In arts and technology class, students are learning how video cameras and tripods work. They have studied various camera angles and learned about the rule of thirds. A filmmaker can communicate feelings, emphasis, mood, theme, and characterization through different camera angles and shot styles.
As we explore how the camera helps us see the world in new ways, we are making connections to language arts stories; imagining how we might film scenes from School Story. Students thought that the power struggle between Hannah and Letha might be shown with low angle and high angle shots, while the telephone conversations between Natalie and Zoe could be shown with either a whip-pan or close ups. These explorations help us to dig deeper into characterization, which is one of our skills for this first story.
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