Metropolis: Part II

Today, we'll start with the film screening (period 1), then I will switch us to the lab to work on the following (so that the AP students aren't too far behind).

AP students: please watch 40 minutes of the film for next class. This is required and helpful to write your analysis paper.
Metropolis (part one; first hour)
Metropolis (part two; second part)

Key scenes in Metropolis so far: (you may examine these scenes for key elements of the film, such as editing, narration, lighting, special effects, etc. Note that the sound is different in most cases)

• Opening of the film: The Downtrodden Workers (Shift Change)
• Shift Change & Garden of Delights
• The Moloch Machine
• Creation of the Mechanical Person (Hel)
• The Seven Deadly Sins
• Maria's Transformation Scene (1927)
• Whore of Babylon Scene

In the lab: Continue or complete your reading of your chosen script. Complete the plot handout sheet for the script you chose. Begin writing a treatment for your script idea. Take your notes and flesh them out into a 1-page summary of your original script idea.

HOMEWORK: Complete your reading of your chosen script. Plot handout notes are due next class!