Great Valley High School

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Films as Literature: Director Project

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When we view film as literature, the director is the author. We will aim to discern the director’s distinctive creative “signature” upon the films that he or she directs, and establish the narrative structures within it that create the story.

Materials:

Project Explanation Packet

Resources

NYT's "Anatomy of a Film" Video Channel

This is a PPT based on that (Anatomy of a Scene PPT)

Videos in PowerPoint Tutorial
Colors and their meaning. (Thanks, Conor, for this website!)
Awesome example: Christopher Nolan

Due dates:

First analysis due March 14th to turnitin.com by 10 pm!
Second analysis due April 15 to turnitin.com by 10 pm!
Third analysis due April 30 to turnitin.com by 10 pm!

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