1. REVIEW
On page one of the film packet—define or explain the eight terms from our first film study…
Example: Storyline—the storyline is the plot of the movie. It is what happens from start to finish.

2. Film Techniques Review

3. On your sheet…
Write down what you remember about these film techniques:
Storyline
Script
Acting
Special Effects
Music
Set Design
Costumes and Make-up
Literary Devices

4. Let’s Review

5. STORYLINE: the story the director creates, the plot and the events they want to show you.
SCRIPT: is the dialogue between the different characters. Directors take careful time picking the lines they want their actors to use. (Think about what lines the director did/didn’t use from the book)
ACTING: Who plays what characters is important, and so are the names of the actor. Why did the director pick this actor vs. another? How does the actor make the character come to life?

6. SPECIAL EFFECTS: how they make something believable vs. distracting
SPECIAL EFFECTS: how they make something believable vs. distracting. Are the special effect good enough to make you think this scene, object, event is real?
MUSIC: The soundtrack and background music is a very different experience when watching a movie; it can set a certain mood. What songs or tempo does the director use in certain scenes? How does that make you feel?
SET DESIGN: This is the setting, location and takes a lot of time to create so you feel like you are there with the characters.

7. COSTUME/MAKE-UP: This is how the director dresses the character, and maybe how they show their aging or personality.
LIT. DEVICES: What creative devices is the director using? REPETITION, SYMBOLISM, CHARACTERIZATION.

8. New Film Techniques…

9. Framing Shots

10. VOCAB: framing shots CLOSE-UP (CS)
Shot takes up 80% of the frame. Director wants you to focus on it.

11. VOCAB: framing shots MEDIUM SHOT (MS)
People from the waist up, most shots are medium. Close enough to hear/see conversation.

12. VOCAB: framing shots LONG SHOT
LONG SHOT: shot from a distance, you see whole bodies and the setting.

13. Camera Angles

14. CAMERA ANGLES
EYE LEVEL (EL)
EYE-LEVEL: natural viewing level.

15. CAMERA ANGLES HIGH ANGLE (HA)
HIGH ANGLE: camera is high up, looking down, shows weakness

16. CAMERA ANGLES LOW ANGLE (LA)
LOW ANGLE: camera is down low, looking up, to show power or strength.

17. Lighting

18. LIGHTING
HIGH KEY
HIGH KEY: scene is flooded with light=happiness, strength, energy.

19. LIGHTING LOW KEY LIGHTING
LOW KEY: scene flooded with darkness=suspense, suspicion.

20. LIGHTING BOTTOM/SIDE LIGHTING
BOTTOM/SIDE: creates two sides, light and dark=shows split personality.

21. While watching V for Vendetta…
Look for the film techniques you were taught before, but look even closer at the new techniques you were taught today.
Think about how these techniques affect the film and why the director used these techniques.

22. NOTES
So what did you notice?
Discussion, review, shares…