Students imagine they are transported uncover the back to the set to take David Lean’s significance of place as director. They storyboard their setting and version, choosing camera angles and atmosphere: movement, and cutting, to appeal to a - Oliver Twist - modern audience. Storyboard sheet opening sequence provided - Jane Eyre - Beowulf – Students write the opening descriptive Beowulf arrives paragraphs for a new story, focusing on - Jurassic Park setting and atmosphere, using their notes on the clip as stimulus SETTING AND Brief introduction to the sequence Sherlock Holmes: ATMOSPHERE Introducing Lord Viewing activities: ACTIVITY Blackwood - students make notes on setting and SHEET 4: location, thinking about details of period and Sherlock Holmes: place Introducing Lord Blackwood - second viewing: exploration of atmosphere throughout the sequence; evaluation of how set/lighting/colour contribute to atmosphere; looking at symbolism in the sequence Creative response: - turn the opening sequence into a piece of descriptive writing. Discuss with a partner the differences between creating atmosphere in words and creating atmosphere in sound and images. Worksheet Activity focus/worksheet content Name of clip relevant) CHARACTER CHARACTER Exploring character types in relation to film N/A ACTIVITY 1: Who’s who?
Students imagine they are transported back to the set to take David Lean’s place as director. They storyboard their version, choosing camera angles and movement, and cutting, to appeal to a modern audience. Storyboard sheet provided Students write the opening descriptive paragraphs for a new story, focusing on setting and atmosphere, using their notes on the clip as stimulus uncover the significance of setting and atmosphere: - Oliver Twist - opening sequence - Jane Eyre - Beowulf – Beowulf arrives - Jurassic Park SETTING AND ATMOSPHERE ACTIVITY SHEET 4: Sherlock Holmes: Introducing Lord Blackwood Brief introduction to the sequence Viewing activities: - students make notes on setting and location, thinking about details of period and place - second viewing: exploration of atmosphere throughout the sequence; evaluation of how set/lighting/colour contribute to atmosphere; looking at symbolism in the sequence Creative response: - turn the opening sequence into a piece of descriptive writing. Discuss with a partner the differences between creating atmosphere in words and creating atmosphere in sound and images. Sherlock Holmes: Introducing Lord Blackwood Worksheet Activity focus/worksheet content Name of clip relevant) CHARACTER CHARACTER ACTIVITY 1: Who’s who? Exploring character types in relation to film N/A