Information, Media & Telecommunications - DIRECTOR OF FILMS, TV OR STAGE

Film Shots - What will it be? (inspired by Nathan Mullins, ACU Education student)

Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

1. To learn the craft of being a Director, you need to know when to use different shots in a movie to create mood, show emotions, to show context or set the scene.

You are to re-exam a film that you have already studied in class.  

You are to analyse this movie - short or long - according to examples of it's shots:

• Extreme long shot
• Long shot
• Medium shot
• Close up shot
• Extreme close up shot
• High angle
• Low angle

2. Get a definition of each of these shots.

3. Using a search engine, find an example of each of the shots above and fill out the worksheet (Word doc) - see the table below.  Eg. type in "Extreme long shot" + title of movie into your search engine and you will get a range of images for you to select.

4. Analyse the purpose of each of the shots. Do they work in the film you are examining? How?

5. Individually, you can now select a film that you know and enjoy. It is your choice.

Find an example from this film for each of the shot sizes and analyse them in the table above.

Be a Director - Decide Which Program is the Best for You!

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. You are to evaluate the following programs for their suitability in making a home movie.

2. In teams of four, look individually at one program - Dvolver, Movie maker, Filmtrailer and if possible Reel Director (NB. this app costs $).

3. Come together as a team to discuss the pros and cons of each program.

4. Decide which program is best for you and create a 2 minute home movie about your family or neighbourhood.

5. If you have a better app, let the others in your team know about it by giving a short appraisal of its qualities and drawbacks.

Dvolver - Moviemaker Movavi Filmtrailer (Free App) Price: FREE Developer: Preview Networks You can develop your own high quality video with this application! Reel Director (Mobile App) Price: US$7.99 Developer: Nexvio Inc.