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Comment by David on November 2, 2009 at 1:34pm

Please have both the documentary outline, and the Planning Questions completed for next week!

Comment by David on October 10, 2009 at 12:22am

Odd, the message just popped up for me...
Its 1933. Interesting idea... although 1933 is RAPIDLY getting less and less interesting as more and more restaurants and businesses move in. Maybe we look elsewhere... :P

Comment by megin peake on October 9, 2009 at 6:10pm

no no it works now you gave it to me on the usb.

hm i was thinking maybe modern day knight for our final, i saw a youtube video about a knight and i thought maybe something like that esp. using the building 1922 [1933? idk the name]
have to build on the idea later. just didn't want to forget it :) haha

Comment by David on October 9, 2009 at 3:18pm

meg, send me your email and i'll send it to you. whats this about a modern day knight?

Comment by megin peake on October 9, 2009 at 3:11pm

MENTAL NOTE FOR ME:
modern day knight..
some kinda of knight

Comment by megin peake on September 27, 2009 at 7:34pm

DG!
the thing isn't downloading for me.
i've tried five times from both the link and the above one.
:S

Comment by David on September 22, 2009 at 9:48am

For next week, please read "The Hero's Journey" from Joseph Campbell's book "The Power of Myth". I posted it above for future reference. You can also download it here (.pdf file).

This is longish. Make sure you give yourself time to read it (by next monday).
Also, please start the chapter on Sound in "Looking at Movies" - you will need to read the whole chapter, but focus on vocabulary and ideas, you can skim the examples as long as you understand the concepts.

Comment by David on September 13, 2009 at 4:37pm

Folks, before I grade your film analysis's please make sure you have done the following (reposted from below):

1. Use precise film language to describe the scene. If you notice some film convention that you don't know the name for, see if you can find it in your text Looking at Film, look it up online, or ask me.

2. Relate the various film conventions (lighting, mis-en-scene, costume, setting, lighting, sound, cinematography, editing, special effects, etc) to represented themes. Connect elements of historical and cultural significance within the scene to the rest of the film - and the time period/cultural/country in which it was shot.

3. Use definitive language. Don't use words like "I think", or "Maybe" .

4. Be clear about what the director intended for the scene and the rest of the film.

5. Keep description to a minimum, analysis to a maximum.

6. Don't forget to cite outside sources if you use them.

And see if you think that you've achieved the highest band for description:

21–25: There is a coherent, incisive, insightful and detailed evaluative interpretation of the extract, displaying an excellent understanding of how meaning is constructed through the use of film language, with an excellent awareness of the extract’s relationship to the film as a whole. There is a persuasive explanation for the selection of the extract. The critique shows an excellent awareness of the film’s genre and/or its place in a broader sociocultural context. There is an insightful analysis of the director’s intention. Simple description will be negligible and analysis will be clear and thorough.

Comment by David on September 11, 2009 at 2:29pm

Sure. Send any of them - Harrison has some experience with Final Cut, so if you know where he is that would be especially good. Thanks.

Comment by megin peake on September 11, 2009 at 2:26pm

okay. what about the other students.. ib yr. 1? want me to ask them if i see them

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