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Martin Scorsese's love letter to movie-making! Thematically rich and technically brilliant (as one expects from
Scorsese), it incorporates a brief but delightful history of early cinema and
utilises many of the tropes and techniques from those old movies. Visually stunning even in 2-D, winning five Oscars – Cinematography,
Art Direction, Sound x 2, and VFX. The opening shot
alone is a masterpiece. Ideal for all ages – accessible to juniors
and plenty for seniors. |
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Contents
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Teaching Guide |
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Student Programme |
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Introduction |
3 |
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Introduction |
2 |
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Suggested Teaching Plan |
4 |
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After the First Viewing |
3 |
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After the First Viewing |
5 |
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Initial Quiz |
4 |
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Initial Quiz |
7 |
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Conflict |
5 |
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Plot Summary |
8 |
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Film Techniques Checklist |
6 |
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Conflict |
9 |
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Analysis of the Opening Sequence |
8 |
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Scene-by-Scene Commentary |
10 |
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Close Reading Task Sheets |
9 |
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Analysis of the Opening Sequence |
24 |
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John Logan on Writing the Screenplay |
12 |
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Close Reading |
26 |
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From Book to Film |
14 |
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Logan on Writing the Screenplay |
33 |
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Analysing the Plot |
15 |
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From Book to Film |
34 |
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Narrative Structure |
16 |
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Analysing the Plot |
35 |
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Motifs, Symbols and Allusions |
18 |
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Narrative Structure |
36 |
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Setting: the Basic Facts |
19 |
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Motifs, Symbols and Allusions |
38 |
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Pre-Production: Designing the Film |
20 |
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Setting: the Basic Facts |
40 |
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Production: Directing and Shooting the Film |
25 |
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Pre-Production: Designing the Film |
42 |
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Styles of Film-making |
27 |
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Directing and Shooting the Film |
45 |
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Post-production: the Music |
28 |
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Post-production: Music and Editing |
46 |
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Post-production: Editing |
29 |
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Characters |
47 |
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Characterisation |
30 |
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Themes: an Approach |
51 |
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Themes |
33 |
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Themes and Issues |
52 |
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Respond to the Critics |
34 |
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Extension and Connections |
57 |
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Useful Quotations |
36 |
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So Who Was Georges Méliès? |
58 |
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Cast and Other Facts |
37 |
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Allusions and Homages – a brief list |
59 |
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Behind the Camera |
38 |
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Trivia |
60 |
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Scene List |
40 |
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Multi-choice Quiz |
61 |
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Worksheets |
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Bibliography |
62 |
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Study Record |
2 |
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Quiz Answers |
62 |
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Easy Plot Summary |
3 |
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Words Search Answers |
63 |
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Techniques Worksheets |
5 |
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Appendix: Events of the Plot |
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Word Search |
8 |
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Scene-by-scene Worksheets |
9 |
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Appendix: Events of the Plot |
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Extras include four PowerPoints, a gallery of
screenshots and other pictures, and a page of useful links to webpages. |
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