Y13- Cinematography Note: All homework time for Y13 is devoted to the 3 assessments

WEE K 1(29th Aug2nd Sep) LEARNING OBJECTIVE & KEY QUESTIONS For all students to have a clear understanding of when deadlines will fall in IB Film during the academic year For all students to have comprehensive notes on the history and evolution of cinematography For students to benefit from Internal Assessment Moderation Report and make changes to their pedagogy accordingly. RESOURCES Start Visions of Light Internal Assessment Moderation Report Provide Deadlines for Y13 (Word document) Once Upon A Time in the West (d. Sergio Leone, 1969) http://filmsound.org/ http://www.esfmedia. com/page/Technicalit ies HOMEWORK Agree upon groups for the practical coursework task by next week and begin to discuss possible film ideas. Decide on production role to be assessed on. (Very important) STUDENT ACTIVITY Take notes on Visions of Light. Construct a timeline of cinematography and seminal texts/DPs and their contributions. Students to write down tips for the Internal Assessment based upon moderation report. To record deadlines within students Google calendar or equivalent. Make use of sound specific vocabulary (from last term at Film

To bridge sound and cinematography unit through analysis of Once Upon A Time in the West (d. Sergio Leone, 1969) For all students to fully appreciate the need to keep a journal for the commentary process from the very start and to contribute to a Google doc re: to each production role. 2(5th Sept9th of Sept) To complete notes on cinematography/DP s and for students to have a comprehensive understanding of the cinematographers role in Film History. To continue Finish Visions of Light The Seventh Seal (d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957) http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/The+7th+Seal -+Opening+Sequence Woody Allan tribute to Bergman (See disc 1 of Work on Independent Study

Sound) as well as vocabulary for aesthetic analysis of opening 20mins of Once Upon A Time in the West. (The five csSee ESF Media) Each student should contribute to a Google doc based on their assessment role, which sets out a template for completion of the commentary journal.

Students to finish taking notes on Visions of Light, completing a timeline of cinematography and seminal texts/DPs and their contributions. Watch short tribute with woody Allan to Bergman. How is

development of aesthetic analysis through practice of black and white visual composition. (The 7th Seal) To introduce students to the Avant Garde and the significance of A.G. on cinematic history. Critique the use of cinematography in Kaleidoscope Eyes (d. Lucy Croft Wang, 2011) To consider what makes a good trailer for an IB Film

7th Seal) Kaleidoscope Eyes: http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=osgt8oNZ0 XE Kaleidoscope Eyes (Trailer) http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=_xGJYmfSr bg&feature=related

experimental cinema appropriated by mainstream cinema? (Which other examples of the Avant Garde has influenced world history?) Students to complete exercise based on the opening sequence of the 7th Seal. (Questions are already on the wikipairs) A further task based on the final two sequences of the film can be completed, with students asked to prepare Qs from these scenes for the next y13 class. Whole class analysis of Kaleidoscope Eyes (Winner of Best Cinematographer at HKSFA 2011) Whole class analysis of

3(12th Sept16th Sept)

For all students to have pitched their ideas for the IB Film production before this stage. For all students to have an appreciation of the trailer and its various forms. For students to understand the significance of the catalogue film. (Greenaway)

http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/The+Trailer Laura Grants Trailer from last year http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/The+Draught sman%27s+Contract http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/Curtis+Clark %2C+ASC

Work on Independent Study. Script-writers begin script Start drafting concept of Trailer(See Trailer document)

Kaleidoscope Eyes (trailer) Is this an effective trailer for the film? What makes a good trailer? (Construction of checklist for class display) Whole class analysis of Laura Grants film trailer. How could it have been improved? How effective was it as a trailer? Students work in pairs and choose one trailer each from the wiki page cited. What techniques have been used as part of the selling proposition? View the first 30mins of The Draughtsmans Contract. Define the catalogue movie. Read Clarks explanation of the lighting chosen for

day and night. (Vermeer, Carvaggio) What other kinds of lighting techniques could be borrowed from classic art in your films? 419th Sept23rd Sept) To complete The Draughtsmans Contract To better understand the demands of The Trailer task by analyzing Lian Furnesss trailer from last year. To provide students with opportunities to work on Independent Study during classtime. All students have opportunities to clarify questions relating to the Belle (d. Dani Howard/Lian Furness, 2011) Student Independent Studies (and copies from last year) Anniversary (d. Caroline Woo, Kai Ieda & Ceinwen Thomas) Work on Script for all groups not containing a scriptwriter. Continue work on Independent Study In groups, complete Q1-3 from the Peter Greenaway page of the wiki. How are we supposed to make sense of The Draughtsmans Contract as a narrative? Ultimately, who has manipulated whom? Why? How important is the catalogue? Student led activity. Ask students to work using headphones to encourage a focused effort on Independent Studies.

Independent Study face-to-face with the class teacher. To expose class to notes from Cooper & Dancyger (Chapter 1) with specific reference to Ritual Occasion Narratives. To better understand the demands of The Trailer task by analyzing Esme Andersons trailer To consider what makes a good IB Film script. For students to consider how the script could have been improved. To provide students with opportunities to work on Independent Study during classtime

Teacher led discussion of ritual occasion narrative in Anniversary. Play all three trailers. Which is the most effective and why?

5(26th Sept30th Sept)

Downsizing (d. Michael Anderson, 2011) http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/Pat+Cooper+ %26+Ken+Dancyger

How effective was Esme Andersons film trailer? (5-10mins pair work discussion and then feedback to the class) Teacher asks students to revisit scriptwriting notes and then adds notes from Dancyger & Cooper on wiki. How effective is Downsizing as a script in light of these notes? Student led activity. Ask students to work using headphones to

encourage a focused effort on Independent Studies. 6(3rd Oct7th Oct) To better understand the demands of The Trailer task by analyzing Alison Thomas trailer Choices (d. Alison Thomas, 2011) Trailer template form (See wiki) Prep work for Independent Study Student led activity. Ask students to work using headphones to encourage a focused effort on Independent Studies. Students to choose one trailer in pairs before watching and then compiling a brief presentation on the use of trailer conventions. What effective techniques did Alison use in the trailer for her film? Teacher led discussion of cross lighting, use of LED lights, gels signaling connotations, blocking etc.

All students should http://www.esfmedia.c have submitted a om/page/The+Trailer trailer form by this stage. (See word doc) To expose students to different lighting techniques possibly of use to them in their filming process The use of Making a Difference Week (2011) photos

7(10th Oct14th Oct)

For each student to have 1-1 with the student gaining a sense of how each is doing overall. (Notes to be transferred onto the student Gateway) To remind students about the importance of recording appropriate information for use in the final commentary. HALF TERM

Student Gateway (Notes) http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/The+Comme ntary http://www.esfmedia.c om/page/Commentary +Planning (broken down into the 5 roles)

Teacher to work 1-1 with students. Student should complete a selfreflection exercise considering progress in the three main assessments. Students are asked to reflect on their practical production process with specific focus on recording details of the process thus far from the perspective of their production role.