POV (Perspective) In Film

Frank BakerFrank Baker

media educator media educator fbaker1346@aol.comfbaker1346@aol.com

POV (Perspective) In Film

“Movies are a door to knowledge — knowledge of society, knowledge of history, knowledge of art…..movies (taught to) students (makes them)think critically about film and provides them with a deeper understanding of this uniquely influential art form.”

Martin ScorseseFilm director

POV (Perspective) In Film

"If video is how we are communicating and persuading in this new century, why aren't more students writing screenplays as part of their schoolwork?"

Heidi Hayes JacobHeidi Hayes JacobApril 2004April 2004

Teaching with/about film

Standards for the English Languagesponsored by NCTE & IRA

6.  Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

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College Board: College Board: Standards for College SuccessStandards for College Success

Media literacy is the critical consumption of Media literacy is the critical consumption of mass communication. The term mass communication. The term criticalcriticalhere means more than criticizing the here means more than criticizing the messages..it refers to critical thinking, which messages..it refers to critical thinking, which involves the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, involves the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms…and create media in a variety of forms…

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National Middle School Film Study StandardsNational Middle School Film Study Standards Film languageFilm language Historical and cultural contextsHistorical and cultural contexts Production and creative expressionProduction and creative expression Viewers’ response & aesthetic valuingViewers’ response & aesthetic valuing Cross curricular connectionsCross curricular connections

Source: Story of MoviesSource: Story of Movies

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Mid-Continent Regional Ed Lab (McRel)Mid-Continent Regional Ed Lab (McRel)

Grades 6-8Grades 6-8 Understands how symbols, images, sound,Understands how symbols, images, sound,

and other contentions are used in visualand other contentions are used in visual

mediamedia Understands aspects of media productionUnderstands aspects of media production

and media distributionand media distribution

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Revised SC ELA Standards (2007)

Guiding Principle 8

An effective English language arts

curriculum provides for literacy in all forms

of media.

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““Movies, advertisements, Movies, advertisements, and all other visual media and all other visual media are tools teachers need are tools teachers need to use and media we to use and media we must master if we are to must master if we are to maintain our credibility maintain our credibility in the coming years.”in the coming years.”

Jim Burke, inJim Burke, inThe English Teacher’s CompanionThe English Teacher’s Companion

The Language of Film

CAMERACAMERA LIGHTSLIGHTS SOUND (includes music)SOUND (includes music) EDITING (post production)EDITING (post production) SET DESIGNSET DESIGN ACTORS: expression; wardrobeACTORS: expression; wardrobe

The Language of Film

CAMERACAMERAPoint of view is accomplishedPoint of view is accomplishedby where the director decidesby where the director decidesto position the camerato position the camera

POV in “Over the Hedge”

Making of video POV scene

Understanding camera angles

Image from

Jack & The Beanstalk

Where is the camera?

From whose perspective?

What does it mean?

POV in “Brothers Grimm Series”

Ashpet: An American Cinderella

Clip is from the series

“Making Grimm Movies

POV in “The Mighty”

POVSCENE

POV in “To Kill A Mockingbird”

POV Scene

POV in “Because of Winn-Dixie”

POV Scene