LAB; Period 1:
RESOURCES TO USE DURING THIS CLASS:
For our class, this website by film historian Tim Dirks, will provide you with a lot of excellent information. We will be using the link throughout our course as a reliable source of information.
Please go to the link (on the right side of this post in the links section): Film History.
Other Resources: We will use these websites a lot during this course! Note that they are here (and that they're linked in the link section of this blog to your right...!)
Period 2: CLASSROOM DISCUSSION:
After our quick introduction to the course and some course business, please take the next 3-5 minutes to do the following brainstorming activity: Trace your hand(s) like you used to do in elementary school in your journal (or the paper provided).
Please get into groups of 4-5. Discuss your list with your group members. Also, spend any time remaining in the class activity discussing films you love or hate. Why do you love or hate the film? Discuss.
Finally, from your group discussion, create a group chart or graphic organizer in which you show graphically what films/styles/genres of films your group loves and what films/styles/genres of films your group hates. Turn in your masterpiece before the end of class today for participation credit.
HOMEWORK: Please read the short article "The Birth of Film" and use your Cornell Notes sheet to take notes. Turn these notes in next class as participation credit.
One note: Note homework (the chapter assignments we will do in this course) cannot be turned in late this semester. If you miss the homework reading, you should still complete the notes for your own benefit, but they will not be scored. If you're late, keep your work--I don't want it. If it's on time, I want it. You will get credit for it. In either case, the notes you take will be helpful to study for exams on the material. So: no late work allowed. Sorry folks!
RESOURCES TO USE DURING THIS CLASS:
The TOP Films of All Time - A Personal Response by YOU!
For our class, this website by film historian Tim Dirks, will provide you with a lot of excellent information. We will be using the link throughout our course as a reliable source of information.
Please go to the link (on the right side of this post in the links section): Film History.
Other Resources: We will use these websites a lot during this course! Note that they are here (and that they're linked in the link section of this blog to your right...!)
- IMDB.com (this is the international movie database, and can be very helpful to you in this course).
- Metacritic (a website where you can find all sorts of film reviews for models regarding how to write a film review--and for your own enjoyment)
- The Internet Script database. This site publishes many contemporary film scripts. It will be important to check your film script formatting and go here to read scripts. There is a link to this page to your right of this post.
- Youtube.com Many of the clips we will be watching in this class come from sites like youtube.com. You are probably already familiar with this website.
A. Which films on this list have you personally seen? (jot down the titles you've seen in your journal)Then in a short personal response in the COMMENT section below on this blog, write about your experience with film. Record how many of the top films of all time you have seen (you can also check out the 2nd and 3rd lists) and name them. How many of these top 100 films have you seen? 3/100, 99/100, etc.? Which ones? How knowledgeable do you think you are you on the topic of film? What other films have become important or traditions for you or your family? Explain what cinema means to you.
B. Which films on this list have you heard about, but never had the chance to see? (jot down a few titles)
C. If a movie looks interesting to you, please jot down its title in your journal.
Period 2: CLASSROOM DISCUSSION:
After our quick introduction to the course and some course business, please take the next 3-5 minutes to do the following brainstorming activity: Trace your hand(s) like you used to do in elementary school in your journal (or the paper provided).
#1. Hands down! List your top 10 favorite films of all time on your 'fingers'.Then:
#2. In the 'palm' of your hand drawing, name your favorite genres of film. (i,e. what do you prefer to watch?) Consider 'why?' Why do you like these kinds of movies best?
Please get into groups of 4-5. Discuss your list with your group members. Also, spend any time remaining in the class activity discussing films you love or hate. Why do you love or hate the film? Discuss.
Finally, from your group discussion, create a group chart or graphic organizer in which you show graphically what films/styles/genres of films your group loves and what films/styles/genres of films your group hates. Turn in your masterpiece before the end of class today for participation credit.
HOMEWORK: Please read the short article "The Birth of Film" and use your Cornell Notes sheet to take notes. Turn these notes in next class as participation credit.
One note: Note homework (the chapter assignments we will do in this course) cannot be turned in late this semester. If you miss the homework reading, you should still complete the notes for your own benefit, but they will not be scored. If you're late, keep your work--I don't want it. If it's on time, I want it. You will get credit for it. In either case, the notes you take will be helpful to study for exams on the material. So: no late work allowed. Sorry folks!
Coming Attractions: Film Invention & The Birth of Film
15 comments:
(71/100) Would've added a number of them, too many to list. However, a number of these (including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Alien, Winchester '73, etc.) made the 'Another 100 Films' list.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The African Queen
All Quiet on the Western Front
Apocalypse Now
Ben-Hur
The Big Sleep
The Birth of a Nation
Blade Runner
Bonnie and Clyde
Bride of Frankenstein
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Bringing Up Baby
Casablanca
Chinatown
Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove
Double Indemnity
Duck Soup
The Empire Strikes Back
E.T.
Easy Rider
Fantasia
The Godfather
The Godfather, Part II
Gone With The Wind
The Graduate
The Grapes of Wrath
Greed
High Noon
It Happened One Night
It's a Wonderful Life
Jaws
King Kong
Lawrence of Arabia
The Maltese Falcon
Midnight Cowboy
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
My Darling Clementine
A Night at the Opera
North by Northwest
On The Waterfront
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Paths of Glory
The Philadelphia Story
Psycho
Pulp Fiction
Raging Bull
Rear Window
Rebecca
Rebel Without a Cause
Roman Holiday
Schindler's List
Shane
The Shawshank Redemption
Singin' In The Rain
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Some Like It Hot
Stagecoach
A Star Is Born
Star Wars
A Streetcar Named Desire
Sunset Boulevard
Taxi Driver
To Kill a Mockingbird
Top Hat
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
West Side Story
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Wizard of Oz
I feel I'm fairly knowledgeable on film. Better than the general population, for sure, but not as good as someone who's studied it. Film plays an important part in my life, as it's one of two things I'm dedicated to. (The other is music.) TCM is a constant watch in my house, and over the summer I spent around $300 dollars on films, the most recent of which was from 1968 (The Monkees and Bob Rafelson's Head)
I watch a few films here and there but for the most part I'd rather stick to TV shows. Out of the top films I've seen thirteen of them and most of them are the generic films most of us have seen as kids such as E.T., Jaws, King Kong, Wizard of Oz; stuff like that. I am more into horror films than any others. I enjoy being scared and nowadays there is hardly any horror films that scare me. Most of them add fake blood in the wrong places and call it a day which in general isn't what makes it scary. You need more than that.
I've only really watched movies that are recent. The only times that I've watched older movies have been because of school. So, really I don't know that much about films. Out of this list I have only watched 'To kill a mockingbird' and 'Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf?'
I've seen 17/199(because i'm not including the second StarWars). I'm not knowledgeable on a lot of these films. I'm more knowledgeable about the techniques used as a cameraman myself, getting the shot is what I really know. Movies have never been important to my family even though we used to go out to see one every week it was more tradition than anything; though, while we never showed great interest it never stopped us from nitpicking and making fun and all around being complete asses about it. Cinema is an art form like anything else a visual to a piece a medium of it self. If I had to call it anything It's a presentation.
Modern film is a topic that I can talk about for days. When it comes to old films, I only know a few because of my history classes and Creative Writing classes. I have watched "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Citizen Kane," "E.T," "King Kong," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Star Wars," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf," "Pinocchio," "Romeo and Juliet." I have seen about 9/100 of these films. I don't think that I am very knowledgeable in this topic, but I have seen more of the modern films. "Home Alone" has become a tradition to watch on Christmas. Media doesn't really portray these films anymore, so I haven't heard from any of these in a long time, but Disney has recreated a few of these, which is why I know a bit of them. "All About Eve," "The Big Sleep," "The Birth of a Nation," "42nd Street," "Jaws," and "To Kill a Mockingbird" seemed interesting to me because the titles sounded familiar. Cinema is like the art of creating a film because the director, producer, scriptwriter get together with their talents to create a masterpiece. Each film has diversity with the different shots, and symbols that portray a theme.
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I have seen 14 out of the 100 "Greatest" films of all time.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Citizen Kane
The Empire Strikes Back
E.T.
The Godfather
The Godfather II
Jaws
King Kong
Psycho
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Star Wars
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Wizard of Oz
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
As you can tell I don't watch that many movies. I am trying to watch more because every year when the Oscar nominees are released I have no idea what any of the movies are. My family isn't that big on movies either, which is why film doesn't mean that much to me. The only movie that is important to me is Chicken Run. It was the first movie I have ever seen and it should've been on the top 100 list. It is way better than Citizen Kane because honestly what is so revolutionary about his sled being named Rosebud.
I have seen 12/100 movies in the top 100 movies list. I think that I am quite knowledgeable about film. I have watched many films during my lifetime. My favorite movies out of the ones I have seen in the top 100 movies list would have to be: Fantasia, The Shawshank Redemption, The Wizard of Oz. What cinema means to me is simply just a movie theater.
How knowledgeable do you think you are you on the topic of film? What other films have become important or traditions for you or your family? Explain what cinema means to you.
Of the top 100 and 200 films I've only seen 21/200 including Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Bonnie and Clyde, Bride of Frankenstein,Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars, E.T., Fantasia, Godfather Part I & II, Jaws, Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, Snow White, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Alien, Raiders of the Lost Arc and Romeo and Juliet.
I've never really taken the time to consider what films are my favorite. Of the films I've seen on the list the ones I would thought of to include as my favorite movies would probably only have been Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars and Fantasia. I may watch a movie and really enjoy it but there's a slim chance I'll recall it when writing up a list as I most likely I won't be able to think of anything seriously. When it comes to film the things I'll focus on are cinematography, sound and colors. My father is really into movies and would probably freak out over my low number of 21/200 even though he is partially to blame.
Out of all of the films that were named, I've watched only a few. ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ''Citizen Kane'' ''Bride Of Frankenstein'' ''E.T''''The godfather pt 1'' ''Jaws'' ''King Kong'' ''The Wizard Of Oz'' ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf'' ''Dracula'' ''The Exorcist'' ''Frankenstein'' ''Pinocchio'' ''Romeo and Juliet'' ''Scarface'' ''The Silence Of The Lambs'' ''The Terminator''. I'm only familiar with these ones, and they're the films that many people know of. I'm not too familiar with film from back then. I'm interested in the modern day movies. I find them to be much more interesting. I'm not knowledgeable on the topic of film, mainly because films have never been important to me. Though when I watch a really good film, I'm on about it for the next couple of days. I'm most familiar with Disney films, since I've been watching them ever since I was younger. As we were going through the list, I noticed a bunch of them that I've heard of but never saw. I'd be willing to watch some of these on my own time, just to be familiar with more films. Most of the list was interesting to me. To me, cinema doesn't mean much. But most people would say it's like an art. According to a website I found it's ''enhanced by voices, sounds, and music, still telling stories, still entertaining, and most importantly, still selling popcorn.''
The only movies on this list that I have watched are Snow White, Citizen Kane, To Kill a Mockingbird and Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. I've only watched most of these movies because of class. I have heard of most of these movies like Empire Strikes Back and The Wizard of Oz.
I haven't watched that many films in the 100 greatest films list. I've seen about 6 of them. There are some I want to watch such as The Godfather and WestSide Story. I don't think i'm very knowledgeable. I have a lot to learn. A cinema is a movie theatre with an auditorium and seats.
Film is something that I love. Any medium that is a conglomerate of various artforms is something that I love, which is why I love video games so much. I thoroughly enjoy examining the cinematography, editing, score, acting, sets, and script of a film and seeing them all come together to make something great. The earliest movie that I can remember watching was Finding Nemo, the 2003 Pixar film. I wasn't old enough to appreciate it then, but now the stunning rendering of the ocean and its creatures bring me great joy.
Out of the 100 films listed, I've seen 35.
All Quiet on The Western Front, Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Birth of A Nation, Bonnie and Clyde, Bride of Frankenstein, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Dr. Strangelove, The Empire Strikes Back, E.T, Fantasia, The Godfathers parts I and II, The Graped of Wrath, It's a Wonderful Life, Jaws, King Kong, Psycho, Pulp Fiction, Roman Holiday, Schindler's List, The Shawshank Redemption, Snow White and The Seven Dwarves, Some Like It Hot, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, To Kill a Mockingbird, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Vertigo, West Side Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Wizard of OZ, A Star is Born, and Modern Times.
Hey it wouldn’t let me edit my comment...so I’m just posting this:
Of the top 100 and 200 films I've only seen 21/200 including Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Bonnie and Clyde, Bride of Frankenstein,Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars, E.T., Fantasia, Godfather Part I & II, Jaws, Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, Snow White, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Alien, Raiders of the Lost Arc and Romeo and Juliet.
I've never really taken the time to consider what films are my favorite. Of the films I've seen on the list the ones I would thought of to include as my favorite movies would probably only have been Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars and Fantasia. There are plenty of times where I watch a movie and really enjoy it but there's a slim chance I'll recall it when writing up a list as I most likely I won't be able to think of anything seriously. When it comes to film the things I'll focus on are cinematography, sound and colors. My father is really into movies and would probably freak out over my low number of 21/200 even though he would be partially to blame... I wouldn’t say I’m particularly knowledgeable in regards to film but I wouldn’t say I’m completely ignorant either. My father has the arguably bad habit of talking during movies, something my sister and I have aquired. I need to be able to stop the movie and make comments throughout it and this bothers many people. This has lead to my father, sister and I watching lots of stuff together. I really enjoy film both movies that I can just watch and enjoy and movies that have much deeper levels and development (though I prefer this this means lots of pausing).
I have watched 12/100 of the films: Citizen Kane, E.T., Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, King Kong, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Wizard of Oz, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Frankenstein, Goodfellas, Pinocchio, Romeo and Juliet, and The Terminator. I'm not really familiar with film that much, but I am interested. Many things have changed in the film industry but the entertainment never changed.
I have watched like none of these videos. Maybe about five ? Clearly I don't keep up with classic movies but rather what is new. I should probably catch up and pray it doesn't into a snooze fest. This definitely isn't something I'm knowledgeable about. I want to start watching movies like this with my family. I'm sure my family will love or hate this, we'll see.
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