Video 2

Great Directors Presentation

Sign-up: 5 Points

Presentation: 50 Points

Objective: Students will research the life and work of an accomplished film director and present this biography as a PowerPoint in front of the class.

Instructions: Do a Google search for “Greatest Directors.” Select a film director and conduct research on this person’s life. Sign up for a day to present your report to the class. Continue Research. Watch at least one film from the director. Develop your PowerPoint. Include photos and one film clip.

Order of PowerPoint Presentation

• Title page (Name of director and your name)
• Why is this person a noteworthy director?
• Childhood
• Parents (Ocupations)
• Birth place
• Education
• Early experiences (any film related)
• Breaking into the industry
• Marriage(s) children
• Important films and accomplishments
• Review of one film you watched
• Actors
• Key production staff
• Plot synopsis (don’t give movie away)
• Film Clip
• Key themes or subject (How does this film tie into the themes, genre or subject matter explored by this filmmaker?)
• Two or more quotations from director
• A slide that reads, “The End.”

You need to select one film of the director’s to watch. You must make arrangements to rent the DVD (or possibly see it on TV). I have a limited number of DVDs that I can loan for a few directors. See me for details. (Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton)

IMPORTANT NOTE: You are not assigned to watch an “R” rated film. If you choose a director who has done an R rated movie and you want to watch it, then that is between you and your parents. You may include such a film in your report, but cannot use images or video inappropriate for a classroom setting.

TECHNICAL NOTES:

You can capture video with the Video DownloadHelper, an extension for the Internet browser Firefox. After installing, you will find DownloadHelper under Firefox’s Tools pull-down menu.

Alternately, you can use Dirpy.com (use Firefox browser, not IE) or Mediaconverter.org (not currently working) to convert files from the internet into a video file you can use. Preferably save it as a .mov (QuickTime), but we can also use .wmv (Windows Media Video) files.

Save your PowerPoint to a Powerpoint version that is not the latest .pptx. You do a File – Save As – and select PowerPoint 2003 from the drop down menu. You can bring in your movie and PowerPoint on a

Grading Criteria:

1. Presentation: Student projects voice so that it is clearly understood
2. Presentation: Presentation is well organized and interesting.
3. PowerPoint: Presentation contains photos and follows the proper order.
4. Includes film clip of director’s work.