Tuesday, November 25
Students took a brief (seven-question quiz) over the handout on Citizen Kane distributed Friday, and we graded it.
Then Mr. Potratz spoke briefly about the Hays Code and the pre-code early sound films, after which we watched as examples two early Betty Boop cartoons and discussed racial images and attitudes in the second of the two, "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You!"
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 21
Mr. Potratz handed out printouts of the first four pages of the filmsite.org discussion of Citizen Kane and students offered examples of various items on Tim Dirks's list of the most significant characteristics of the film, from flashback narration to imaginative transitions to deep-focus compositions. At he end of the class we re-viewed the two different depictions of Susan's operatic debut, which we will discuss on Tuesday, after the Quiz over the handout.
Mr. Potratz handed out printouts of the first four pages of the filmsite.org discussion of Citizen Kane and students offered examples of various items on Tim Dirks's list of the most significant characteristics of the film, from flashback narration to imaginative transitions to deep-focus compositions. At he end of the class we re-viewed the two different depictions of Susan's operatic debut, which we will discuss on Tuesday, after the Quiz over the handout.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thursday, November 20
Students wrote (1) notes (2) first draft (3) second draft of an answer to the question of 'What is the theme of Citizen Kane'?, then wrote about one element or technique used to express the theme, then wrote a bit about a second, subsidiary theme.
We then discussed what students had written and re-viewed the party scene from the film.
Students wrote (1) notes (2) first draft (3) second draft of an answer to the question of 'What is the theme of Citizen Kane'?, then wrote about one element or technique used to express the theme, then wrote a bit about a second, subsidiary theme.
We then discussed what students had written and re-viewed the party scene from the film.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tuesday, November 18
We discussed the first half-hour of Citizen Kane, which we watched yesterday, and re-viewed the opening sequence, partly as an example of graphic matching.
Then we watched another half-hour of the film, ending with the image of Boss Gettys looking down on Kane at the election-eve rally.
We discussed the first half-hour of Citizen Kane, which we watched yesterday, and re-viewed the opening sequence, partly as an example of graphic matching.
Then we watched another half-hour of the film, ending with the image of Boss Gettys looking down on Kane at the election-eve rally.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Friday, November 14
Students turned in their single-scene analysis essays. Papers turned in Monday will be docked 10% of the grade.
Students took notes (which they turned in at the end of class) on the first twenty-five minutes of Visions of Light, the documentary about cinematography produced by the American Society of Cinematographers.
Students turned in their single-scene analysis essays. Papers turned in Monday will be docked 10% of the grade.
Students took notes (which they turned in at the end of class) on the first twenty-five minutes of Visions of Light, the documentary about cinematography produced by the American Society of Cinematographers.
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