Leslie Kelly, Terra Nova High School, Pacifica, California
Julius Caesar 1.2.30-224 What's On for Today and Why Today,
students will learn about framing, a visual device used by
directors to subtly lead the viewer to conclusions about the
characters on the screen. Students will create a storyboard
(sketched representation) that uses framing to convey
information about the characters. Finally, students will watch
and analyze a film version of the scene. This lesson will take
one to two class periods to complete. What You Need Folger
edition of Julius Caesar Available in Folger print edition and
Folger Digital Texts Julius Caesar, film directed by Joseph
Mankiewicz, with Marlon Brando, 1953. What To Do 1. Show
students the 7 images—photographs from Folger Theatre and other
productions, available below—and discuss the different framing
techniques used in the images: close-ups, foreground/background
positioning, and height levels. How does the framing technique
influence our perception of a character in terms of