Create Your Story...
Intro to The Movie Unit
Bellwork
What is your favorite movie and why?
Write a 5 sentence paragraph about your favorite movie and what makes you like it so much. Submit in Schoology under Bellwork: My Favorite Movie
What's Your Story?
The Power of a Story
About This Unit:
We will be choosing part of our own life story to "mythologize" and develop into a concept that will include:
- Character Development & Design
- A Basic Story Outline (that follows The Hero's Journey)
- A MOVIE POSTER
- Film Stills
- A TRAILER FOR YOUR FILM
Over The Next Few Weeks...
We will go deep into how to develop a story idea from parts of us. This includes understanding that we are in charge of our own story and can tell it however we like. Through fantasy, comedy, action or mystery. We can become anyone we want to in our story...an astronaut in outer space, a superhero or villain, a shop keeper, a solider, anyone we want to be.
Our character will be going on an adventure, that will be based in our own reality..but be recreated however we decide for it to be.
Movie Posters
We will create a few artifacts for our story ideas, including a character design for ourselves, a movie poster and film stills.
Character Design
We will dive deep into the things that make the fictional you tick...through thoughtful development, drawings and more.
Film Stills
You will create some scenes from your "film" in the style of artist Cindy Sherman. We will learn more about her, her characters and the photos she created.
Movie Trailer...
Using those stills...shots you film and iMovie, you will create a trailer for your film.
THIS UNIT
Will require introspective thought, personal planning, dedication to your own vision and some work outside of class.
I am introducing this to you today so that you can begin to think about this...and start planning what you think your story might be about. You will begin to brainstorm using the handout in the link below. This is only the beginning...decide how your story will be told.
The Hero's Journey