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Why Study Film in the Classroom? FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and

Why Study Film in the Classroom? 1. To understand the basic tools and conventions

WHAT? - The language of movies (Shot sizes, camera angles, light, music, storytelling…) -

ABC OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through

ABC OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE > SHOT: the basic unit of a movie; > FRAMING:

ABC OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE Shots can be analyzed focusing on: 1. Shot sizes: distance

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Extra Long shot (ECL) Long shot (LC) Medium Long Shot

1. SHOT SIZES: Extra-long shot (ELS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and

1. SHOT SIZES: Long Shot (LS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Medium Long Shot (MLS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Medium shot (MS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature

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1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Medium Close-up (CU) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature

1. SHOT SIZES: Extreme close-up (ELS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and

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1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: a. Eye-level angle b. High Level c. Low

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1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: High angle Matilda (1996) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN

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3. CAMERA MOVES: Dolly 1. SHOT SIZE (camera moves forwards and backwards) Camera operators

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1. 3. SHOT CAMERA SIZE MOVES: Zoom - The zoom is a lens and

1. Example: SHOT SIZE “Atonement” (2007) – Dunkirk Scene - 5 minutes single take

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CORSO TANDEM Aggiornamento per docenti delle scuole FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films > DOCENTI < Prof. ssa Chiara Battisti - Dott. ssa Anja Meyer | E-mail: anja. meyer@univr. it

Why Study Film in the Classroom? FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 3

Why Study Film in the Classroom? 1. To understand the basic tools and conventions of the medium; 2. to interpret literature, especially the classics; 3. the same habits that a good reader brings to a written text are those that a critical viewer brings to a visual text Students should become active interpreters of texts (both written and visual) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 4

WHAT? - The language of movies (Shot sizes, camera angles, light, music, storytelling…) - Film theories; - From novel to film: the process of adaptation, kinds of narration; - Analysis of movies relating to english and popular culture, works of literature and trauma studies. FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 5

ABC OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 6

ABC OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE > SHOT: the basic unit of a movie; > FRAMING: the way the object will be positioned by the director within the shot FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 7

ABC OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE Shots can be analyzed focusing on: 1. Shot sizes: distance between the camera lens and the subject being photographed 2. Camera angles: where the camera will be placed in relation to the subject. 3. Camera Moves: the camera’s movement within the shot FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 8

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Extra Long shot (ECL) Long shot (LC) Medium Long Shot (MLS) Mid-shot (MS) Close-up (CU) Extreme close-up (ECU) Wide (long) shot (often establishing shot) Low angle shot High angle shot FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 9

1. SHOT SIZES: Extra-long shot (ELS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 10

1. SHOT SIZES: Long Shot (LS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 11

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Medium Long Shot (MLS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 12

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Medium shot (MS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 13

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Close-up (CU) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 14

1. SHOT SIZES: SIZE Medium Close-up (CU) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 15

1. SHOT SIZES: Extreme close-up (ELS) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 16

The King’s Speech (2010, Danny Cohen) 1 2 4 3 5 6 7

1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: a. Eye-level angle b. High Level c. Low Level d. Dutch tilt FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 25

1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: Eye-level angle FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 26

1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: Low angle FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 27

1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: High angle Matilda (1996) FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 28

2. CAMERA ANGLES: 1. SHOT SIZE High angle vs. Low Angle https: //www. youtube. com/watchv=u 3 r. WLm_PAbc “M” , Fritz Lang (1931) 13. 26 – 14. 06 FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 29

1. 2. SHOT CAMERA SIZE ANGLES: Ditch tilt (or German angle) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=LQLk. X 5 QNPak FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 30

1. SHOT 3. CAMERA SIZEMOVES: • • • Pan (side to side) Tilt (up to down) Dolly Track Zoom Crane shot FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 31

1. 3. SHOT CAMERA SIZE MOVES: Pan - horizontal movement of a camera from left to right or viceversa FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 32

1. 3. SHOT CAMERA SIZE MOVES: Tilt - up or down movement/vertical movement of the camera while the camera itself does not move. FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 33

3. CAMERA MOVES: Dolly 1. SHOT SIZE (camera moves forwards and backwards) Camera operators race alongside a speeding chariot on a dolly during the filming of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000). FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 34

3. CAMERA MOVES: Traking 1. SHOT SIZE (camera moves side to side) - A tracking camera follows a line of action; - mounted on a wheeled vehicle that runs on a set of tracks - the camera is moved sideways, parallel to an object. ; FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 35

1. 3. SHOT CAMERA SIZE MOVES: Zoom - The zoom is a lens and permits to shift a focal lens; - the camera doesn’t move, but the use of a zoom lens gives the illusion of motion; - Drawing focus on an important person/object; FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 36

1. Example: SHOT SIZE “Atonement” (2007) – Dunkirk Scene - 5 minutes single take tracking shot; Many things happening in one scene only; The spectator becomes a voyeur; It creates a sense on confusion and panic; - Link: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qijb. OCvunf. U FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 37

1. SHOT 3. CAMERA SIZE MOVES: Crane - Significan Crane Shot from: Gone with the Wind (1939) - ground near the Atlanta railroad station to reveal the hundreds of Civil War dead https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Us 6 Lpx. Sk. KYo FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 38

1. To. SHOT sum up: SIZE FROM TEXT TO SCREEN Teaching English Literature and Culture through Films 39