TOPIC FOUR
General Information
TOPIC FOUR- All About Film
Class Work:
We will explore the following concepts introduced in ALAB:
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Acting Concepts Introduced
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Shot List
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Angles
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Career Options
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Auditions
Project Work:
You will be assigned a scene that you will research and prepare for directing. Think about using the following as your guide for your written submission:
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Read the script three to four times
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Identify and label the script using Fryetag’s Pyramid
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Do appropriate research regarding time frame and style of piece.
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Write out how you imagine the scene being performed on stage or in film.
Assessment:
You will pass in your written work and receive a verbal assessment from the instructor.
Reading Assignment:
By the end of the week, Friday beginning of class, please read pg. 18-20. Since the reading of ALAB is a review please focus on answering the following prompt from the ALWB for a class presentation:
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Pick one genre of comedy in theater. Research the style, explain it's historical or contemporary application and give an example of it.
Oral Report Assessment
Your presentation will be in the manner of an oral report. We will discuss the style that it can be presented in. Also, you will need to present three additional sources for your research. Please review the Oral Report Rubric to understand what you will be assessed on. Your report can be no longer then five minutes.
Home work - Written Project
Please take the scene/monologue that you created last week and adapt it so that it embodies a specific comedy style. This project is due on Monday.
Home work over the weekend:
Review all info to date.
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