ASSIGNMENT: EQs for "Preview/Review" Assignment

These are the EQs for each of the film PREVIEW/REVIEW assignments.

Below are the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS regarding each film and film concept:

11/15-18/13  
Unit 2:  Narration Screening Questions (Hoodwinked!)

11/4-8/13  Unit 2:  Narration
What are the components of a story's narration?
How does a film's story unfold?
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10/28-31/13 (Red Balloon/Tempo)
Screening questions from Units 1 and 3 (yellow handouts)

10/16-17/13 (Cloverfield)  AND 10/22-25/13 (Sixth Sense)
How would you describe the use of FRAMING/KINESIS in this film?  How, or in what ways do the camera/objects move?  Does the movement (or lake of movement) contribute to the movie overall?  In what ways?  Please use specific examples from the film.

10/9-10/13
IB ORAL PREP:  Part 2
V. Film Language and Representation  
1. How are characters and issues represented?  
2. What is the style and effect of acting and performance?  
3. How is meaning created by the camera?  
a. camera angle? 
b. camera shots?  
c. camera movement?  
4. How is meaning created through use of space (proxemics) and staging?
5. How is meaning created by editing and sequencing?  
6. How is meaning created by lighting, shade and color?  
7. How is meaning created by sound and music?  
8. How is meaning created by location, set design and mise-en-scene.?  
9. Does the film make use of symbols, metaphors, or allegories? If relevant, explain what they are and how do they work within the context of the film?  
10. How is meaning created by technical elements such as production design, special effects (matte paintings, models, animation, computer generated images etc.)  
11. What emotional information is conveyed through the filmmaking process?

9/30/13
Experimental Films
How as experimental filmmakers and their works influenced modern filmmaking?  Look at the Concept of the Week posting from Nofilmschool.com (below).  We will compare that content and films with modern examples of films and music videos.

9/18/13--9/25/13
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Does this movie seem to be a realistic depiction of the world?  If not, does it depict a believable fantasy world of its own?  How does the mise-en-scene help articulate theme and the telling of the story (narration)?

9/9/13
Joan of Arc
How does Dreyer use editing to create empathy with the protagonist?

9/9/13    
Battleship Potemkin
How does Eisenstein use montage to create a desired response?
 
9/1/13
The Kid
How do the films of Chaplin/Keaton differ?
Who is more effective in cinematic storytelling?