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==Post-quiz free-time activities==
 
==Post-quiz free-time activities==
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*Start working on [[JCM212_Film_and_Media_Theory#Study_groups|your study group]]'s project (below).
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*Start reading, for 2/28, the keywords:
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*Connect to [[JCM212_Film_and_Media_Theory#Study_groups|your study group]]'s Google doc [create a new page?}
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**production, copyright, brand, censorship
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*Connect to [[JCM212_Film_and_Media_Theory#Study_groups|your study group]]'s Google doc
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for "Narrative Elements in Texts" and enter (1) your name and (2) a seven-word (or fewer) review of the last film or TV show  episode you liked.
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**Write ''another'' a seven-word (or fewer) review of the last film or TV show  episode you liked.
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RoT964RcoZBTdTKJ0Z_Ww00cEoyvm8fhaHLNNY8ADbw/edit?usp=sharing Group 1]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zEUNyRYadZh0PpqxSQk6-c2ea5sCV0gAQIS2AU1TfBA/edit?usp=sharing Group 2]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1efbQjOT-HG8zYbu-iXiwj7ifNLjbH9JP1LYA5J1G43g/edit?usp=sharing Group 3]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERZsOg8jFBCLS4MKXDEiguxD5OWCk1mMPzJrEkrWW4k/edit?usp=sharing Group 4]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RoT964RcoZBTdTKJ0Z_Ww00cEoyvm8fhaHLNNY8ADbw/edit?usp=sharing Group 1]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/112s50ed0wFZ_55D-cLo5CSoEa8CL-kMGwfcc-EaiZFM/edit?usp=sharing Group 5]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zEUNyRYadZh0PpqxSQk6-c2ea5sCV0gAQIS2AU1TfBA/edit?usp=sharing Group 2]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uZrxFoPqxcJVhE_rXBa3S9Rzfi1spSLj2cZSMRU66HI/edit?usp=sharing Group 6]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1efbQjOT-HG8zYbu-iXiwj7ifNLjbH9JP1LYA5J1G43g/edit?usp=sharing Group 3]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxOICrsWLyo6NoCaercPF95G1RaBZajVCnqIc7Vq3ag/edit?usp=sharing Group 7]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6hmReMtzKp60lw2_zXIx2EGIlY9Y5ZEL92aNG-j_es/edit?usp=sharing Group 8]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERZsOg8jFBCLS4MKXDEiguxD5OWCk1mMPzJrEkrWW4k/edit?usp=sharing Group 4]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_xfThlXygUD7T9RGTJ_QVKEWPVjOP2G0oX3r90C3dc/edit?usp=sharing Group 9]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/112s50ed0wFZ_55D-cLo5CSoEa8CL-kMGwfcc-EaiZFM/edit?usp=sharing Group 5]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uZrxFoPqxcJVhE_rXBa3S9Rzfi1spSLj2cZSMRU66HI/edit?usp=sharing Group 6]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxOICrsWLyo6NoCaercPF95G1RaBZajVCnqIc7Vq3ag/edit?usp=sharing Group 7]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6hmReMtzKp60lw2_zXIx2EGIlY9Y5ZEL92aNG-j_es/edit?usp=sharing Group 8]
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_xfThlXygUD7T9RGTJ_QVKEWPVjOP2G0oX3r90C3dc/edit?usp=sharing Group 9]
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==Group in-class exercise: Identify stylistic elements in ''Shakespeare in Love''==
 
==Group in-class exercise: Identify stylistic elements in ''Shakespeare in Love''==
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{{Gallery
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|title=''Shakespeare in Love''
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|width=600
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|lines=1
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|align=center
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|File:ShakespeareInLove006.jpg|alt1=Opening shot.|Opening shot.
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|File:ShakespeareInLoveqq00 30 26qq00011 adjusted.jpg|alt2=Viola.|Viola.
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|File:ShakespeareInLoveqq00 30 33qq00018 adjusted.jpg|alt3=Will Shakespeare.|Will Shakespeare.
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}}
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*Groups 4, 5, and 6 move to Group Study Rooms in the Phifer Learning Commons.
 
*Groups 4, 5, and 6 move to Group Study Rooms in the Phifer Learning Commons.
 
*Connect to your study group's Google doc (above).
 
*Connect to your study group's Google doc (above).
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*As a group (you can work simultaneously on a Google doc), describe how select elements of mise-en-scene and cinematography (from lecture) are used in ''Shakespeare in Love'' to help construct the narrative.
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*As a group, describe how select elements of mise-en-scene and cinematography (from lecture) are used in ''Shakespeare in Love'' to help construct the narrative. Copy specific questions from below.
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**[[https://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ShakespeareInLove.php View ''Shakespeare in Love'']]
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**[https://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ShakespeareInLove.php View ''Shakespeare in Love'']
 
*Identify each contribution you make by putting your initials after it. Use three initials if your group has students with the same two initials.
 
*Identify each contribution you make by putting your initials after it. Use three initials if your group has students with the same two initials.
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*For example:
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**Exposition: The exposition of this ''Friends'' episode starts with Rachel and Joey discussing a previously established storyline (Monica and Chandler getting together). The exposition for a second, related storyline and this episode's main story is when we see Monica and Chandler at a work party and it's established that he has an obnoxious "work laugh." A third storyline is introduced when Ross is angry about his ex-wife getting married. (JGB)
  
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===Discussion questions===
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How do mise-en-scene and cinematography help to communicate the story in this short scene from ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/ Shakespeare in Love]'' (John Madden, 1998)? (See [http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ShakespeareInLove.php video clip].) Or, in other words, how does mise-en-scene function to help construct the narrative?
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#What narrative functions does the set design by Jill Quertier serve?
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#*How does it use "iconography"?
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#What narrative functions does the lighting design by Richard Greatrex serve?
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#*Does it use three-point lighting (explain what three-point lighting is)?
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#*Is it high key or low key?
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#What narrative functions does the "blocking" by John Madden serve?
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#*Does ''Shakespeare in Love'' use "composition in depth" in this scene?
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#What narrative functions does the costume design by Sandy Powell serve?
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#Considering the first two shots and Richard Greatrex's cinematography:
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#*Is the focus deep or shallow? What narrative function does the focus choice serve?
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#*How would you describe the framing (long shot, medium shot, close-up)? What type of camera movement is used? What narrative function does framing/movement serve?
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#*Is the camera angle low, eye-level, high? What narrative function does camera height serve?
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#*The theatrical version and the DirecTV version have different aspect ratios. Which aspect ratio is used for each? How did the DirecTV version alter the theatrical version?
  
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{{Gallery
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**Exposition: The exposition of this ''Friends'' episode starts with Rachel and Joey discussing a previously established storyline (Monica and Chandler getting together). The exposition for a second, related storyline and this episode's main story is when we see Monica and Chandler at a work party and it's established that he has an obnoxious "work laugh." A third storyline is introduced when Ross is angry about his ex-wife getting married. (JGB)
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|title=''Shakespeare in Love'' on DirecTV
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|width=600
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|lines=1
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|align=center
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|File:ShakespeareInLoveqq00 00 35qq00001.jpg|alt4=Opening shot.|Opening shot.
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|File:ShakespeareInLoveqq00 00 49qq00004.jpg|alt5=Viola.|Viola.
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|File:ShakespeareInLoveqq00 00 57qq00007.jpg|alt6=Will Shakespeare.|Will Shakespeare.
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}}
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===Post-group work free-time activities===
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==Post-group work free-time activities==
 
*Put on headphones and watch remainder of ''Shakespeare in Love'' (on Blackboard)
 
*Put on headphones and watch remainder of ''Shakespeare in Love'' (on Blackboard)
 
*Start reading, for 2/28 the keywords:
 
*Start reading, for 2/28 the keywords:
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==Individual stylistic analysis==
 
==Individual stylistic analysis==
 
Details here: [[JCM212/Stylistic Analysis]]
 
Details here: [[JCM212/Stylistic Analysis]]
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== Bibliography ==
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2011).
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#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'', 8th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007).
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==External links==
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#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations.htm Mise-en-scene Illustrations]
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#[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ShakespeareInLove.php ''Shakespeare in Love'' video clip]
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#[http://shotlogger.org/ShotListV2.php?recordID=780 Shot Logger: frames from every shot in ''Shakespeare in Love'']
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 14 August 2019

Post-quiz free-time activities

  • Start reading, for 2/28, the keywords:
    • production, copyright, brand, censorship
  • Connect to your study group's Google doc
    • Write another a seven-word (or fewer) review of the last film or TV show episode you liked.

Group in-class exercise: Identify stylistic elements in Shakespeare in Love

Template:Gallery

  • Groups 4, 5, and 6 move to Group Study Rooms in the Phifer Learning Commons.
  • Connect to your study group's Google doc (above).
  • As a group, describe how select elements of mise-en-scene and cinematography (from lecture) are used in Shakespeare in Love to help construct the narrative. Copy specific questions from below.
  • Identify each contribution you make by putting your initials after it. Use three initials if your group has students with the same two initials.
  • For example:
    • Exposition: The exposition of this Friends episode starts with Rachel and Joey discussing a previously established storyline (Monica and Chandler getting together). The exposition for a second, related storyline and this episode's main story is when we see Monica and Chandler at a work party and it's established that he has an obnoxious "work laugh." A third storyline is introduced when Ross is angry about his ex-wife getting married. (JGB)

Discussion questions

How do mise-en-scene and cinematography help to communicate the story in this short scene from Shakespeare in Love (John Madden, 1998)? (See video clip.) Or, in other words, how does mise-en-scene function to help construct the narrative?

  1. What narrative functions does the set design by Jill Quertier serve?
    • How does it use "iconography"?
  2. What narrative functions does the lighting design by Richard Greatrex serve?
    • Does it use three-point lighting (explain what three-point lighting is)?
    • Is it high key or low key?
  3. What narrative functions does the "blocking" by John Madden serve?
    • Does Shakespeare in Love use "composition in depth" in this scene?
  4. What narrative functions does the costume design by Sandy Powell serve?
  5. Considering the first two shots and Richard Greatrex's cinematography:
    • Is the focus deep or shallow? What narrative function does the focus choice serve?
    • How would you describe the framing (long shot, medium shot, close-up)? What type of camera movement is used? What narrative function does framing/movement serve?
    • Is the camera angle low, eye-level, high? What narrative function does camera height serve?
    • The theatrical version and the DirecTV version have different aspect ratios. Which aspect ratio is used for each? How did the DirecTV version alter the theatrical version?

Template:Gallery

Post-group work free-time activities

  • Put on headphones and watch remainder of Shakespeare in Love (on Blackboard)
  • Start reading, for 2/28 the keywords:
    • production, copyright, brand, censorship

Individual stylistic analysis

Details here: JCM212/Stylistic Analysis

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2011).
  2. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction, 8th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007).

External links

  1. Mise-en-scene Illustrations
  2. Shakespeare in Love video clip
  3. Shot Logger: frames from every shot in Shakespeare in Love
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