Work in your groups to develop your plot
Task: Create a short video showing 3 emotions. The video should be
approx. 5-8 minutes. All the students in your group are actors in the
film. Each student should have the same amount of facetime. (Remember
this is a drama class and I am grading you primarily on your acting:)
Each group will choose a topic
Work in groups to develop your ideas
a. Title of your film
b. Plot line (developed)
c. Message you want to send
d. Characters decided
e. Costumes/Props
d. Setting
Work in your group to explore the following:
Long shot - helps put the scene in context
Medium shot - (an all-purpose shot) used in dialogue sequences, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the character's movements and gestures. Closeup - useful for showing detail and emotion (or lack of it) Over the shoulder - the camera is positioned behind a
subject’s shoulder and is usually used for filming conversations between
two actors. This popular method helps the audience to really be drawn
into the conversation and helps to focus in on one speaker at a time. High angle shot - it aims to portray the subject as submissive, inferior or vulnerable in some way.
October 2 - Due today at the end of class. Criterion A Assessment Continue . . . 1) Write reflection on the Emotion warm-up. (This is Criterion B -
Developing skills Exploring new techniques). Some topics you might
address are: What did you do? What did you learn? How will that
warm-up help you with your acting? Did you like the warm-up? Why or Why
not? Explain.
2) Using your research write an essay that examines the following question: Why is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein still relevant today?
Use subject-specific language, include background information (what was
going on in society?), mention genre, mention themes).
Criterion Ai, Aii:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the art form studied in
relation to societal, cultural, historical and personal contexts,
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the elements of the art
form studied, including specialized language, concepts and processes.
October 5
National holiday - no school
October 6
1. Warm-up: What are you doing? - good for warming up the brain and body, and practicing using the brain and body differently at the same time
