Film as Lit

Class Silent Movie CLASS PROJECT Example of PPT MLA Citation Link

Motifs Podcast Clip #1 Clip #2 Clip #3 Clip #4 Clip #5 What is a Motif? Dangling Causes Clip #1 Clip #2 Clip #3 Clip #4

Looking at the rubric - what would you rate this project? We will develop a deeper understanding of the features of silent films and create our own short silent films using WeVideo. Class examples Silent Film #1 Silent Film #2 Silent Film #3 Please join our class group with the code below. ROLES: Director - directs the project/app on phone Actors - writes the storyboard/acts out the story Editor - creates and edits the project REFLECTIONS Please write on sticky notes who is in your group and their role.

JUST FOR FUN! THAUMATROPE AND FILPBOOKS 1824 - Thaumatrope uses 2 separate images giving the illusion of one image. 1868 - Flick books are a collection of slightly altered images bound on one end to view images in quick succession to create an illusion of movement using persistence of vision. CLASS EXAMPLES 1884 - Zoetrope: A cylinder containing stills around the inside to create an illusion of a moving film. 1895-1902: The Birth of Cinema CHONOPHOTOGRAOPHIC GUN: Similiar to photo-burst today. The technique that captures movement in several frames. KINETOGRAPH: invented by Thomas Edison. He used devices from a clock and a film strip, to allow regular motion of the film strip through the camera. INTO FILM

Personal Narratives REAL FACES Who was the protagonist? Antagonist? Why do you think that? What was the theme of this movie? 1. What do you think motivated Frank Abagnale to share his life story?  2. Were there any instances in which you felt Abagnale was not being truthful?  3. Do you think he would have been as successful today with his cons as he was in the 1960s?  4. What allowed Abagnale to get away with his con artist life for so long?  5. In your opinion, which of Abagnale’s escapades was the most daring?  6. What do you think about Abagnale being a security consultant and assisting the FBI with its fraud prevention programs? HISTORY OF FILMS What do you see? Is the girl spinning clockwise or counterclockwise? When I say GO - pick up  purple  square for  clockwise or a  green  square for  counterclockwise . Dancer More Optical Illusions The Hist...