Sound Unit Test!

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 28:

• Sound Unit - Kahoot Review
• Sound Unit Test
• Time left: Work on Audio Trailer Script (due Tuesday)
• Upcoming:
• Tuesday, we'll do a mini-unit on Editing
• Wed-Thurs, Student Choice Movie (Poll), Final Assignment as a Group
• Thurs-Friday, Final Mega-Jeopardy, with actual prizes!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Theme"; connection is we played a Jeopardy review game, another trivia-based game

Sound Unit: Review Game

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 27:

• Sound Unit Jeopardy Review
• UPCOMING DUE DATES:
• Sound Unit Test TOMORROW 
• If you are absent it's your responsibility to take the test!
• Audio Trailer Script due MONDAY
• Next week: Editing Mini-unit and final paper

Sound Unit: Finish A Quiet Place; Complete Audio Trailer Script

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26:

• Finish A Quiet Place
• Complete Viewing Guide
• A Quiet Place Foley Artists
• Another foley artist at work
• Sound Unit Kahoot
• Work on Audio Trailer Script / General Check-in (DUE MONDAY)
• Sound Unit Test on FRIDAY
• Next (LAST!) week: Editing Mini-Unit, Final "Paper", and Final Mega-Jeopardy Game!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel; connection is the characters in A Quiet Place have to be silent to avoid the aliens

Sound Unit: A Quiet Place

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 25:

• Go over Audio Trailer Script Project
• Example: Star Wars
• Example: Squirm
• Review sounds so far in A Quiet Place
• Continue A Quiet Place Screening

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Transformers Theme Song"; connection is we watched a clip of foley artists working on the Transformers movie Bumblebee for our sound unit notes

Sound Unit: Finish Singin in the Rain, Cont. Notes

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 24:

• Finish Singin in the Rain
• Complete Viewing Guide
• Go over rest of sound notes
• If time: Begin A Quiet Place
• REMINDERS:
• 9 days left for seniors
• Mise-en-Scene Paper due TOMORROW!
• LIST OF ALL UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
• A Quiet Place Viewing Guide (Formative)
• Audio Trailer Script (C3)
• Sound Unit Test (C1, C2)
• Editing MINI-Unit Guide (Formative)
• Final Paper (C2)

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Good Mornin'" from Babes in Arms; this song was also featured in Singin in the Rain

Sound Unit: Singin in the Rain

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 21:

• Finish watching Singin in the Rain
• Complete viewing guide
• Time left: Work on Mise-en-Scene Paper (DUE TUESDAY)
• WORK ON MISSING SUMMATIVES

Sound Unit: Sound History Notes

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 20:

• Early Film Sound History Notes
• Time left: Begin Singin in the Rain
• Review Viewing Guide
• REMINDERS:
• Mise-en-Scene Paper DUE TUESDAY, 5/25

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter" by John Williams; connection is we watched a clip from Harry Potter for our mise-en-scene test.

Mise-en-Scene: TEST DAY!

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 19:

• Take Mise-en-Scene unit test
• Clips will be played on projector; links available on Doc
• When all are complete we'll begin our unit on Film Sound
• No rush on the tests! Take all block if you need it!
• REMINDERS:
• "10 Shots" Project was due YESTERDAY. If missing, get in ASAP!!
• Mise-en-Scene paper due by TUESDAY
• LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS 6/4 FOR SENIORS... 
• ONLY 12 SCHOOL DAYS LEFT... 
• GET ALL MISSING SUMMATIVES IN!!!!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Price is Right Theme"; connection is we played Jeopardy, another game show that involves dollar amounts

Mise-en-Scene: Jeopardy Review!

 

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 18:

• Mise-en-Scene Review Game
• Extra Credit for winners on TOMORROW'S MISE-EN-SCENE TEST
• Time left: Work on Mise-en-Scene Paper (DUE 5/25)

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Casper the Friendly Ghost" by Little Richard; connection is the Maitlands were friendly ghosts in Beetlejuice

Mise-en-Scene: Finish Beetlejuice

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 17:

• Go over Mise-en-Scene paper assignment, DUE TUESDAY, 5/25
• Finish Beetlejuice
• Review viewing guide, submit
• Time left: Begin mise-en-scene review game
• If we run out of time, will be continued on Tues
• Mise-en-scene TEST bumped to Wednesday

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Banana Boat (Day-O)" by Harry Belafonte; connection is the Deetzes sing and dance to this song in the movie Beetlejuice

Mise-en-Scene: Continue Beetlejuice

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 14:

• Continue Beetlejuice
• Review viewing guide examples so far
• Coming Up:
• Mise-en-Scene Test on TUESDAY (May be bumped to Wed. if we don't finish in time)
• Review game on Monday
• "10 Shots" Project on TUESDAY
• Mise-en-Scene Paper, details on Monday (due TBA, following week)

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr.; connection is Beetlejuice is also a movie featuring ghosts

Mise-en-Scene Unit: Continue Notes, Start Beetlejuice

 

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 13:

• Complete notes review for Mise-en-Scene
• Kahoot Review
• Begin Beetlejuice
• Work on viewing guide
• Mise-en-Scene TEST will be on TUESDAY
• Jeopardy review on Monday
• 10 Shots Final Project due TUESDAY

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"You're the Best" by Joe Esposito; connection is we had a test, just like the kid from The Karate Kid had a competition he was training for. A general "pump up" song before a big moment.

Cinematography: UNIT TEST!

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 11:

• Complete Cinematography Terms Test
• If you finish the test, and have MISSING WORK.... COMPLETE IT!!!
• When everyone is complete, we will begin the next unit, Mise-en-Scene
• If time: Begin Beetlejuice screening

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Jeopardy Theme"; connection is we played a Jeopardy review game for the test today

Cinematography: Jeopardy Review Game

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 11:

• Jeopardy Review Game
• Cinematography Test Tomorrow
• Time left:
• FINISH STORYBOARDS - DUE TODAY!!!
• Final "10 Shots" Project due 5/18
• Watch Spider-Man 3?

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Hero" by Chad Kroeger; connection is Aunt May talks about the importance of heroes in Spider-Man 2, and this song was featured on the soundtrack for the first Spider-Man movie

Cinematography: Finish Spider-Man 2

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 10:

• Finish Spider-Man 2
• Camera movement review
• Complete viewing guides
• Kahoot Cinematography Review
• TEST on WEDNESDAY!
• REMINDERS:
• Storyboards due TOMORROW
• Final "10 Shot" Project due TUESDAY, MAY 18

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Spiderwebs" by No Doubt; connection is Spider-Man shoots spider-webs

Cinematography: Continue Spider-Man 2

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 7:

• Spider-Man 2, camera movement recap
• Continue Spider-Man 2
• Continue working on viewing guide
• REMINDERS:
• Storyboards due on TUESDAY, MAY 11
• Final "10 shots" projects due TUESDAY, MAY 18

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"City of Stars" from La La Land; connection is we watched a clip of a "whip pan" from that movie

Cinematography: Camera Movements

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 6:

• Notes on camera movements
• Clips Playlist
• Kahoot Review
• If time: Begin Spider-Man 2
• REMINDERS:
• Storyboards due by TUESDAY, 5/11
• 10 Shots Projects due by 5/18

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga; connection is the paparazzi like to spy on people with cameras, just like L.B. spied on his neighbors

Cinematography: Rear Window Finale, Start Projects

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5:

• Watch finale of Rear Window
• Shots review, submit viewing guide
• Go over/work on "10 Shots" Project
• Teams of no more than 4
• Storyboards due TUESDAY, for formative grade.
• Will NOT be accepted late, but will count towards final grade if submitted with project
• This will be your ONLY in-class time to work on them
• Can complete on paper and upload image; or create digitally
• Final projects will be due on Tuesday, 5/18

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell; connection is that in Rear Window, Jefferies is watching his neighbors constantly. Also, another Alfred Hitchcock movie, Psycho, is referenced in the lyrics!

Cinematography: Continue Rear Window

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 4:

• Review some shots so far in Rear Window
• Continue movie
• Work on viewing guide

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"I Want to Break Free" by Queen; connection is L.B. Jefferies is stuck inside with a cast and wants to "break free"

Cinematography: Shot Lengths Review and Begin Rear Window

 AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 2:

• Cinematography - Shot Lengths Review
• Begin Rear Window
• Movie background
• Work on Viewing Guide