Films

We are going to learn about Cinematography History through the analysis of some of the better films of 20th century. Each one will chose a film and made an analysis following next instructions:

Fim Analysis 

If you need something more specific next questions could help you:
Questions about the film

1. A trip to the Moon, Georges Melies 1902
2. The Cabinet of the Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene, 1920
3. Battleship Potemkin, Sergei Eisenstein, 1925
4. The General, Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926
5. Metropolis, Fritz Lang, 1927 
6. An Andalusian Dog, Luis Buñuel, 1929
7. City Lights, Charlie Chaplin, 1931 
8. Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs, Willian Cottrell et al., 1937
9. Citizen Kane, Orson Welles, 1941 
10. Casablanca,  Michael Curtiz, 1942
11. Bicycle Thieves, Vittoria De Sica, 1948 
12. Singin’ in the Rain, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly,1952
13. Seven Samurai, Kurosawa Akira, 1954 
14. The 400 Blows, François Truffaut, 1959 
15. Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder, 1959 
16. Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 
17. La dolce vita, Federico Fellini, 1960
18. The Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966 
19. A Space Odissey, Stanley Kubrick 1968
20. The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972
21. Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese, 1976 
22. Monthy Pyton and the Holy Grial, Terry Gilliam et al., 1975
23. Annie Hall, Woody Allen, 1977 
24. Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford, 1979
25. Blade Runner, Riddle Scott, 1987

Once you have completed the essay you need;
- to write the PITCH of your film
- to apply the model proposed in "Every story is the same" to your film.
- Prepare an oral presentation of the film for the rest of the students supported by a scene of the film to point out its merits.
Here you have an example with Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI
The Pitch could be something like that:
- A 16th cetury japanese village is terrorized by bandits-
- Local farmers look fo the help of a group of Samurais.
- Seven Samurais trained and leaded the farmers to fight the bandits,

The Story Pattern 

1.  YOU: Japanese village peasents live from their Rice Fileds
2. NEED: Finish with the bandits attacks and raids.
3. GO: Look for the help of hungry Samurais
4. SEARCH: Peasents are trained by Seven Samurais.
5. FIND: All together defeat the bandits.
6. TAKE: Some farmers and Samurais die in the battle.
7. RETURN: The peasents return to the rice fields and samurais leave the town
8. CHANGE:: The village can live in peace.

An example with a brief scheme of the work
: 
SEVEN SAMURAIS

Data Sheet:
Influential Japanese film from 1954. ("The magnificents Seven", "Bugs"...)
Long film of 207 minutes, 3h27' by Akira Kurosawa.

Plot:
- A 16th cetury japanese village is terrorized by bandits.
- Local farmers look fo the help of a group of Samurais.
- Seven Samurais trained and leaded the farmers to fight the bandits.

Interesting points of the film which created a pattern for future movies:

• Differentiated characters: so the spectator is atached to them.
• Plot ideas: Reluctant heroe, the recruitment of the heroes, the romance between the younster and the local girl.
• Action scenes: Innovative use of cameras, General and "Guerrilla Unit".

So it is a classic film about Honnor and Duty with memorable characters and stunning action!

Berlin 2018

Eleanitza 2. Batxiler group went to Berlin with the History of Art and German students the first week of December.
If you are interested here you can find more information:

Berlin Fieldtrip 2018

A picture

You need to take a picture on the neighbourhood of the school, applying the tips you learnt last term. Then publish itin the blog and add commentaries of its characteristics.
If you like the result you can enter the contest, here are the bases:
Bases

The Final Presentation

We finished with the presentations of the Challenge to the company and Fomento of San Sebastian.
In this entry we are going to answer some questions about the project and
add our final presentation. To finish with our personal evaluation on the project.

Here the questions (go into details, long answers):
1. Detail your idea:
2. Two virtues
3. Two problems and your response
4. How to make it real? What do you need to make it possible.
5. Which points of the challenge do you address with your proposition.
6. Which technical help do you need
7. Why is your project the best possible?

 This is the final version for the Challenge in one class
(team name: menbers and the link):

Kris and Sia: Aitana, Irati, Aitziber and Irati

http://iratiusandi.blogspot.com/2018/12/krissia-challenge_11.html

Divines: Enara, Ane, Joane and Lierni

http://avclierni.blogspot.com/2019/01/final-presentation.html

Bobby & Tobby: Jon, Aiert, Unai and Jhose

http://avjhose.blogspot.com/2018/12/our-project-for-challenge.html

Gigy, Mutti and Egi: Jone, Garazi and Monica

http://avcmonica.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-final-presentation.html

Mo Salah: Patxi, Manex, Lide and Nerea

http://patxiikuperretxiku.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-final-presentation.html

Crunchis: Joseba, Elsa, Leire and Saioa

http://sayoyiglez.blogspot.com/2019/01/our-project-for-challenge.html

 And this one in the other class
(team name: menbers and the link:

Mariñe and Nahiatarrak: Mariñe, Nahia, Nahia
http://marineaudiovisual.blogspot.com/2018/12/our-reflection-about-challenge.html

Krissiolis:Maddi, Felix, Maddi and Irati
 http://maddiavc.blogspot.com/2018/12/our-project-for-challenge.html

Chipssia: Maider, Itziar, Leire and Garazi
http://itziaaralonsoo.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-final-idea.html

Bocakriss: Aitor, Izaro, June and Usoa
 http://audiovisualcultureluberri.blogspot.com/2018/12/our-project.html

The Book of Krissia: June, Unai, Lideand Martin