Vertigo Alternate Ending

List 3 different alternate endings for Vertigo. (this is your blogpost).

When finished, work in groups of 2-3 to collaborate on the attached film analysis for Vertigo

Hand in all classwork to: this linked folder

3 Ideas/Approaches/Solutions

Why do clients normally expect to see 3 ideas or solutions when promoting a product or service?

Vertigo's Mise en Scene

Describe Hitchcock's techniques and use of composition and mise-en-scene.
See here for mise en scene

10 Minutes: Visual Storytelling

1. For those of you who have watched Inception, why is Christopher Nolan considered an expert at visual storytelling? Provide some specific examples from the movie that demonstrate this expertise. How can you enhance and refine your visual storytelling practice?

2. For those of you who have not watched Inception, consider the concept of visual storytelling learned last year in Media Arts 1. What are the components of visual storytelling? Site an example of excellent visual storytelling in a movie you have seen recently.

3. For all-how is visual storytelling useful for connecting with the audience?

4. For all-Where in the planning process do you most take visual storytelling into account?

First (non-map) project

Commercial:

Thur August 22-

Thur Sept 12-watch commercials in class

Purpose: Assess your knowledge of production, conceptualization, scripting and collaboration. To get us going having some fun!

Assignment: Working in groups of 3 (your  choice of partners) you will produce a 'humorous' commercial for a real or fictional product. Length will be 30 seconds. The funnier the better. You will finalize your project by uploading it to youtube for the purpose of analyzing audience reaction to your work. If you cannot find a partner team I will assign you to a team. Teams must be inclusive. YOU will absolutely loose major points for exclusion of people in your group.

Demonstrate:
You can work and have fun at the same time!
You understand that the best collaborative experiences result from  highly skilled people in different areas come together to make something.
You can do this completely on campus (do not do this over a weekend, I want to see your work)

Learn/Explore/Review:
Use all of those production techniques to your advantage. Camera angles, lighting, camera operation. You will need to include logo and purchase information as well for your product. Convince me as a consumer that I not only need your product, but must have it!

Schedule:
8/22: Script/plan-script due end of class.
8/26: DOF overview, work with cameras, finish script, planning, act/rehearse for production
8/27: Production Shoot
8/29: Shoot-Milestone: Production shoot complete by end of class.
9/3: Transfer to Final Cut, Log Shots-identify problem areas, concerns
9/5-9/9: Edit, produce audio, develop graphics/animations.
9/10: Edit, Combine, Finalize---UPLOAD!
9/12: Watch/Popcorn and party!

Movie Prompts:
1. What interested Spielberg in making movies?

2. Give an example of how Pixar used the 3 act story structure in any of their films.

3. Why do film critics describe Christopher Nolan's Inception as a master work of visual storytelling?

Welcome to Film 2013-14

Welcome to the new school year. To begin, I'd like to get to know you better and learn how to best support your goals and learning this year. Please fill out this survey about yourself. The survey will be counted as participation in the first week of class. '

Period 1: Introduction Survey  
Period 2: Introduction Survey