Me) by Simple Minds.
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Acti ve Watching
As you watch The Breakfast Club, use Cornell notes
in your interacti ve spiral to identify examples of
the li terary and lm terms. You should be able to
note which scene (summary) and the purpose of
that technique in the lm.
Film: The Breakfast
Club
Essential Question: How are static/dynamic
characters, narrati ve technique, foil characters, and
sympathetic characters established through lm
technique?
Film Summary Notes:
Wednesday, May 7, 14
Post lm questions
1. Who do you think you are? Compare
yourself to at least one character from
The Breakfast Club.
2. Out of 5 stars, what do you gi ve this
lm. Why?
Wednesday, May 7, 14