WHAT WE LEARNED

                                Example One:

As we begin our projects Mrs. Landis taught us a few ways to conceal who a character is.  For our first example, we watched "How an Opening Scene Tells the Whole Story", on Youtube. It focused on the opening scene of a movie.  The man in the video who I believe was the director or the Cinematographer explained why he made such choices in lighting and the angles in which the scenes were filmed. Mrs. Landis went on and told the class the reason for this was to conceal the character for a long period of time so we (the audience) can be intrigued by our curiosity. The man also explained he gave his actor a little bit of control so they would think to themselves. 

                                            Example 2:

As we wrapped up Example 1, Mrs. Landis also showed the opening scene to the movie "The Hate U Give". She explained to us that the director made a few changes to the Chronological order of the scenes compared to the book. She explained how the opening scene was really the middle of the story so we (the audience) can establish who this family is. What really stood out was the children in the movie were not allowed to practice some scenes, kind of like improv that theaters use.