Today, you turned in your Book Ball Projects! If your Book Ball Project wasn't done, you can still turn it in late. It expires on May 13.
We also started our next unit. We will be learning about the Hero's Journey, a pattern that many stories follow. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn more about the Hero's Journey. Today, you got your Film/Lit Book Ball Project instructions and then you had some time in class to get started on it. This assignment will help you apply the elements of film and adaptation that we've learned about in class to what you read in your book and saw in your movie. If you missed class today, go through the instructions in the file below and get started! This assignment is due April 29.
The final product will look something like this!
Today, we learned about our last element of film: lighting! We talked about different lighting effects and how lighting can be used to help tell a story. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn about lighting and to complete the Lighting Blog Post assignment.
Today, we finished learning about how music helps to tell the story in a movie and why the different elements of film we've talked about are important for adapting a book into a movie. Then, you practiced adaptation by choosing an element of film and imagining how you would use it to tell the story of your book. If you missed class today, follow the instructions in the slides below to complete this assignment.
Today, we talked about how authors and directors create new worlds in their stories and movies. We talked about costumes, sets and props, and music and how these elements of film affect storytelling. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn about these elements of film and look at examples.
Today, we reviewed camera angles, and then you completed an assignment to help you think about camera angles and adaptation. If you missed class today, follow the instructions below to complete the assignment and turn it in next time you come to class.
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