International Cinema
| Author: | Brett Stifflemire |
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| Summary: | Students will be exposed to a variety of international films, and will critically analyze them in order to understand film and cultures better. |
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| Objective: | Students will be able to |
| Main Concepts: | We can come to understand other cultures/historical events by critically analyzing the media that emerges from these cultures. |
Lesson Plans
The students will understand the significance of the use of color in film. The students will have a foundation for looking for the use of color in Amélie. Their abilities to analyze the color in the film will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
The students will understand the significance of narrative structure in film.
The students will have a foundation for looking for the narrative structure of Rashomon. Their abilities to analyze the film's narrative structure will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
The students will understand the significance of camera movement in film. The students will have a foundation for analyzing camera movement in Shall We Dansu?. Their abilities to analyze the film's camera movement will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
The students will understand the significance of depth of field in film. The students will have a foundation for analyzing depth of field in The Scent of Green Papaya. Their abilities to analyze the film's depth of field will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
The students will understand the significance of characters in film—their traits and how the represent the society in which they were created. The students will have a foundation for analyzing the characters in Three Men and a Cradle. Their abilities to analyze the film's characters will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
The students will understand the significance of the historical context of a film—the history that influences the characters and story of a film.
The students will have a foundation for analyzing the film The Lives of Others with an understanding of the history it presents. Their abilities to analyze the film's historical context will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
The students will review/remember all the different elements discussed and practiced in previous classes and apply them to the analysis of a single film. The students will have a foundation for analyzing the film Repentance with the intent to utilize everything learned about filmic elements over the previous six lessons. Their abilities to analyze the film will be assessed in their response papers due next week.
Projects
Author's Notes:
Written by Brett Stifflemire