- Look closely at one of the Obsession Commercials
- Take a look at this handy-dandy guide to camera angles
- Read this handy-dandy guide to creating a storyboard
- Create a rough storyboard for one of the obsession commercials. Your storyboard should have up 10 panels. Pick the most important 10 moments to storyboard. updated!
- Come to class prepared to discuss how each shot creates an “obsessional” frame of mind for the viewer (or tries to). updated!
Due: December 12 (section 2) or December 13 (section 1)
In preparation for class, please do the following:
1. Do you think the Greek gods sympathize more with Jason or with Medea? Why? (Hint: Use quotes to figure this out)
2. Watch 2-4 infomercials here. Write an infomercial script for a marriage-saving product that either Medea or Jason would buy.
3. Go to the Tainted Love wiki and write what you think current-day teenagers could learn from Jason and Medea’s tainted love story. When you add your comments to the wiki, please sure to add something to the section “a note about this edit for the page history log” so that I can give you credit for your work. DO NOT use your name anywhere on the site. Not now, not ever. Why? Because it is dangerous!!!!
4. Research the term “viral video.” How does one go about making one?
5. Rewrite your first-person essay from this weekend so that it revolves around your “one, true sentence.” Also, edit it down to 450 words.
6. If you are interested in honors, please let me know. To participate, you must have the approval of last trimester’s English teacher, and you must maintain an average of B+ in the class. No exceptions.
