1. 4 rows 10 across Aisle down the middle (5 on each side)
Choose your seat – it’s yours for the rest of the quarter.
4 rows
10 across
Aisle down the middle
(5 on each side)

2. Chapter 1
Story of Movies

3. What is your favorite movie? What aspects make it so appealing to you?
Journal #1 – 8/26/15
What is your favorite movie? What aspects make it so appealing to you?

4. Lesson 1
What is a movie?

5. Is the purpose of movies only to entertain?
Are all movies fiction?
What is a documentary?
How do movies “move”?
Is the purpose of movies only to entertain?
What are other purposes?

6. Movies can… entertain educate express an opinion express an emotion
express a unique way of looking at the world

7. 4 Types of Films Type Definition Narrative
Using characters, setting, plot
Nonfiction
Records real events
Animated*
Computer animated or photographs of drawings/objects
Experimental
Experiments with art and technology to express filmmakers’ unique way of viewing a subject. Ex: Andy Warhol “Empire” (1964)

8. 4 Types of Films Narrative
Wholly imaginary or based on true occurrences; content selected/arranged to be perceived as fiction; based on script, staged and directed, populated by actors

9. 4 Types of Films Nonfiction
Instructional, factual, documentary, propaganda

10. 4 Types of Films Animated Computer generated
Photographing drawings/ objects
3 types – mimic 3D/narrative, take adv of inherent non-realism, anime

11. 4 Types of Films Experimental Push boundaries Obscure Innovative
Personal/deeply felt vision
Influential on mainstream cinema

12. 4 Types of Films Type Definition Narrative
Wholly imaginary or based on true occurances; content selected/arranged to be perceived as fiction; based on script, staged and directed, populated by actors
Nonfiction
Instructional, factual, documentary, propaganda
Animated
Today, almost entirely computer generated; originally photographing drawings or inanimate objects frame-by-frame; 3 types – mimic 3D/narrative, take adv of inherent non-realism, anime
Experimental
Pushes boundaries, obscure, innovative, filmmakers express personal/deeply felt vision, influential on mainstream cinema

13. Screening Activity: What is a movie?
Preview Screening Sheet 1-1
First viewing
What type of film is this?
Second viewing – complete Screening Sheet 1-1

14. Introduction to Film Genre

15. List as many movie genres (categories) as you can think of.
Journal #2 – 8/27/15
List as many movie genres (categories) as you can think of.

16. What kind of movie might this be?
What specific elements in this image suggests this?

17. What kind of movie might this be?
What specific elements in this image suggests this?

18. How do the visual images of
Poster 1 and 2 differ, and why?

19. Films can be divided into different groups or categories based on subject matter and themes.
Movie posters often communicate not only the title of a film, but the actors and the film’s genre or type.

20. Genre: Category or type of artistic work based on subject matter, style, narrative structure, and established convention or filmmaking techniques.
Defines different works just like in literature.
-Mystery, Sci-Fi, Romance, Action, etc…

22. Genre Subject – Story content and theme, or what the story is about.
Form – Narrative structure. How the story is told
Style – The film’s look, how its visual images appear as well as how it sounds.
Ex. Musicals tend to have bright colors and long angle camera shots to capture big production numbers.

26. Genre
Action/Adventure: Strong hero/heroine struggling to defeat an enemy. Fast-paced action, fights, chases. External conflicts. Character v. Character, Character v. Nature. Skyfall, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Expendables
Biography: “Biopic”, focus on the life story of a real person. Generally authentic, but not required. Patton, Forrest Gump, Nixon

27. Genre
Comedy: Intended to be humorous, many sub-genres. Screwball, slapstick, satire, etc. National Lampoon’s Vacation, Scary Movie, Spaceballs
Crime/Detective: Struggle between a criminal and their victims, and/or solving a crime. The Godfather, The Silence of the Lambs, Seven

28. Genre
Documentary: Nonfiction film. Informational/educational films. Beware of bias! Super Size Me, An Inconvenient Truth, Bowling for Columbine
Fantasy: Imaginative or mythological places and characters. Magic, dreams, fairy tales/legends. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games

29. Genre
Horror: Focus on the macabre and scary. Dracula, Alien, The Exorcist
Musical: Uses song and dance to elaborate on a storyline. West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Frozen
Science Fiction: Impact of technology and science on humans and the world or other worlds. Star Wars, Star Trek, Gravity

30. Genre
War: Focus on physical battles and mental conflicts of people in war. Generally realistic. Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, Pearl Harbor
Western: Struggle between civilization and the wilderness, lawfulness and lawlessness. Usually set in the southwest. Tombstone, Django Unchained, A Fistful of Dollars

31. Dramas were not listed as a category. Why?
Genre
Dramas were not listed as a category. Why?

32. X Drama Comedy Drama Dramas could fall into any genre.
Serious, realistic, about real-life situations. Focus on character development and internal conflicts to be overcome (ex: politics, drug addiction, poverty, racial issues, family/relationships).
Dramas could fall into any genre.

33. Assignment
Create your own “genre wheel” using modern film examples for each spoke in the wheel (released 2005 or later).

34. American Film Institute
100 Years…100 Movies

35. The Judges 1,500 leaders in the American film community
screenwriters editors
directors executives
actors film historians
producers film critics
cinematographers

36. The Objective Given a list of 400 nominated films compiled by AFI,
select the 100 greatest American movies.

37. The Criteria 1. Feature length 2. American film
(7)
1. Feature length
2. American film
3. Critical recognition
4. Major award winner
5. Popularity over time
6. Historical significance
7. Cultural impact

38. Assignment
Given the “AFI’s 100 Years 100 Movies” handout, complete each film title. List the genre for each film (if no genre is mentioned, list the genre you perceive it to be).
*Helpful hint: have your genre wheel out to remind you of the 11 film genres.

39. Journal #4 – 8/31/15
Name the last movie you saw (first viewing). What genre was it? What elements lead you to believe it falls under this genre?

40. Journal #5 – 9/1/15
When checking out a new movie to watch, what are some aspects or characteristics you look for? How do you know if a movie has these traits?

41. Journal #6 – 9/2/15
Choose one movie (that was not included on the list) you would like to nominate for the AFI Top 100. Does it fit the 7 judging criteria? Explain.

42. AFI Top 100 Update
In 2007, AFI updated their 100 Years…100 Movies list to include newly eligible films released from 1997 to 2005.

43. Journal #8 – 9/8/15
Do you think that the words “watch” and “see” mean the same thing? Using examples, what might the difference between the two words be?