Media Arts Year 10 –
Exploring and appreciating the world of film.
There are many films and TV series which are
exceptional examples of visual storytelling and the Internet Movie Database
IMDB is a comprehensive database, which is a useful reference for exploring the
world of Film and Television. The IMDB provides information such as a short
film synopsis, cast, crew, awards nominations and trivia for many thousands of
films.
It also has a number of lists such as the Top 100
and 250 movies (as rated by IMDB users), as well as guides to the top films in the
major genres and suggestions for other films that you may like; based on your
browsing habits.
From this list, select
10 films that you have not seen, but are interested in viewing. Be adventurous;
choose films from genres that you may not normally watch. Ensure that you
select films which are an appropriate age rating.
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1.
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Inception
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2.
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The Matrix
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3.
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It’s a
wonderful life
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4.
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The Dark
night rises
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5.
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Terminator 2
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6.
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City Lights
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7.
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The usual suspects
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8.
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The fight
club
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9.
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12 angry men
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10
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The
untouchables
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Activity 2: Select 2 of your favourite films and complete the
following information about each one:
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Information
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Film
1
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Film
2
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Title
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The Great Gatsby
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My Sister’s Keeper
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Genre/s
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Drama
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Drama
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Director
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Baz Luhrmann
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Nick Cassavetes
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Writer/s
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F.Scott Fitzgerald
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Jodi Picolout
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Cinematographer
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Simon Duggan
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Caleb Deschanel
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Editor
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M Villa, J Redmond, J Ballatine
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Alan Heim, Jim Flynn
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Lead
actors
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan
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Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin
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Other
Information
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Based on a novel
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Based on a novel
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Activity 3: Select 3 of the following directors and list 4
films that they have directed:
James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ang
Lee, Rob Marshall, Christopher Nolan, Yimou Zhang, David Fincher
Complete in the
Table below:
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Director
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4 Film titles
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1.James
Cameron
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Avatar,
Titanic, The Terminator, Piranha ll
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2.Steven
Spielberg
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E.T, Jaws,
Jurassic Park, War Horse
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Annie, Pirate
of the Caribbean, Into the Woods, Chicago
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Activity 4: From the list of genres below, select any 5 and complete
the table.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime and Gangster,
Drama, Epic/Historical, Horror, Musical/Dance, Science Fiction, War (Anti-War),
Westerns.
Hint: To find films belonging to these genres look
on the right side of the Top 250 Link
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Genre
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5 example films belonging to this Genre
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List some
common elements used in these genres; (consider elements of Mise-en-scene,
Cinematography, Sound (Effects and Music) and Narrative Conventions i.e.
typical scenarios or characters).
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Crime
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-Now you see
me
-We’re the
millers
-The
Godfather
-The Wolf of
Wall Street
-Spring
Breakers
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Police,
weapons, someone committing a crime, some sort of fight either being verbal,
abusive or with weapons.
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Comedy
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-Grown Ups 2
-Rio 2
-Anchorman 2
-This is the
End
-Ghostbusters
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Upbeat music,
bright lighting, Jokes,
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Musical/Dance
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-Frozen
-Grease
-Wizards of
Oz
-The little
mermaid
-Annie
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Singing,
happy scenes, dancing, bright lighting, big groups dancing.
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Drama
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-12 years a
slave
-Blue Jasmine
-The Book
Thief
-The Great
Gatsby
-Saving
Mr.Banks
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Dramatic
Music,
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Action
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-The Hunger
Games
-Lone Survivor
-The Avengers
-Thor
-The Dark
Knight
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Suspenseful
music, dark lighting, usually a main or a couple of main heroes, focus’ on
one character, weapons.
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