Wednesday 8 May: Akeelah & the Bee

Learning Objective: to identify, describe and explain the use of film techniques in Akeelah and the Bee.
Success criteria:
1. We can define a range of film techniques in our own words
2. We can give an example from the trailer for Akeelah and the Bee
3. We can explain how the technique develops or emphasises an idea about a person or event in the film trailer.

Do now: Open your document on film elements from yesterday.  Read through what you wrote and see what more you can add.  Make sure your definitions are in whole sentences which show your clear understanding of each element.  Add an example from Akeelah and the Bee wherever you can.

Today we are going to use the trailer for Akeelah and the Bee to learn a range of film techniques.

The techniques are well explained in this resource from Prime Education.  There are some good examples of cinematography techniques in this resource from Adorama.

Using the resources above, you are going to:

1. add the following techniques to your "film elements" table: wide shot, close up, medium shot, diegetic sound, lighting, non-diegetic sound, low angle shot, + 3 more that you choose.
2. write a definition in your own words
3. Give an example from the trailer.  This will be a still which you have captured from the trailer using a screen shot.
4. Explain, underneath each still, how this technique develops or emphasises an idea from the trailer.