Film Festival presentations/written assignment

Film Festival student presentations/written component:

 3 Work Periods then presentations:

Create : a mise-en-scene presentation

·       choose a short film or scene from a film or TV show that you feel links to your life.

·       Share clip with the class when you do your talk.

·       explain why you chose the scene (how it is relevant to your own life/identity/interests?)

·       describe and reflect on it using what you have learned in the unit so far:

- understanding character interactions and development/ emotions and analysis   

- symbolic/metaphorical imagery

- representation

- descriptive writing (adjectives)

- expository writing (transition words) Explaining your ideas clearly

Due between Feb. 4-11:            1. Presentations will be 5 mins long and we will do 6-8 students per day.             We will sign up for our dates Jan . 30/ 31  

2. Written work is due at the time of your presentation.

Links discussion what it is and what to notice in a mis en scene:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise-en-sc%C3%A8ne

https://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/mise-en-scene-in-film-afk

Links to a couple of places you may find shorts that work:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=award+winning+animated+short+films

National Film Board of Canada animation

 Curricular competencies:

·       Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts.

·        Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world.

·        Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create spoken language and other texts for a variety of purposes and audiences.

·       Use the conventions of Canadian spelling, grammar, and punctuation proficiently and as appropriate to the context.

·       Oral presentation skills such as volume, eye contact, cue cards, pacing, articulation, transitions.