Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Director of Online Curriculum
Development, The University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies and College
of Geosciences, The University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
William O. Ray, Ph.D.
Dean of Graduate Studies
The University of Oklahoma,
Tulsa Campus
PROGRAM - 90 minutes
Welcome and Introduction -
10 minutes
§ Goals:
1. To give individuals new strategies for
viewing films, which will enhance their experiences and help them derive more
enjoyment from the process
2. To become aware of how film techniques shape
the way that one generates meaning and elicits emotional responses from a film
3. To give participants strategies for
implementing some of the techniques they are now aware of, and to use them to
empower themselves to generate persuasive and high-impact discourses (e.g.
posters)
§ This is sample of what is
offered at the Schusterman, and a good example of a College of Liberal Studies
course. The online course can be viewed
at <http://www.beyondutopia.net/loveandmadness>
Overview of Film
Interpretation - 20 minutes
· Handout
· Basic concepts
· Examples
VERTIGO collaborative
exercise - 25 minutes
§ worksheet (the class has the
one that has been partially filled out)
· brief illustrative examples (from DVD)
§ add more ideas // begin to
sketch the movie poster
§ describe the goal of the movie
poster; touch on the various highlights
- Type
style / font: what is the emotional
impact or the "message" in the font?
How is the type?
Distressed? Formal? Calligraphy? Like computer code?
-
Color: emotional impact, visibility,
message
- Images:
do these take the form of symbols, or are the images more complex and
realistic?
- What is
the shape of the poster?
- How is the
basic orientation of the layout?
- How are
the stars presented? photos? how are their pictures positioned? what are they doing? what is their size? how many are featured?
SMALL GROUP MOVIE POSTER
EXERCISE - 25 minutes
EYE-CATCHING SAMPLES &
Wrap-up (an invitation to further
events & to sign up for the class) - 15 minutes
Installation of Group
Posters in a Gallery Setting
Gallery
Exhibition & Reception (individuals can tour the posters, which will be
displayed on easels around the perimeter of the room)
PRE-SEMINAR ACTIVITIES
§ Pre-register for the seminar,
indicate which optional film has been watched
§ Watch required film: Vertigo (dir. Hitchcock, 1958)
§ Participants should choose one
of the following to view before attending the workshop:
o American Beauty (dir. Sam Mendes, 1999) - DARK RED
o Shrek (dir. Andrew Adamson,
Vicky Jenson, 2001) -- GREEN
o Sunset Boulevard (dir. Billy Wilder, 1950) -- BLUE
o The Talented Mr.
Ripley (dir. Anthony Minghella,
1999) -- ORANGE
Suggested additional viewing (we will not be
discussing these in class)
o Twelve Monkeys (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1996)
o Pleasantville (dir. Gary Ross, 1998) o Romeo + Juliet (dir. Luhrmann, 1997)
o Moulin Rouge (dir. Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
o Parenthood (dir. Ron Howard, 1989)
o Solaris (dir. Stephen Soderbergh, 2001)
o Fatal Attraction (dir. Adrian Lyne, 1987)