Original Movie Trailers

by Moss, Wilkes, and Duncan

Original Movie Trailers

 

By Shawnda Moss, Cali Wilkes, Spencer Duncan

 

Unit Objective:

Students will compare/integrate other art forms with theatre through analyzing movie trailers.  Students will demonstrate understanding of camera angles and movements, using iMovie, scriptwriting, and playing a convincing character by creating an original movie trailer.

 

Learning Level:

Beginning-Intermediate Drama

 

Previous Experience:

Introduced to basic movement/blocking, vocal choices, characterization, plot structure

 

Class Length:

80 minute class-periods

 

National Standards:

TH:Cr2.1.8 b. Share leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals when preparing or devising drama/theatre work. 

TH:Pr4.1.8 a. Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a drama/theatre work. 

TH:Re8.1.8 a. Recognize and share artistic choices when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work. 

TH:Cn11.2.7 a. Research and discuss how a playwright (filmmaker) might have intended a drama/theatre work to be produced. 

 

The Big Idea:

Just like theatre, other art forms such as film can be analyzed for its effect.

 

Essential Questions:

How do artistic choices impact audiences? What are the differences in analyzing film and theatre? The differences in creating it?

 

Enduring Understandings:

Visual, aural, oral, and kinetic elements express emotions and ideas in both theatre and film.

 

Lessons:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Trailers

Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of camera angles, movement, and shots by presenting specific elements to the class. (two class periods)

 

Lesson 2: Trailer Storyboarding

Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of movie trailer construction by analyzing movie trailers and developing a storyboard for their original movie trailer.

 

Lesson 3: Filming the Trailer

Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of movie trailer construction by filming the sequences for their movie trailer.

 

Lesson 4: Editing the Trailer

Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of movie trailer construction by editing and adding music to their movie trailer.

 

Lesson 5: Trailer Screening

Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to combine camera elements, story, and music by sharing their original movie trailer.  Students will complete an evaluation sheet on their group and themselves.

 

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