Brando and Dean

Watch the scenes from East of Eden and A Streetcar Named Desire. How do these scenes compare to Rebel Without a Cause and On the Waterfront? Are they using the Method Acting techniques?

Film Shots and Techniques

Take out your Film Shots and Techniques Sheet. Look at the keynote I show you. Match a film shot or technique with each picture.

Double Indemnity

Listen to the review of Double Indemnity from Filmspotting. What is Adam's point of view? What is Sam's? Who do you agree with? Explain your reasoning.

Blog Review

Look back at all your blogs. What are five major topics we've covered so far?

Look at your timeline from your binder. Where are we at in your timeline? What are some of the events from the Hollywood Unit on your timeline?

Film Noir Hard-Boiled Dialogue

Go to this link.

Browse the slang. With a partner, write a dialogue using ten of the words from Film Noir.

Method Acting Project

Post the names of the people in your group. Put a link to the scene you have chosen. Do you have a video camera? Are you going to film at school or off campus? Will you be using a green screen?

Method Acting

Read this link.

What is Method Acting? Who is Stanislavski? After watching On the Waterfront, how do you think Marlon Brando used the ideas of Method Acting?

Favorite Actors

Who are your favorite actors? Post a few pictures. What makes a good actor?

Film Studies Podcasts

For each podcast:

1. Identify the movie in the Massacre Theatre part.

2. Critique the groups on

Entertainment Value 1 2 3

Creativity 1 2 3

Film Knowledge 1 2 3

If they have a blog, post a comment on one of the group member's blogs about the project.

Film Review

Look at this link to a review of Social Network.

What is Roger Ebert's hook?

What background does he give?

Does Ebert discuss the film techniques?

If you have seen the movie, do you agree with his opinion about the movie?

Screwball Comedy

What is Screwball Comedy? Post three pictures of famous Screwball Comedy movies. Do they all come from the same studio?

For/Against MPAA

Write a paragraph for or against the MPAA. Give specific reasons for your argument.

Hollywood Censorship

Go to this link.

What is the Hays Code? What were some of the rules of censorship? Why do you think Hollywood followed these rules? How have movies changed today?

Analyze Film Clips

Instructions: Watch the film clip. What film techniques are demonstrated in this clip? What innovations in the development of cinema does this clip show?

Silent Film Review Part II

For each picture write the movie, director and two film techniques associated with the movie.

Silent Film Review

For each picture write the movie, director and two film techniques associated with the movie.

Photo Booth/Keynote Project Critique

Watch three projects. Critique them in these three areas:

1. Organization 1 2 3

2. Creativity 1 2 3

3. Entertainment 1 2 3

Comment

Chaplin vs. Keaton

Find a clip from a Keaton movie online. Compare/Contrast Chaplin with Buster Keaton.

Read the posts of three other students. Leave three comments.

American Film in the 60s and 70s

Take a look at this information about 1969.

How did the 1960s and 70s affect Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and The Godfather?

Stanford Theatre Field Trip

Look at this link.

Look at the dates April 24th- May 21st. What movie are you most interested in? Give me a top three. Are you interested in the night show or the Sat/Sun show? Would your parent be willing to drive?

Eisenstein and Hitchcock

Watch the clip from Battleship Potemkin. What film techniques does Eisenstein use in the Odessa Steps Sequence?

After watching the Shower Scene from Psycho, compare and contrast the film techniques. What makes the scene memorable?

The Master of Suspense

Look at this link.

Why is Hitchcock the Master of Suspense? What techniques does he use? Have you noticed any of these techniques so far in Rear Window?

The Showdown

Analyze the film techniques Sergio Leone uses in the final shootout among Blondie, Tuco and Angel Eyes. Think of the camera angles, music, and camera movement especially. How does he reinvent this typical Western device?

Evolution of the Western

Read the article about Westerns. How has the Western changed over time? How does this reflect changes in the U.S or the world?

Reinventing the Western

Look back at your original Western Blog. What were the characteristics of the Western? How was The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a Western? How is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly different from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance? (They both have really long titles!)

International Cinema Keynotes

Look at 3 Keynotes in the Public Folder of the Server. Answer these three questions briefly for each country you look at.

1. How is this country’s cinema different from any other country’s?

2. How does cinema represent the country’s history or culture?

3. Are there any important film movements that come from this country?

Film Clips

Watch the two film clips in class. Take notes on the film techniques you see. Write 3-5 sentences for each clip analyzing the film techniques and the overall effect the film techniques create.

Film Timeline and Film Techniques

Look at your Film Timeline from your Film Studies Binder. Where are we at in Film History? What is coming next?

Look at your list of Film Techniques. What Film Techniques do you associate with the International Cinema unit?

Film Festival Reflection

What did you think of the film Cost of a Soul? Can you connect the film to anything we've studied in class? What improvements would you make in the film?

Iranian Cinema

Go this link.

Read the information about Iranian cinema. What makes Iranian cinema unique? What was it influenced and inspired by?

San Jose Film Festival

Look at this link.

Write down five films and five short films you are interested in.

Cinema in Iran

What do you know about Iran? Read the information on Rick Steves' site. List five new things you learned about Iran.

Dogme 95 vs. Italian Neorealism

Read this information about Dogme 95

What are the rules of Dogme 95? Compare/Contrast it with Italian Neorealism.

Italian Neo-Realism

Read this information.

What is the origin of Italian Neo-Realism?

What were the American influences?

International Cinema vs. Hollywood Cinema

Make a list of all the movies we have seen so far this year:

Hollywood movies:

International movies:

Can you see anything they have in common? What are the differences between Hollywood movies and International movies? Think of the acting, stories and film techniques. How do the stories end? What are the heroes like?

Method Acting

Read this information about Method Acting.

Write a paragraph summary of what Method Acting is.

Marlon Brando

Describe Marlon Brando's acting. Use examples of specific scenes from On the Waterfront. How do you compare his acting to other actors you've seen in and out of class?