Sunday, May 5, 2019

Screwball Comedy Script; Gone With the Wind; Golden Age of Film

I am proctoring an AP exam.

This morning, please use period 1 to work on your screwball comedy script draft. At 8:30, you'll watch the first 1/2 hour of Gone With the Wind.

 If you finish early, please do one or more of the following:

  • Watch the clips/trailers and take notes on the films from the Golden Age (see post below). There is nothing to turn in for this assignment, but the films and trends mentioned below are likely to be on the exam for this unit.
  • Read the article on "Mr. Welles Comes to Town" about Citizen Kane and Orson Welles.
  • Read the script handout for Citizen Kane. Notice how the script is written (the description of scenes, the use of imagery and detail, as well as the flow of the narrative.) Aim to complete your reading of this script by Friday, May 10.
Turn in your screwball comedy script draft to our Google Classroom.

HOMEWORK: Complete your script if you did not do so already. Complete the bulleted items above.
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