Film – Week 14 – Intro to Analysis

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“Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner” by classic film scans is licensed under CC BY 2.0

“Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.”

Hedy Lamarr – Read about 1930s actress Hedy Lamarr-inventor of cellphones, Wi-Fi and GPS

SUMMARY

  • week was good, finished a lot of late work, and got this assingment done easily

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • Set a timer
  • Spend 2 hours in this ‘room’
  • Watch a film of your own choice

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Set a timer
  • Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
Image from bananatreelog.com
  • Go for a 10-minute walk, if it is safe to do so 
    • Reflect on how ‘This guide can give you some tips to remain calm and practice self-care to maintain your mental health.
  • Writing a small paragraph reflection for 10 minutes
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

THEATER

  • Watch a film, of your choice, for the analysis part of this blog post

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned that i need to pay attention to camera movements more, because i’m good at paying attention to everything but that

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

Film Analysis: The Prestige

Danny Pudi & Gillian Jacobs
“Danny Pudi & Gillian Jacobs” by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Film TitleThe Prestige
Year2006
DirectorChristopher Nolan
CountryUSA/UK
GenreDrama, Mystery, Thriller, a sprinkle of Sci-Fi
If you could work on this film (change it), what would you change and why?

recast on of the people. for the Angier look alike, have someone who looks a lot like Hugh Jackman instead of just him

Film information can be found at imdb.com

As you view films, consider how the cuts, camera angles, shots, and movement work to create particular meanings. Think about how they establish space, privilege certain characters, suggest relationships, and emphasize themes. In addition to shot distances, angles, editing, and camera movement, note details of the narrative, setting, characters, lighting, props, costume, tone, and sound.

Ask yourself the following questions:

TOPICYOUR NOTES
1. Who is the protagonist? (in my opinion, but the antagonist and protagonist could switch depending on how you look at it)Alfred Borden
2. Who is the antagonist?Robert Angier
3. What is the conflict?Rival magicians. Angier is trying to steal Borden’s tricks after Borden accidentally caused Angier’s wife’s death.
4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words)Building revenge
5. How is the story told (linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals)Non-linear, flashback heavy, but also jumping around in when we are in the flashbacks
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?two magicians assistance tie up the third magicians assistance, one of them tie’s a not that is more difficult to get out of and unintentionally kills the magicians assistant after she is put in water. Angeir one of the assistance try’s to ruin Borden’s career by stealing his acts. But we start of with Angeir dying in a similar way as his wife, and Borden gets sentenced to death for his murder. Very twist heavy movie
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing,
characterization, camera movement, etc.)?Why does the film encourage such
reactions?
Sound wise, i noticed that when ever electricity was louder then everything else. Setting it up as something mysterious. As well with editing it takes a lot of skill to do a non linear movie like this. It leaves us wondering and confused
8. Is the setting realistic or stylized?What atmosphere does the setting suggest?Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions?The setting is very believable for most of it. It’s set in late 1800’s England and you definitely can tell. the setting feels realistic for most of it and stylized when dealing with Tesla’s inventions,
9. How are the characters costumed and made-up?What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age?How do
costume and makeup convey character?
The costumes are great they feel very realistic. But the make up is better with Alfred Borden “double”. The costumes definitely show the class difference, but that’s never a plot point. We also see in movie make up to hide identity. It does a good job to help the twist and make it feel authentic
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?Light is a big part in this movie. With the spot light on a stage to point out what you’re supposed to look at as well as Tesla’s invention’s. All the light is very subtle making it seem realistic to the time, but also make everything feel dramatic and suspenseful. except while of stage. On stage we’re shown something even though we know something else is going to happen. just like magic.
11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces?What do you see cinematically?I wasn’t really paying attention, to the camera work (i probably should have) but it’s very generic to Christopher Nolan, he has the same Cinematographer he used for The Dark Knight trilogy, Memento, Inception, and Insomnia
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film?How does it direct our attention within the
image?How does it shape our interpretation of the image?What stands out about the music?
It was all new songs, no sound track. Which makes it easier for your music to blend in and enhance the feeling of drama.
13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film?Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture?It’s a very big budget movie from a very well known director and writer, when you’re as well known as Nolan you’re usually aloud more creative freedom. It’s also based of a book.
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this filmUse credible sources and cite sourcesExample: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All
Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.
of course i also used Ebert. who gave it 3/4 stars
basically saying that it was good but he didn’t like the ending
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-prestige-2007#:~:text=What%20you%20will%20learn%20in,with%20magic%20all%20my%20life.
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements.Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene. Example, from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene.This is where the plot really starts. In the scene Angier goes to see Borden to mess with his performance, but he see’s the greatest magic trick he has ever seen the transported man. We never see the prestige of the magic trick, but we see how in awe Angier is.
starts at 53:28 ends at 54:39
16. In the selected scene: write a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film:
a. Screenwriting:You get Borden asking if a rubber ball is real, asking a man in the odence and then saying its a magic rubber ball, we also have Olivia asking Angier if he hurt him, he says no but he had a new trick, and saying it was the greatest magic trick he’d ever seen. Building us up to want to see it
b. Sound Design:Not including the music, the biggest things are the first door closing (which we see), a rubber ball bouncing across the ground (which we see), and a door opening (which we don’t see), followed by a few claps.
c. Camera Movements/Angles:We never get to see the prestige of the trick, but it seems like he went through one door into a box, and came out a box that was not connected, but by watching Micheal cane’s face instead we can see all of that with out seeing it.
d. Light Setup:When Olivia and Angier talk his face is kind of light up, but mainly in the dark, making it seem mysterious, entreating us. the sage is light up semi well, it’s obvious that it not a high class place he’s preforming at
e. Soundtrack/Score:There is a single note playing, a humming, its unsettling, draws you in, again makes you really want to see the trick, building it up, as the note hums and gets louder. and the it cuts the second he bounces the ball
18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film?Culturally for a magicain to see something like that and not know whats going on, must be confusing

This worksheet was developed with ideas from many IB Film teachers, thus should remain in the Creative Commons

Film – Week 7 – Tools, Time, and Rooms

CreativeCommons image Tool Stash by Meena Kadri at Flickr.com

SUMMARY

  • Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
    • Only one to two sentences
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 15 minutes in this ‘room’
  • Pick a film/video editor you have access to at home
  • Rewatch Best Free Video Editing Software in 2020, if you need some ideas
  • Find an interesting and effective YouTube channel playlist for training
  • Link that playlist here and write a brief description about the tutorials and the channel
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Image from sneakonthelot.com/my-courses/
Image from sneakonthelot.com/my-courses/
  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 60 minutes in this ‘room’
  • Complete the Sneak on the Lot First Time User activity, https://sneakonthelot.com/courses/first-time-user/
  • Write a brief description of your work today
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 15 minutes in this ‘room’
  • This week spend extra time on the Sneak on the Lot First Time User activity, if you need to
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION WHEN YOU ARE DONE

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 15 minutes outside, if you can safely
  • Go for a walk. Think about your life as a narrative for today.  A story of today. You as the protagonist. What/who is your nemesis? Are you trying to win/accomplish something? What? Write notes here about what you thought… and experiment with your blog.  Maybe change the theme? Have fun!
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Spend 3 minutes on this activity
  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • The data you submit helps you demonstrate 21st Century Employability Skills
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION WHEN YOU ARE DONE

Film – Week 10 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 2

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Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

  • Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
    • Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Screenshot from Sneakonthelot.com
Screenshot from Sneakonthelot.com
  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 60 minutes in this ‘room’
  • Complete…
    1. First Time User
    2. Introduction To Film

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

You are going to learn to develop your own version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) process in this ‘room.’

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

  1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
  2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

GTD-based Trusted System

Image from Trello.com
  • Examine and pick a trusted system from the 4 options listed below to ‘capture’ your work
    • trusted system is your method for managing your tasks in a way that you consistently get things done
  1. Trello.com with a – GTD Template
  2. Your phone
  3. Paper and pen or pencil
  4. Examine LifeHacker.com’s GTD Resources

Personally i’m going to use a word document on my phone

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so  and follow the advice from David Allen
    • Bring a notepad
    • Walk and relax and allow your mind to wander
    • If you land on something that needs your attention, write it down
    • Continue throughout your walk
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

OPTIONAL EXERCISE

Image from GoodReads.com
Image from GoodReads.com

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

  • For my GTD im going to right a simple list and put details in underneath
  1. example
    1. explaining example

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I’ve learned that through organizing and planning i can have a less stressful day

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

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Compact Disc vs. Laser Disc

“Compact Disc vs. Laser Disc” by Air Force One is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

  • Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
    • Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Image of David Allen at TED Talk
Screenshot from David Allen TED Talk

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  1. Finish missing homework (not much to do)
  2. Get current homework done
  3. Read
  4. Fix my car
  5. give my self time to rest
  6. Turn in my eagle scout application

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  1. Get current homework done
  2. Finish missing homework (not much to do)
  3. Read
  4. Fix my car
  5. Turn in my eagle scout application
  6. give my self time to rest

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

https://giphy.com/gifs/time-clock-konczakowski-d3yxg15kJppJilnW
  1. Set a timer for your first task
    1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
  2. Start working
  3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
    • Get up and get a drink of water
    • Get up and go for a walk
    • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
      • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

David Allen image
Oct. 2020 Lucidchart interview with David Allen
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
  • i think that the way to get to the top of the list is to work hard
    • It helps tame because you are more organized

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

 Katia Verresen homepage
Katia Verresen, kvaleadership.com

“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • disperse your energy.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTIONAFTER YOU ARE DONE

Film – Week 8 – Screenwriting

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Judith O'Dead Night Of The Living Dead 7
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  • Judith O’Dead Night Of The Living Dead 7
  • A picture form the classic zombie horror movie Night Of The Living Dead

“You can’t fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen.” – Howard Hawks

SUMMARY

I haven’t been keeping up with my class work very well. last weeks blog post confused me.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

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I did the History of film section in Break on to the lot

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • Life, Talking with people, not talking with people, silence, to much noise, homework, Boy Scouts, touching, people being in my bubble, repetitive noises, when I don’t understand others emotions, leaving a store if i didn’t buy anything, not having a routeing, having a routeing and having someone mess with it, going to family gatherings, missing family gatherings, the fact that i feel like i’m super annoying.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

the song don’t mess around with Jim. a romance that satirical different decades of romance films flicking through different decades art styles, clothing, and settings. a group of teens talk about what the think the wort way to die is and a hidden person picks them off one buy one killing them in that exact way. A group of friends try to make a indie horror film for a local film festive competition. A boy has a panic attack at school seeing what it feels like.

STUDIO (FILMING)

  • This is great. Dan Harmon is a legend and community is the best live action show ever made.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • That even though this stresses me out it’s easier to just to get it done

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • This was fairly simple it didn’t take me to long to finish, but it was difficult enough to be interesting

Developing Quality Workflow

What is Workflow?

Image Creative Workflow from Behance.com, https://www.behance.net/gallery/27919515/Creative-workflow-GIF

Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/

“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com

What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something.  First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage.  Read on and find out!

Quality can be measure by how much someone is putting themselves into the work they do. If they don’t think it’s good then it won’t be. If some one truly loves what they’re doing it show. Even in something that everyone else thinks is bad, you can still see that they’re was love put into it. Quality is what you give. With cost you

Stages of Creation Development

Inspiration

Take from things that intrest you or you have experience with

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

We can use the tool of our memory and experiences to show your inspiration

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

Research the things that interest you even more then you already have to get down the information

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

You measure it by how much you’ve used your Inspirations in your work

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

How proud you are of the work, the quality of inspirations is measured by how much you enjoyed making your work

Intention

How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

You can use email or trello to discuss with your group whats going on

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

Discuss with people, if you’re in a group discuss with your group

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

By how much collaboration you did

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

If the end result is something that everyone is proud of

Pre-production

How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

Google docs is my favorite because many people can see it and leave comments on your work or everyone can write stuff

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

Set up a story board in docs and send it out to your team

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

How hard you’ve worked

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

Not necessarily a lot of work but good work has been done

Production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

Breakout rooms

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

Ask Le Duc to send your group to a breakout room and discuss your prosses

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

by how much your team has discussed

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

if you all think the discussion was helpful

Post-production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

The director talks to people/ gets them together trough zoom or email

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

Again talk about what is going on

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

how much you get done and if your finishing

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

everyone

Presentation/Performance

How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

screen share during zoom

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

sending it to le duc through emainl

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

by if le duc gets it

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?
  • Le Duc

Feedback

How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?

  • WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?

Have Le Duc tell us over email or zoom what he thought of our work

  • WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?

have him discussed what could be better and what was good

  • HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?

by if Mr. Le Duc thought it was good

  • WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

Le Duc

Recipe for success: Quentin Tarantino

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. WRITE THE PERSON’s NAME IN THE TITLE OF THE POST
  2. COPY AND PASTE THE COMPLETE BLOG POST BELOW
  3. PLACE A PICTURE WITH CITATION AT THE TOP OF THE POST
  4. DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s WORDS, AFTER YOU WRITE YOUR OWN
  5. PUBLISH 
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image form here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino on 9/28/20

Born: March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee

Personal Success Definition

Some one who is successful by making art they enjoy making and are passionate about

He is successful because he has true passion and love for the films he makes. If you make a movie without passion then it’s just work.

Tarantino has made many films that millions of people enjoy. He is one of the biggest reasons I want to make films. His films show that a indie movie can be as successful and good as a main stream movie.

Skills for Success

He is very well known for not going to film school and dropping out of high school at 15. But he says acting lessons is what made him such a good director, because he knows the fundamentals of acting so it’s easier to direct actors.

  1. Acting lessons, to understand the actors in his movies
  2. Working at a rental store and getting familiar with a whole range of films
  3. Stealing, he steals small bits from movies he loves and incorporates them into his films

His love in film and pop culure shows when you watch his films. They aren’t just great peaces of art. They’re also paying homage to films he loves.

How They Used These Skills

image from here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction

He used all these skills by understanding how a film worked, he understood what he loved to see in front of the camera, and how to get that result from behind the camera

Challenges Overcome

He didn’t have much money to make a film, so he made an indie film which manly took place in one setting. This was Reservoir Dogs, which was a big box office and critical success. Getting him more money to make and tell more story’s.

Significant Work

He has said that he is going to make 10 movie (this counts if he directed and wrote it). Currently he has made 9. But he has help make a few others

image from here: https://bleedingfool.com/reviews/quentin-tarantinos-movies-ranked-the-definitive-ranking/
All 9 of his movies

Resources

last picture:https://bleedingfool.com/reviews/quentin-tarantinos-movies-ranked-the-definitive-ranking/