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Once a week, you will communicate with a partner from class and take two roles: one is a character who is fighting in the war; one is a family member/friend who is in Britain or New Zealand.
The soldier character will describe their experiences and how their views change over the way, reflecting the concerns and language of the Owen poems we are studying and the time and society they are set in.
The Civilian character will be connected to another student's soldier character (brother, father, mother, church minister, teacher). Again, their views may change over time, or may reflect the status quo. Where appropriate, you may choose to incorporate some ideas from Owen's poetry.
The more detail and thought you put in, the more you will remember, the less you will have to revise and the more powerful the expression in your exam essays will be.
Once a week, you will communicate with a partner from class and take two roles: one is a character who is fighting in the war; one is a family member/friend who is in Britain or New Zealand.
The soldier character will describe their experiences and how their views change over the way, reflecting the concerns and language of the Owen poems we are studying and the time and society they are set in.
The Civilian character will be connected to another student's soldier character (brother, father, mother, church minister, teacher). Again, their views may change over time, or may reflect the status quo. Where appropriate, you may choose to incorporate some ideas from Owen's poetry.
The more detail and thought you put in, the more you will remember, the less you will have to revise and the more powerful the expression in your exam essays will be.
Anthem for Doomed Youth Project: Film
PLANNING
In small groups you will storyboard an exploration of one of the key poems. Plan to get LOTS of footage and LOADS of shots (in a professional video, you would typically have a new shot each 2-5 seconds). Break longer ideas up into many angles and shots -- for each thing you film, repeat the action and film from at least 3 different shots and angles so you can edit these together.
You will either
plan your storyboard to coincide with a voiceover (could be one person in the group, could be several -- could even rope in Dad, Pops etc). You can choose to use appropriate background music as well.
OR
plan your storyboard to coincide with a particular piece of music. If using a track with lyrics, they need to match the tone, concerns and ideas of the poem and your visuals need to match key ideas.
Your storyboard can contain narrative elements but should have experimental ideas in there too (symbolism, texture etc).
FILMING
Film using your phones. Some of this may be done during lessons but the majority needs to be completed out of lesson/school time.
Make sure you back up files in a Cloud.
You may want to download footage from WWI (or other wars) as well.
EDITING
Once you have your visuals, you will start to edit (ie as you go along, not at the end!), using an app.
Again, make sure you back up files.
This will form many homework tasks.
Experiment with different filters, colours, speed etc to reflect changes and ideas in the poem.
GRAND PREMIERE
The work needs to be good. It'll be shown on the Owen Night.
Anthem for Doomed Youth Project: Owen Night
We'll be inviting parents to an evening where you show your films, presenting information and thoughts on the poems and their context.
This is likely to coincide with Anzac Day.
PLANNING
In small groups you will storyboard an exploration of one of the key poems. Plan to get LOTS of footage and LOADS of shots (in a professional video, you would typically have a new shot each 2-5 seconds). Break longer ideas up into many angles and shots -- for each thing you film, repeat the action and film from at least 3 different shots and angles so you can edit these together.
You will either
plan your storyboard to coincide with a voiceover (could be one person in the group, could be several -- could even rope in Dad, Pops etc). You can choose to use appropriate background music as well.
OR
plan your storyboard to coincide with a particular piece of music. If using a track with lyrics, they need to match the tone, concerns and ideas of the poem and your visuals need to match key ideas.
Your storyboard can contain narrative elements but should have experimental ideas in there too (symbolism, texture etc).
FILMING
Film using your phones. Some of this may be done during lessons but the majority needs to be completed out of lesson/school time.
Make sure you back up files in a Cloud.
You may want to download footage from WWI (or other wars) as well.
EDITING
Once you have your visuals, you will start to edit (ie as you go along, not at the end!), using an app.
Again, make sure you back up files.
This will form many homework tasks.
Experiment with different filters, colours, speed etc to reflect changes and ideas in the poem.
GRAND PREMIERE
The work needs to be good. It'll be shown on the Owen Night.
Anthem for Doomed Youth Project: Owen Night
We'll be inviting parents to an evening where you show your films, presenting information and thoughts on the poems and their context.
This is likely to coincide with Anzac Day.