Category: 10 ANI 2

Warm up

Social media has made us poorer communicators. Do you agree?

Learning Intention

• Establish an understanding of the scale of social media use, marketing power and role it plays in teen identity

Success Criteria

• I can explain how social media has been used to gain fame and celebrity
• I can explain how social media is used by companies to get people to interact with them and why this interaction is important to these companies

Task

View Generation Like. You will achieve the success criteria if you pay attention to the film

Warm Up

What strategy can you use to make the movement of characters in you film more engaging to watch?

Learning Objectives

• Production Design Planning
• Celtx Shots

Task

Begin production design plan.

Warm Up

Which word sums up you personality and why?

Exam Revision

These are the kind of things you need to know:

• Production Techniques
  • Shot types, when you would use which and why
  • Key terms and definitions
    • Representation, mise en scene, stereotype, codes, target audience, stopmotion, animation
• Print Ad Analysis
  • The process of decoding and annotaing a print ad
  • Understand how to explain the link between a code and the message of the ad
• The Hunger Games
  • A clear knowlegde of the plot and characterisation
• Reflection
  • Honest appraisal of your effort during the creation of your animation

Warm Up

Who is repsonsible for raising the standard of living for Indigenous Australians? Write a paragraph.

Today

• Types of animation
• Key terms
• Animation Project
• View the Gruffalo

Types of Animation

Pixilation is stop frame animation that uses people as the main moving object.

Claymation is animation that uses clay as the main moving object.

Object animation uses every objects.

Whiteboard animation use drawings of a whiteboard.

Key Terms

Frame rate is the number of shots that are seen this every second.

Animation is the art of making things appear as though they are alive and moving when they are not.

 

 

1. What is being depicted in the advertisement?  Describe ad
2. Make notes on two or three code communicates
3. Explain who you think the target audience is and why
4. Note any stereotypes that are present
5. Write a paragraph explaining what you have found, making sure you link it to the message of the ad/brand

The image is of a tradie fixing a washing machine in someone’s kitchen and dog with its ur and ears flapping in the wind generated by a powerful fart that has been done by the tradie. (The tradie is crouched down with he head stuck under a bench.) The the flapping of the small dog’s ears is a humours depiction of a powerful gust of wind, which seems to be the result of indigestion. The product is placed in the bottom right corner of the frame with text encircled by a cloud/wind shaped bubble. This reinforces the problem of wind caused by indigestion and makes it clear to the audience that Mylanta is a product that can prevent such wind. The positioning of a wrench and a glue gun are important in establishing the representation of the tradie, as are the boots and shorts the model is wearing. Tradies maybe the target audience for the product as well, given the fact they are known for having a bad diet.

Today we are going to learn about the structure of film. This will involve looking at the order that the narrative unfolds and identifying things that push the narrative along. This is necessary for you to be able to begin drafting your own screenplay as part of the pre-production stage of your film project.

In film there are traditionally four main parts:

1. ORIENTATION – The point at which we join film. This is usually during a relatively calm moment in the narrative where we get to learn what is ‘normal’ in the world of the film.

1. CRISIS – The point at which something happens to the main character that forces them to act. This is often a negative event, in the eyes of the main character, and is the cause of all the subsequent action in the film – e.g. someone gets kidnapped.

1. CLIMAX – The most intense moment of the film. This can be positive or negative e.g. the hero disarms the bomb or the old man finally dies.

1. RESOLUTION – This is when all the loose ends of the film are tied up. This will involve letting the audience know what happens to the rest of the characters in the narrative. One way to understand this is to ask the question ‘where do they go from here?’

Now, I would like you to watch the two films posted below and see if you can identify the four parts structure in them. Write your answer in you book.

Now, I want you to find two more short films that are listed as Tropfest Finalist and see if the four art structure is apparent in them too. Note the title of the film and it’s year of release as past of the notes you take.

When you have done that, I would like you to begin your preproduction. As you should know, preproduction is the planning stage of your film. I told you last lesson that you must create and 3 min film that includes a wink and a dice. Taking what you have learned about the four part structure of film narrative I want you to think of some ideas that include a wink and a dice. Complete the taks below to help you begin generating ideas:

1. List ten different of places/scenarios where a wink and a dice are likely to be seen.
2. Get into pairs and get your partner to randomly choose two places/scenarios from you list.
3. Come up with a film that contains the four part structure and for each place/scenario chosen by you partner.

Warm Up

What kind of person is Cinna? How do you know this? Write a paragraph explaining your answer; try and explain how costume and acting help establish his character.

Today

There are a number of things involved with writing about film:

1. Watch film
2. Note the production techniques that are most obvious (eg. camera, acting, lighting, editing or sound)
3. Identify the purpose each production technique
4. Analyse, making sure to move back and forth between describing the production technique and the purpose for its use
   1. Set the scene (What is going on at this point in the film?)
   2. Describe the use two or three production techniques and explain their purpose

Let’s watching the following clip of The Reaping.

Production Techniques and Their Purpose

• Props
  • Effie Trinket high heels, make up and nails — disconnected from reality
• Sound
  • lots of silence — increase tension
  • music when Peeta called — highlight link/beginning of journey
• Editing
  • Flashback — history between Katnis and Peeta, fated connection
• Acting
  • Silent Salute — divide between The Capitol and District 12

Analysis

Effie Trinket conducts The Reaping on stage in front of the District 12 residents, who look on somberly in their dull clothing as the brightly dressed, chirpy voiced Effie prattles on. Her clothing, make up and nails are extravagent, out of place and a bit absurd given the occasion. Effie’s appearence and patronising positivity highlight the difference in status between the citizens of The Capitol and those of District 12. This divide is further relfected by the silent salute the audience give Katnis. Effie tries to get the audience to applaud District 12’s ‘first volunteer’ but she is the only one who claps. The silent rasing a hands by the crowd is a defiant gesture; it shows solidarity and respect for Katniss, while being done in disregard of the request Effie made to applaud.