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Periods 1 & 3

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4th Period NMA Seniors

FYI

House Passes Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Read a Script!

Download 30 Screenplays From This Year's Top Awards Contenders

Tumblr Assignment: 'The King's Speech'

For this week's Tumblr topic, read this article entry from the Los Angeles Times from Patrick Goldstein's "The Big Picture" blog.

 Then, write about what you think about the accuracy and usefulness of the MPAA's rating system. Does it work? Can it be improved? If so, how?

Due 11/21/10

Tumblr Assignment: ABEL

All Periods:

For this week's assignment, you were able to watch the as yet unreleased film from director Diego Luna, ABEL. You have a great opportunity to really express yourself.

Write a movie review giving your honest opinion of the movie.

Click HERE for detailed instructions on how to write a movie review.

Due 11/14/10

Tumblr Assignment: The Raven (1935)

All Periods:

Last Friday, you got the opportunity to watch The Raven (1935) starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Although not based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe, the film credits Poe as "suggesting" the story.

How were The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Tell-Tale Heart referenced in the film?

Due 11/07/10

MSNBC: Declaration of Forward

Period 2:

Here is the link for the MSNBC ad that uses the Declaration of Independence as the basis for its script.

MSNBC: Declaration of Forward

Note: It's a YouTube link, so you can't view it on the school network. ಠ_ಠ

Tumblr Assignment: Movie Purgatory

All Periods:

Read this article from the LA Times:
Hollywood's little secret: movie purgatory

Then, in your tumblr blogs, answer this:
What steps can be taken by filmmakers, studios and distributors to avoid having any movies in "purgatory"?

Note: If you are not following me on tumblr, then I cannot see your posts.

Due 10/31/10

Storyboard Paper

All Classes:

Click here to create your own storyboard paper.

Periods 1 & 3, your aspect ratio is 4:3.
All other classes, your aspect ratio is 16:9.

Poets for the Poetry Project

Periods 1 & 3:

Here is the list of poets you will choose a poem from for your poetry project.

Contemporary American Poet Choices
Billy Collins
Yusef Komunyaka
Claude McKay
Maya Angelou
Niki Giovanni
Gary Soto
Robert Frost
Anne Sexton
E.E. Cummings
Elizabeth Bishop
Adrienne Rich
Dylan Thomas
Rita Dove
Langston Hughes
Countee Cullen
Alice Walker
Sylvia Plath
Allen Ginsberg
Emily Dickinson
Lucille Clifton
Gwendolyn Brooks
Li-Young Lee
Christina Rossetti