Tuesday 18 December 2018

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!

Monday 17 December 2018

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


Wednesday 12 December 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

Tuesday 11 December 2018

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

Divines: Enara, Ane, Joane and Lierni

Bobby & Tobby: Jon, Aiert, Unai and Jhose

Gigy, Mutti and Egi: Jone, Garazi and Monica

Mo Salah: Patxi, Manex, Lide and Nerea

Crunchis: Joseba, Elsa, Leire and Saioa

 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