LESSON 6: DIRECTOR’S STYLE, AUTHORIAL STUDY Examine and interpret influences of directors while establishing the subject and important details in a main- idea statement

BELL RINGER What impact does the shift in mood from the two scenes from yesterday’s viewing of “Alice in Wonderland” have on the audience/film as a whole? How does Burton achieve this effect?

EA 3.1 STORYBOARD Written statements identifying intended effects Establish which cinematic techniques are used for which purpose What mood do you want to set? What emotions do you want the audience to feel? What message are you trying to send? Must be colored Due January 21 st Questions?

2.13, FILM IN CONTEXT: AN AUTHORIAL STUDY P133 Vocab Terms Main Idea Theme Biography Autobiography

SUBJECT VS MAIN IDEA VS THEME Subject: What the essay is about Main Idea: Statement summarizing the important parts of the text Theme: Literary, central message—not necessarily in biographical information Read the essay on Tim Burton, identifying key pieces of information: Influences Style

FILM VIEW: VINCENT (1982) H?V=FXQCBKUPM8O H?V=FXQCBKUPM8O How does the film Vincent characterize Burton’s style? How do the influences mentioned in the article play into the film?

MAIN-IDEA STATEMENTS, P135 Under the text of the article on page 134, create a list of all the influences, and adjective phrases to describe his style. What adjective phrase can we create the support how Burton’s films are characterized, based on his influences?

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: WRITING PROMPT Write a paragraph supporting your main-idea sentence Choose details about Burton and his style that support for topic sentence Follow the ideas of a CQC model You may also use IMDB to look up other films Burton has created to support how his films are characterized