Instructions for the day ought to be on the door. "Complete your V for vendetta and children if Men in 60 seconds. Group leaders Cara & Grace. Print out or draw characters & locations using finger puppets or use masks to act it out yourselves. Paper is in the box & scissors are on the bookshelf. Use your phones to take video and upload as a series of files to YouTube. Embed on your blog & annotate & send me link at end of lesson. see my blog for detailed instructions."
Lesson Objective
To apply understanding of Classic Hollywood Narrative & Genre to V for Vendetta & Children of Men
Task:
Complete your videos productions of "V & CoM in 60 seconds" & Genre Collage
Cara is responsible for V (this does not mean she does all the work or teaches the class)
Grace is responsible for CoM (this does not mean she does all the work or teaches the class)
Luke will oversee the work below is making progress & email me the attendance register (please...) I will be checking Grace & Cara's individual blogs tomorrow to see how the class has progressed.
Ideally you would have already have gotten this underway and have prepared for the lesson by either a: shooting some of this already;
b: story mapping the film allocated like the Dark Knight task we did last week;
or
c: bringing in materials to make the video with today
obviously if the alternative is
d: did nothing whatsoever...
then this is disappointing... The result nonetheless is for you to produce your 60 second retelling of the films applying the Classic Hollywood Narrative elements you learned last week - see here for further a reminder
Step 1: Map out the Plot - the significant character-driven events/scenes making clear their cause & effect & the characters motivation - this will need to be made clear in your video.
You only have 60 seconds so make your sure you map the key story driving points in the film & keep it simple
Step 2: Identify the Equilibrium - Disruption & Resolution or 3 Act Structure, again this should be made clear in your video
Step 3: Recreate the narrative using Masks of characters printed out or drawn, or finger puppets, or however you can creatively complete the task to re-tell the narrative of the film in 60 seconds. There are scissors & A3 paper on the bookshelf, card under the printer, pritt sticks may have to ask Art Technician. Film these on your mobile phones and post to Youtube.
MAKE SURE THE PHONE YOU FILM ON IS ABLE TO UPLOAD TO YOUTUBE BEFORE YOU START
Step 4: Embed these onto your individual blog IN ORDER of the Narrative
Step 5: Annotate the post to show your understanding of the 6 aspects of Classic Hollywood Narrative you learned on your mind maps last week - here is a reminder.
Step 6: Study the post here recapping on Genre, look through the Powerpoint then create a Moodboard of the conventions of Sci Fi from the trailers on the post:
Cara's group will focus on Mise-en-scene conventions (Props, Costumes, Locations, Visual effects)
Grace's group will focus on conventions of typical or 'stock' characters and stories (invasion, space battles, threat of technology etc)
Finally - the most important task:
Step 7: Discuss in your groups and write a conclusion between you (1 paragraph - to what extent does V and CoM fit the typical conventions of a Sci-Fi film and Classic Hollywood Narrative & briefly justify your reasons)
Good Luck! Working in 2 teams together i would expect A Level students to be able to complete all steps & have them posted to your blog by the end of lesson 2 tomorrow (that's 4 hours of work). It is important you have completed this to be prepared for...
Homework for Christmas Holidays
Timed essay 50 minutes Mock exam 2:
"How do the films you have studied (V & CoM) relate to the concept of Genre and Narrative?"
See mark scheme for guidance
