SUBJECT: ENGLISH WEEK THREE, LESSON ONE TEACHER PREPERATION - Projector - laptop - Film noir introduction (cont) - Shes

a replicant clip
TIMING 1mins

STAGE: ADVANCED CLASS: YEAR 11

TOPIC: FILM NOIR DATE: 22/10/12

TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES Take the role

ORGANISATION Whole class

RESOURCES NEEDED Class Roll

5mins

Finish off the last paragraph from last lesson

This means if the scene calls for a night time scene, the scene would be filmed at night and not during the day. Authentic settings were used to give the audience a realistic approach to understanding their flawed and often emotionally distant characters. It assisted in making the actions and emotions brought to the scenes feel more realistic because the action came from a real location.

Whole class

Books pens

20 mins

Work through the following questions as a class:

A list of Film Noir cinema feeling/tone List of Film Noir editing techniques

Whole class discussion

Books Pens

4mins

Watch shes a replicant scene

Whole Class

Projector laptop Books pens

20mins

Work through the following questions as a class: How is Deckard the anti-hero? How is Rachel a femme fatale? Pack up

Whole class discussion

1mins

discussion

NA

How is Deckard the anti-hero? Drinks Comfortable in the shadows/underbelly Lies Is bullied by other characters A loner, socially isolated How is Rachel a femme fatale? She is mysterious Smokes Sexual allure tempted by an active and aggressively sexual male A list of Film Noir cinema feeling/tone social consciousness disruptive narrative urban settings the city is portrayed as a labyrinth scenes include bars, lounges, night clubs and places to gamble heavy use of rain pessimistic attitudes List of Film Noir editing techniques low key lighting stylistic use of shadows chiaroscuro: dramatic shadow patterning on a character low angle shots night for night filming location shooting rain