Can you help me with an English Film Assignment?

Can you help me with an English Film Assignment?
Y e ar 8 E n glis h A ssessm en t T a sk – C re atin g T e xts T it le : F ilm S ce ne C re atio n a nd R esp onse S ubje ct: F ilm S tu dy – L if e o f P i Y ear L evel: 8 D ue D ate : D ue to y o ur te ach er – T uesd ay W eek 1 , T e rm 2 F ilm F estiv a l – T uesd ay W eek 2 , T e rm 2 P urp ose: T o d em onstr a te a n u nders ta ndin g o f L if e o f P i a nd l e arn th e e ff e cts th at p artic u la r c a m era s h o ts a nd a ngle s c a n h ave o n a n a udie nce . T a sk D escrip tio n: S tu dents w ill c re ate a s h ort film s ce ne in sp ir e d b y L if e o f P i t o s h ow th eir u nders ta ndin g o f th e film a nd p artic u la r c a m era s h ots a nd a ngle s. O uts ta ndin g e ntr ie s fr o m e ach c la ss w ill b e c h ose n t o b e p art o f o ur ‘F ilm F estiv a l’ w hic h w il l b e s h ow n t o a ll y e ar 8 s tu dents in th e E PA C . T a sk R eq uir e m en ts : 1 . P la n nin g ● S ubm it a s to ry b oard , d ocu m entin g a t le a st 6 k e y s h ots f o r fe edback b efo re y o u c o m mence film in g ● Y ou m ay u se th e te m pla te H ER E o r p ro duce y o ur o w n. ● I n clu de b rie f d escrip tio ns fo r e ach s h ot in clu din g t h e s h ot ty p e a nd o ve ra ll p urp ose in y o u r film . 2 . F ilm P ro ductio n ● C re ate a film s ce ne th at la sts fo r n o m ore th an 3 m in ute s. ● I n clu de p urp ose fu l a nd e ff e ctiv e c a m era s h ots a nd a ngle s to c re ate m eanin g. ( U se th e k n ow le dge o rg anis e r a nd s lid e t o a ssis t) ● E xte nsio n ta sk: ○ I n co rp ora te s ym bols , s u ch a s a nim als o r c o lo urs , to r e pre se nt a c h ara cte r, e m otio n o r id ea. 3 . W rit te n R efle ctio n ● C om ple te th e F ilm R efle ctio n a nd S elf E va lu atio n t h at e xp la in s th e e ff e cts o f th e c a m era s h ots a nd a ngle s. ● T his r e fle ctio n w ill a ssis t th e te ach er in a sse ssin g y o ur in div id ual c o ntr ib utio n to th e g ro up p ro je ct. R ubric a n d A ustr a lia n C urric u lu m A ch ie vem en t S ta n dard s: 1 . W hen c re atin g a n d e d it in g t e xts t o c re ate s p ecif ic e ffe cts , t h ey t a ke i n to a cco unt i n te n ded p urp o se s a n d t h e n eed s a n d i n te re sts o f a u die n ce s. 2 . T h ro ugh c o m bin in g i d eas, i m age s a n d l a n gu age f e atu re s f r o m o th er t e xts , s tu den ts s h ow h ow i d eas c a n b e e xp re sse d i n n ew w ays. 3 . S tu den ts e xp la in h ow l a n gu age f e atu re s, i m age s a n d v o ca b ula ry a re u se d t o r e p re se n t d if fe re n t i d eas a n d i s su es i n t e xts . Y o u w ill b e a sse sse d o n h ow w ell y o u: A B C D F e ed back 1. Cr eate a film scene tha t uses specific c amera shots and angles t o in fluence the audience. S tu den t c an c re ate c o here n t a n d f lu en t t e x ts w ith c le arly i d en tif ie d p urp ose s, t a ilo re d a n d r e fin ed t o m eet t h e s p ecif ic n eed s a n d i n te re sts o f a t a rg et a u die n ce. S tu den t c an c re ate a n d r e fin e t e x ts f o r s p ecif ic e ff e cts . T hey i d en tif y t h e p urp ose o f t h e t e x t a n d c o nsid er t h e n eed s a n d i n te re sts o f t h e a u die n ce. T he s tu den t c o nsid ers t h e o bvio us n eed s a n d i n te re sts o f a u die n ces w hen c re atin g t e x ts f o r s p ecif ic p urp ose s. T hey m ak e b asic c h an ges t o t h eir t e x ts a cco rd in gly . S tu den t s h ow s l im ite d a w are n ess o f t h e n eed s a n d i n te re sts o f a u die n ces a n d a v ery b asic u nders ta n din g o f t h e p urp ose s a n d e ff e cts o f t h eir t e x ts . 2. Use s ymbolism t o r epr esen t a char acter, emotion or idea. S tu den t e ff e ctiv ely s y nth esis e s a n d e x pre sse s c o m ple x n ew i d eas t h ro ugh a n i m ag in ativ e c o m bin atio n o f i d eas, i m ag es a n d l a n guag e f e atu re s f ro m o th er t e x ts . S tu den t c an g en era te a n d e x pre ss n ew i d eas t h ro ugh s y nth esis in g a n d c o m bin in g i d eas, i m ag es a n d l a n guag e f ro m o th er t e x ts . S tu den t c an c o m bin e i d eas, i m ag es a n d l a n guag e f e atu re s f ro m o th er t e x ts t o e x pre ss s im ple n ew i d eas. T he s tu den t i s a w are o f i d eas, i m ag es a n d f e atu re s i n t e x ts a n d a tte m pts t o c o m bin e t h em t o e x pre ss s im ple n ew i d eas. 3. W rite an analy sis of y our film scene tha t describes the e ffect of the c amer a shots and angles on the audience. S tu den t c an c le arly a n d t h oro ughly a rtic u la te h ow i d eas a n d i s su es i n t e x ts a re r e p re se n te d t h ro ugh t h e s o phis tic ate d u se o f l a n guag e f e atu re s, i m ag es a n d v ocab ula ry . S tu den t c an r e co gnis e a n d i n te rp re t i d eas a n d i s su es i n t e x ts a n d e x pla in h ow t h ey h av e b een r e p re se n te d t h ro ugh t h e u se o f l a n guag e f e atu re s, i m ag es a n d v ocab ula ry . S tu den t c an r e co gnis e l a n guag e f e atu re s a n d c an d esc rib e s im ple r e p re se n ta tio ns o f i d eas a n d i s su es i n t e x ts . T he s tu den t i s a w are o f s o m e l a n guag e f e atu re s a n d s h ow s a n e m erg in g a w are n ess o f r e p re se n ta tio ns o f i d eas a n d i s su es i n t e x ts
Can you help me with an English Film Assignment?
F ilm R efle ctio n a n d E va lu atio n 1. Wh y ar e the f ollowing t echniques import ant when making a film? a. Camer a Angles C am era a n gle s a re u se d t o s p ecif y t h e l o ca tio n w here t h e c a m era i s p la ce d t o t a ke a s h o t. T h e p o sit io n o f t h e c a m era t o t h e s u bje cts c a n a ffe ct t h e w ay t h e v ie w er p erc e iv e s t h e s c e n e c a m era . A s c e n e m ay b e s h o t s im ult a n eo usly f r o m m ult ip le c a m era a n gle s t o a m plif y t h e c in em atic e ffe ct a n d e m otio ns. O nto t h is , t h ey h elp e sta b lis h d if fe re n t r e la tio nsh ip s b etw ee n t h e s u bje cts a n d e ve n b etw een t h e a u die n ce a n d t h e s u bje cts . M ult ip le t y p es o f c a m era a n gle s a re u se d t o i llu stra te d if fe re n t t y p es o f e m otio ns a n d e ffe cts t o t h e a u die n ce . T h ese i n clu de b ir d ’s e ye v ie w , h ig h a n gle , l o w a n gle , e ye l e ve l, a n d d utc h a n gle s. F o r e xa m ple , a l o w a n gle i s a t e ch niq ue u se d i n f ilm w here t h e c a m era i s p o sit io ned b elo w e ye – l e ve l a n d i s l o okin g u p. A l o w a n gle h as t h e e ffe ct o f m akin g i t s s u bje ct s e em m ore p ow erfu l. I t m ake s y o u t h e a u die n ce f e el s m all a n d t o f e ar t h e s u bje ct. I t i s u su ally u se d w hen s h ow in g v illa in s o r p ow erfu l c h ara cte rs . A n e xa m ple o f a l o w a n gle i s s h ow n i n L if e o f P i i t s e lf w hen P i t h re ate n s R ic h ard P ark e r w it h a n a xe p o sit io nin g t h e c a m era d ow n m akin g t h e a u die n ce l o ok s m all. b. Camer a Distances C am era d is ta n ce s/ s h o ts a re c o m po se d o f a s e rie s o f f r a m es t h at a re s h o t u nin te rru pte d f r o m t h e m om en t t h e c a m era s ta rts r o llin g u ntil i t s to ps. C am era d is ta n ce s a re a n e sse n tia l p art o f f ilm makin g a n d v id eo p ro ductio ns b eca u se b y c o m bin in g d if fe re n t t y p es o f s h o ts , a n gle s, a n d c a m era m ove m en ts , t h e f ilm make rs c a n e m phasiz e s p ecif ic e m otio ns, i d eas, a n d m ove m en ts f o r e ach s c e n e. M ult ip le t y p es o f c a m era s h o ts a re u se d t o i llu stra te d if fe re n t t y p es o f e m otio ns a n d i d eas, l ik e w is e a s c a m era a n gle s. T h ese i n clu de e xtre m e c lo se u p, c lo se u p, m id -s h o t, m ed iu m s h o t, l o ng s h o t, a n d e xtre m e l o ng s h o t. F o r e xa m ple , a m id -lo ng s h o t i s b etw een t h e l o ng a n d m ed iu m s h o t a n d g e n era lly s h ow s f r o m t h e k n ees u p. T h is h elp s u s t h e a u die n ce t o s e e w hat i s h ap pen in g a ro und a n d w it h t h e c h ara cte r o n t h e s c re en . A n e xa m ple o f a m id -lo ng s h o t i s s h ow n i n t h e H unge r G am es a s t h e n eed t o d is p la y a ll t h e p eo ple f ig h tin g. 2. Y ou w ere r equir ed to include cert ain techniques in y our film. a. Discuss and pr ovide e xamples of particular c amera dis tances tha t were used in y our film. Include tw o screenshots t o support y our response. b. Wha t were the e ffects of these c amera dis tances ? c. Discuss and pr ovide e xamples of particular c amera angles tha t were used in y our film. Include tw o screenshots t o support y our response. d. Wha t were the e ffects of these c amera angles ? 3. Ex tension class – Describe ho w your film includes s ymbolism (w eather , colour , animals, e tc)? 4. Does y our film ha ve a theme? If so , what is it? Y es, m y film does ha ve a theme. The theme w as survival. Much of the action in m y film c onsis ts of the s truggle f or sur vival ag ainst seemingly impossible odds. 5. If y ou had y our time ag ain, how would y ou chang e or impr ove y our film? 6. Wha t did y ou find dif ficult about the t ask? 7. Wha t parts of y our film are you mos t proud of? 8. Wha t did this unit t each you about filmmaking? 9. Please e xplain in de tail y our c ontribution and r ole in y our gr oup. M y r o le a n d c o ntr ib utio n i n m y g ro up w as b ein g o ne o f t h e a cto rs i n t h e f ilm . T h ere w ere 2 m ain r o le s. T h is w as t h e e d it in g & a ctin g t e am . I w as a ctin g a s P i i n o ur f ilm . M e, a s a n a cto r’s p rim ary d uty , w as t o e ffe c tiv ely a ct o ut a c h ara cte r u sin g o ur v o ic e, b ody, a ctio ns, a n d r e actio ns.