Please take a last look at Tim Dirk's filmsite.org. Check out the top 100 films of all time. In the comment section below, write about this course and how your knowledge of film has improved.
Please work on your final projects. Turn these in any day this week. Please send the URL's for the video to the comment section here. Then, make sure you turn in any missing work, etc.
2nd Period we will screen the last part of Alien by Ridley Scott.
Have a relaxing summer and good luck with your final exams!
HOMEWORK: None.
Please work on your final projects. Turn these in any day this week. Please send the URL's for the video to the comment section here. Then, make sure you turn in any missing work, etc.
2nd Period we will screen the last part of Alien by Ridley Scott.
Have a relaxing summer and good luck with your final exams!
HOMEWORK: None.
20 comments:
Alright, so this course essentially ruined my career in watching movies quietly? Like, I can't go to the movie theater or even watch a movie IN MY OWN HOME without noting the lighting or camera work of the film. How dare you. Nonetheless, it's a sign that I'm taking something away from this course, and out of all things it was this little quirk that will remain with me until the end of my days.
However, now I know the classics from the just trashy comfort films. I now know of revolutionary films and why they're titled as such. I now know of what the epitome of B-movies are (thanks, William Castle). The list goes on.
Throughout the duration of this course, my knowledge of film has evolved. Prior to the course, I had little to no knowledge of the technicalities of Playwriting/Film. Now, I am endowed with a plethora of information, tips, trivia, etc. Thank you, Craddock. It was an amazing experience to have you teach this course and to share your vast knowledge of the Film world with us. Have a great summer!
During this course I learned so much about film and the level of complexity the entire industry requires. Although I was aware of the amount of work goes into making a film, I did not realize the specific nature it requires. For example, in Citizen Kane, the scene close to the beginning in which Kane’s foster parents sell him to Thatcher (George Coulorious), the opening and closing of the window, the deep focus shots, and Kane playing in the snow outside all are specifically placed and put into the film. The opening and closing of the window, for example, exemplifies a deal being struck, unable to be undone, and sealing Kane’s fate from an early age. From now on, I will pay great attention to details such as that of Citizen Kane whether I like it or not. Like Karina said above, you have essentially ruined my movie-watching career. Thanks, Craddock.
Over this semester, my film knowledge has expanded on a massive scale, further than I could have ever imagined. All of the techniques and style that are put into film astounded me. The detail that filmmakers take into account when creating these films, especially seen in films such as Citizen Kane and Psycho, in which every part of the set and characters meant something and added to the experience. While at the beginning of the course I could not say that I had seen many of the classics, I am now at a whopping 17 movies from the 100 greatest movies of all time. I became enthralled with lighting techniques over the course, starting with Metropolis, going all the way up to film noir, one of my favorite genres now. Overall, the great amount of information that was pressed upon me throughout the course was thoroughly enriching and helped me appreciate film as an art form that much more.
Through this class I have been able to expand my knowledge on film. I have begun to appreciate more throughout our studies of film, and understand more of the things that surround film. I have enjoyed learning about shots, angles, and different film techniques. Now, when I watch movies I begin to see the things we have learned about and I think about how it could have been done better. I love how certain things in films can mean other things. For example, in Psycho, the symbolism of mirrors was used to show different personalities being shown. I’ve learned so much about film, but just like Karina said above, “this course essentially ruined my career in watching movies quietly." Although through this course I have been forced to watch movies I would have never watched I enjoyed it very much. Thanks.
In this course we have viewed many films that were off of the one hundred greatest film list. Such as Psycho, Rear window, Citizen Kane, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, Rebel without a cause, Jaws, King Kong and Duck soup and clips or trailers of many more. This course taught me the proper way to write a film script, the proper lighting and camera angle terms. Unfortunately it also taught me to analyze films. This class took the childhood wonder out of Snow White but it's good to know the difference between a good and a bad film.
Throughout the course, we have not only learned about the origins of film, including genres, lighting and shot techniques, special effects, color, and sound, but have watched many of the 100 greatest film of all time to see these elements in actual films. As we watched the films, it allowed us to see special techniques employed and learn how to use them in our own films, even as early as in the script. The films that we watched, such as Citizen Kane and Psycho, are iconic films that revolutionized the industry with their shots, lighting, and sets. Knowing these films improves anyone's knowledge of film. Also, all the films we've watched allow us to understand many references in other media that would've otherwise gone over our heads. Overall, there was an abundance of information presented to us concerning every aspect of film, and has tremendously increased my knowledge of film and my appreciation of the art form.
Though looking through the list of films I cannot say I have seen them all, however I can identify most of them. I can tell what time period it is from and what was happening in the world of film during that time. This course has also widened my knowledge of actors, directors etc. So now when I see a name on the cover of a film for example "Buster Keaton" or "Alfred Hitchcock"I may not have seen the film, however just by going off my knowledge of the creator or actors it features I know a lot more about the film than I would have originally.
As a result of this class, I over analyze everything single film I watch, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's more so annoying to others. For example, I was watching Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" yesterday and I kept commenting on the butterfly motif and how they were an important in one being free to Emily and Victor. Of course my sister didn't understand what I was saying and she just wanted me to shut up. Stuff like that seems very annoying to yourself as well on the surface but it actually feels beneficial to look at movies on a deeper level.
In regards to the "100 Greatest Films", before I only knew of a few off of the list, but as we watched films like "Duck Soup", "The Maltese Falcon", "Jaws", "King Kong", "Rear Window", "Rebel Without A Cause, and many more I know of that I didn't before, I understand why they're on that list. They're all not just influential, but also actually interesting films to watch, many seeming ahead of their time. "Rebel Without A Cause" basically jump started "angsty" teen films, "Rear Window" and just Alfred Hitchcock have a larger than life legacy, and "King Kong" spawned a whole franchise with crappy remakes. These films have paved the way for the movies we love and watch today.
I really enjoyed the first half of this course, playwriting, and was excited for the film studies portion, too. However, I had never really watched many movies, mainly because I have a hard time paying attention for that long, and never knew how to find the good movies. However, after this class, I have come to appreciate movies much more, and plan to knock more movies off from the top 100 list on my own time. I still enjoy comedies much more than dramas and horror movies, as I did at the beginning of the class, but now I have at least expanded my repertoire.
In this course we watched many films that were off of the one hundred greatest film list. Psycho, Rear window, Citizen Kane, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, Rebel without a cause, Jaws, King Kong and Duck soup. This course show me the proper way to write a film script, the proper lighting and camera angle terms. this class was interesting in so many ways i wish we got to at least watch more of a moder day movie to see the differences between old films and new ones
During the course, I obviously have not seen all 100 of these films, but of the ones I did see during the course completely changed my perspective on film making as a whole. Knowing the history and cinematic aspect of screen film made me realize that there is more to put into a movie let alone an individual shot or scene in itself. Looking back at the list of 100 of these films, I wasn't aware of how much was introduced throughout this course and how much we learned about them in terms of technique and the individuality of the plots during the start of film making. From the start of animation like Snow White and the mix of stop motion techniques within a realistic action movie like King Kong were only a few of the eye openers that made the course effective along with a bunch of horror, action, and gritty romances. The course not only gave us a sense of film making, but also a sense of our history.
FINAL FILM PROJECT FILM:
By Sara Rule and Kyra Majewski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwoGoYWh7o0
Final Project Documentary
Just Karina this time
https://youtu.be/-W8d2wBpUJ8
Tim Burton Research Paper
https://docs.google.com/a/rcsdk12.org/document/d/16OORQG0WJJ-_0roe0_l_1hS4EfpLMAQv8sisd560oIo/edit?usp=sharing
https://youtu.be/r32_SpqzBAU
Woody Allen documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_JIlCNvAk
https://youtu.be/5V8ZOIkh9LM
Steven Spielberg documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ9VgLmOBb4&feature=em-upload_owner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI0_MiH_uoE
Woody Allen's Impact on Film
I apologize for it being late, youtube for some reason did not want to process the video.
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