Donnie Darko - shot composition

Here's the worksheet for Consultation Day

Shot Composition Donnie Darko

Exemplar Storyboard

Exemplar Storyboard

Die Hard Homework Sheet

Die Hard 3 Sequence Hwk

Die Hard Sequence for analysis

Film Poster Conventions

Poster Conventions

• An eye-catching image or images – often related to characters (and the stars in the film) or the setting of the film

• The title of the film, carefully constructed in terms of font style, colour, size and placement; a lot of thought goes into the title – it is meant to be memorable and also to suggest the genre of the film

• A tagline for the film –which is lie the catchy slogans of advertisements – offering another clue to the genre and main themes or content of the film

• The names of well-known or key people connected to the film. These are usually the lead actors but may also be the director or producer

• Endorsements from other media productions (for example EMPIRE magazine) giving their comments such as ‘an unmissable film’

• Details of any award nominations or awards that the film has already won. These will be placed clearly on the poster

* The Director's name

• The production ‘blurb’ – called ‘The Credit Block’ – which lists in tiny print the production and distribution companies, the main actors and director and other information

• The certificate is often shown

okay so what about 'The Orphanage' then?!

Well did you enjoy that?
How was your first class experience of watching a film in another language?
Was it like you thought it would be?

What you should do is this;

Write a review of the film - see post below for questions to cover
AND
Write a short (about 100-150 words) comment on your feelings about your experience of watching a film in another langauge.

Access your school work from home

You need to be using a PC - this will not work on a mac - shame :-( - then go to THIS LINK and download the program called 'Ranger Outpost Client'. It is a small program and there is a manual too. This can now also be accessed from the school webpage by selecting it from the 'Staff' drop down menu.