Assignments/To Do |
Due
Date (unless noted,
due at start of class) |
Notes, etc. |
January 25
New
Story/Screenplay Assignment
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1/30 |
Meet in the Theater Round for class on Tuesday & Wednesday. |
January 24
January Exam (1/25)
New
Story/Screenplay Assignment (1/25,
1/30)
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Meet in the library tomorrow for class! |
January 22
January Film
(new
note on blog post)
New
Story/Screenplay Assignment (1/25,
1/30)
January Exam (1/25) |
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January 19
January Film
New
Story/Screenplay Assignment (1/25,
1/30)
January Exam (1/25) |
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January 17
January Film
January Exam (1/25) |
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Opening Credits |
January 10
January Film
IB Film Testers:
last Ind. Study reminders |
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Lighting |
January 4
January Film
Testing
in IB Film: what's due next week |
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January 3
January Film
- Homework:
read these
directions |
1/4 |
Setting |
January 2
January Film |
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December 20
Relax & enjoy your break, and
don't forget to do your
Winter
Break Homework! |
1/2 |
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December 18
Make a Blog
(due Wednesday)
Winter
Break Homework |
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Go to Theater Round 2530 for class on Tuesday & Wednesday |
December 13-15
The Independent Study
- 12/15 note to
testers |
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Make a Blog
(due 12/20)
Winter
Break Homework
What have you
watched? |
December 11-12
The Independent Study
New Story Idea
(due tomorrow) |
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December 5-8
The Independent Study |
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Gift Drive Information
New Story Idea |
December 4
The Independent Study
-
ALL
Decide
(due by 8am, 12/5)
New Story Idea
(due 12/13) |
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Gift Drive Information |
December 1
Independent Study Reading & Prep |
12/4 |
Gift Drive Information |
November 30
Independent Study Reading & Prep
(all) |
12/4 |
Please go to the Theater Round 2530 for class on Friday. |
November 29
Due Thursday:
Film Two
(4pm)
Foreign Film
Assignment (start of
class)
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November 28
Due by end of class today:
Final film feedback
Due Tomorrow:
Survey (new)
(start of class)
Bicycle
Thieves alt
assignment (start of
class)
Due Thursday:
Film Two
(4pm)
Foreign Film
Assignment (start of
class)
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If you have time and like the show Master of None (it's
not for everyone, some of its comedy is a little mature) on
Netflix, check out Season 2, Episode 1 before class tomorrow. |
November 27
Film Two
- final film feedback
(due, 11/28)
Foreign Film
Assignment
(due by 11/30) |
If needed, Bicycle Thieves:
11/29
Feedback Qs: 11/28
Foreign Film: 11/30
Final Film: 11/30 (4pm) |
Bicycle
Thieves alt
assignment (due 11/29) |
November 21
Film Two
(due dates)
Foreign Film
Assignment
(due by 11/30) |
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Movie Night
alternate
assignment (due 11/29)
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November 20
Movie Night
tonight
(Theater Round 2530;
3:00-4:40)
Film Two
Foreign Film
Assignment
(due by 11/30) |
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Check this out:
Social Justice Film Fest.
Meet in the Portable 14 for class Monday.
DVDs at Skyline
Movie Night
alternate
assignment |
November 16
Film Two
DVDs at Skyline |
film due: 11/29, 4pm
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Don't forget: Movie Night Monday,
11/20. If unable to stay after school - complete
alternate
assignment.
Foreign Film
Assignment (due by 11/30) |
November 13
Film Two
(rubric included)
Quiz Wednesday
(11/15)
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Class in Portable 14 tomorrow, 11/14.
Don't forget: Movie Night next Monday,
11/20. If unable to stay after school - complete
alternate
assignment.
Foreign Film
Assignment (due by 11/30) |
November 8
Film Two |
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Class in Portable 14 on Thursday.
Foreign Film
Assignment (due by 11/30) |
November 6
Film Two |
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Foreign Film
Assignment (due by 11/30) |
November 3
Happy/Sad
Screenplays (2nd one due Monday) |
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Class in Portable 14 on Monday.
Foreign Film
Assignment (due by 11/30) |
November 2
Happy/Sad
Screenplays |
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Class in Portable 14 on FRIDAY. |
November 1
Happy/Sad
Screenplays |
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Casablanca
alt.
assignment (due 11/1 by 11pm) |
October 31
Think, Be Creative -
an assignment
Quiz Wednesday:
Common Language II, Movie Types & Genre, and Mise en Scene
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Class in Portable 14 today
Casablanca
alt.
assignment (due 11/1)
Today |
October 30
Think, Be Creative -
an assignment
Quiz Wednesday:
Common Language II, Movie Types & Genre, and Mise en Scene
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11/1 |
Class in Portable 14 today & Tuesday.
Casablanca
alt.
assignment (due 11/1)
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October 27
To Do: Watch movies this weekend |
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Class in Portable 14 today, Monday & Tuesday.
Casablanca
alt.
assignment (due 11/1)
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October 26
Screenplay
Dialog (due tomorrow at the latest)
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10/27 |
Movie Night TONIGHT @3pm in Theater ROund
2530.
Unable to stay after school? complete
alternate
assignment. |
October 25
Screenplay
Dialog (due by end of week)
In-Class Work:
Citizen Kane analysis |
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Don't forget: Movie Night this Thursday,
10/26. If unable to stay after school - complete
this alternate
assignment.
Class in Portable 14 Thursday. |
October 24
Common Language II
(due tomorrow)
Screenplay
Dialog (due by end of week)
In-Class Work:
Welles/Citizen
Kane research &
Citizen Kane
clip observations |
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Don't forget: Movie Night this Thursday,
10/26. If unable to stay after school - complete
this alternate
assignment. |
October 20
Screenplay
Dialog (10/24
10/26)
Common Language II
(10/25)
- you will have some class time
to work on this Tuesday, but if you have time beforehand, you
may want to start |
10/26
10/25 |
Back in our classroom on Tuesday.
Don't forget: Movie Night next Thursday,
10/26. If unable to stay after school - complete
this alternate
assignment. |
October 18
Screenplay
Dialog
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10/24 |
Meet Here...
Wednesday: Portable 14
Thursday & Friday: Theater Round (2530)
And don't forget: Movie Night next Thursday,
10/26 |
October 17
Assignment
due Wednesday, 10am
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On
Wednesday: Portable 14
Thursday & Friday: Theater Round (2530) |
October 17
Assignment
due Wednesday, 10am
Individual Film Viewing Questions (due
10/18)
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10/18, 10am
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Answer questions in pairs....
Crunch Time
The Journey
The Race!
Recognition
Scared Scaredless
Surprise
Telekinetic Kid
The Waitress
Meet: Theater Round (2530) today
Wednesday: Portable 14
Thursday & Friday: Theater Round (2530) |
October 16
All Things First Film
- final film due TODAY @ 4pm
Assignment
due Wednesday, 10am |
10/16, 4pm |
Meet in the Theater Round (2530) on Tuesday
And...
Wednesday: Portable 14
Thursday & Friday: Theater Round (2530) |
October 12
All Things First Film
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10/16, 4pm |
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October 4
First Film: Calendar, Reminders, etc.
-- be good and work hard! |
10/16, 4pm |
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October 3
First
Film |
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The Artist alternate
assignment, due tomorrow |
October 2
Monday
Night's
Homework - a logline |
10/3, 8am |
The Artist alternate
assignment, due 10/4
Re-sign-up for
turnitin |
September 29
Edit/Rework/Redo 3-5 page screenplay
-
read screenplays!
- due Monday
- also due: your first draft to turn back in
-
Celtx post two-week trial; no purchase
necesary!
Quiz Monday
Monday
Night's
Homework |
10/2 |
The Artist alternate
assignment, due 10/4
Re-sign-up for
turnitin
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September 27
Edit/Rework/Redo 3-5 page screenplay
-
read screenplays!
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10/2 |
Portable 5 for class on Thursday & Friday
Quiz Monday
The Artist alternate
assignment, due 10/4 |
September 26
Movie Night tonight - The Artist
-- Theater Round 2530 (3pm - 4:40pm)
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Portable 5 today, classroom tomorrow
The Artist alternate
assignment, due 10/4 |
September 25
Read this movie review tonight
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9/26 |
Please meet in Portable 5 for class today &
tomorrow.
Reminder: Movie Night (The Artist), TOMORROW, Theater Round 2530 (3pm - 4:40pm)
-- The Artist alternate
assignment
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September 22
Premiere Pro Experimenting, Part II
Write a 3-5 page scene using
Celtx
(9/25)
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9/25 |
Please meet in Portable 5 for class Monday &
Tuesday.
Reminder: Movie Night (The Artist), next TUESDAY, SEPT.
26, Theater Round 2530 (3pm - 4:40pm)
-- The Artist alternate
assignment
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September 21
Premiere Pro Experimenting, Part II
Write a 3-5 page scene using
Celtx
(9/25) |
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Reminder: Movie Night, next TUESDAY, SEPT.
26, Theater Round 2530 (3pm - 4:40pm) |
September 20
Write a 3-5 page scene using
Celtx
Also: have clips/footage ready to experiment with in
Premere Pro tomorrow (clips will be provided if you don't
have any handy) |
9/25
9/21 |
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September 19
TODAY:
Premiere Pro Assignment (more practice)
Homework: Print 1 page from screenplay
you found last week
(9/20) |
9/20 |
Check this out:
First Cut
(screenings of student films from Dodge College of Film and
Media Arts @ Chapman College - free!
see message) |
September 18
TODAY:
Premiere Pro Assignment
Homework:
Read these articles on making/writing short films:
SxSW &
Lift-Off
(9/19)
Print 1 page from screenplay
you found
(9/20) |
9/19
9/20 |
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September 15
Writing
short films assignment (9/18)
If you haven't yet:
Sign-up for
Celtx
(9/18)
Print 1 page from screenplay
you found
(9/20) |
9/18
9/20 |
Back in the classroom on Monday - please bring
headphones.
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September 14
Sign-up for
Celtx
(updated how-to)
Find a screenplay online of a movie you have seen (see pg 5
on the "Sign-up for Celtx" doc for suggestions).
Bookmark/have access to it. |
9/15 |
Please meet in Portable 5 for class today AND
tomorrow.
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September 13
Sign-up for
Celtx
(a screenwriting program)
-- if any of you can try this tonight
(Wed.) I would appreciate it. The way to go about signing
up keeps changing and I'd like to know if these directions still
work. Thank you! |
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Please meet in Portable 5 for class tomorrow, 9/14. |
September 12
Vocab Quiz (Common Language I) Tomorrow |
9/13 |
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September 11
Movies & Me
(9/12)
Vocab Quiz (Common Language I) Wednesday |
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Please meet in Portable 5 for class tomorrow, 9/12. |
September 8
Common Language I:
Word
GoogleDoc (9/11)
Syllabus
(9/11)
Movies & Me
(9/12) |
9/11
9/12 |
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September 7
IB Film Survey
(due tomorrow)
Syllabus
(9/11)
Movies & Me
(9/12) |
9/8
9/11
9/12 |
Common Language I:
Word
GoogleDoc
- working on in class tomorrow (but
only 20 min. classes), due Monday |
September 6
IB Film Survey
(9/8)
Syllabus (9/11)
Movies & Me
(9/12)
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