Film Festival project and due dates!

Hello All,

Below (this and last post) are your instructions and due dates for your Film Fest presentations.

ELC Film Festival Assignment

Instructions: Now it’s your turn to choose a film scene! For this presentation, you will choose a movie/TV clip that connects to who you are right now (interests, experiences, character) to show to the class. The video clip does not have to be animated,

Your 5-minute presentation will include:

- showing a video clip (approx. 2 minutes in length, in English; it can have words, but it does not need to be animated)

- an oral reflection on why this scene is important to you and how it reflects who you are at this stage in your life

- a written plot summary of the scene (using adjectives, transition words, proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation)

Film Festival Timeline:

Wednesday, March 14/15:

·      Presentation work period

Friday, March 16/April 3:

·      Presentation work period

·      Video clip submission (email to me your link and the (time stamps ex.1:03-3:03) 

·      Presentation line-up (order of presenters)

SPRING BREAK

Tuesday April 3 : (see above)

Wednesday, April 4/5:

·      Presentation work period

·      DUE: written plot summary (at the end of class)

Friday, April 6/9:

·      Film Festival

·      8 presentations (5 mins each) watch to see which of these days is YOUR presentation day! : )

Tuesday, April 10/11:

·      Film Festival

·      9 presentations (5 mins each)

Thursday, April 12/13:

·      Film Festival

·      8 presentations (5 mins each)

Film Fest Final project!

Hello ELC,

This class we assigned/began our final project for the mini- film unit.

·       Doing her best Barbie = who we are symbol of me at this stage

·      Intro.  Mise-en-scene how it links to below:

·      Hand out the assignment. (Do Not Lose these I won’t make more)

·      Contains a summary of the days/what to do/rubric/template 

.  Presentation includes a) summary b) oral presentation 3 min. talk 2 min. clip

·      Consider , when choosing your symbolic clip think about showing what demonstrates you using the skills from this unit:

o   Characters or characterization:  how you/we interact with others

o   How you/we see ourselves now, how others may see us

o   The ‘flavour’ of life at this stage. Use descriptive language to give/clarify meaning imagery

o   Employ transitional phrases to link one idea to the next

Homework due next block: 2 minute clip link to Ms. S

Summary Due first day back from spring break.

Helpful links:

 Personality traits

Transitional words/phrases and when to use them!