“Director/Conductor” by La Chachalaca Fotografía is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Summary A guide to planning, researching, and creating your IB Film Text Analysis Follow the directions for each step below Include for your notes, where required Student Work Justin’s Post, Draft Paper, Bibliography Neil’s Post, Draft Paper, Bibliography Satchel’s Post, Draft Paper, Bibliography Dexter’s Post, Draft Paper, Bibliography Sam’s Post, Draft … [Read more…]
“Film scripts for sale in Soho! #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #movies” by Nat Ireland is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Summary A guide to planning, researching, and creating your Film Comparative Study Steps and Tasks Brainstorm possible films for the task. You must select TWO films from contrasting cultural contexts. Brainstorm and justify at least three different areas of FILM FOCUS for your two chosen films. Brainstorm and … [Read more…]
Image from BiggerPlate.com Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day. – from LifeHacker.com “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” “You can do anything, but not everything.” ― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of … [Read more…]
“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Your toughest work is defining what your work is! – Peter Drucker SUMMARY I finished my college essay and two of my scholarship essays. I also got to take my SAT, which I studied for. I’m getting caught back up on work I missed while … [Read more…]
What is Workflow? Image Creative Workflow from Behance.com, https://www.behance.net/gallery/27919515/Creative-workflow-GIF Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/ “The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com What is a quality workflow? How do we develop it? Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something. First, … [Read more…]
Image of Robert Downey Jr. from Rotten Tomatoes, https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_downey_jr Born: April 4, 1965, in New York City, NY Personal Success Definition I define success excelling in your craft despite the obstacles that a person has faced. Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ) absolutely fits this definition of success. He established the industry then built an empire … [Read more…]
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America Intro The end of an era: celluloid was becoming less used 1990-1998: The Last Days of Celluloid – Before the Coming of Digital. Started in Iran The Apple (1998) dir. Samira Makhmalbaf showed how parenal love went wrong for two daughters A Moment of Innocence (1996) dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf … [Read more…]
Fight the Power: Protest in Film Intro Conservative ideals spread false ideas, filmmakers captured those falsehoods, Film was booming in China The 1980s: Moviemaking and Protest – Around the World. The Horse Thief (1988) dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang unmaoist subject spoke truth to power Interested in mystical aspects of characters His teachers talked a lot about image, color, … [Read more…]
The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream Intro The most famous and successful movies of the 70s were innovative, even though they were mainstream Hong Kong, other than New York, is the most filmed city low cost filming and fast growing culture and economy Emperor in the 50s built the largest film studio in the … [Read more…]
Movies to Change the World Intro Countries began to question what they wold do with their new identity Billy Brandt had power in Germany Iran got rich Africa became decolonized Film became about identity and history Economic boom numbed the guilt of the holocaust in Germany 1969-1979: Radical Directors in the 70s – Make State … [Read more…]