ARTISTIC EDUCATION

OBJECTIVESOFFIRSTYEAROFBACHELLOR

The Art Area provides students with the opportunities to:

-Perceive in a sensitive and critical way, the outside world and artistic creations, to assess individual cultural differences and to respond to them as an active citizen.

-Explore his/her inner world to be more aware of their emotions and their reactions and of others to express their ideas conviction and conscience.

-Apply various creative processes to develop a flexible mind that can innovate and creatively solve problems in other areas of life.

-Appreciate the similarities, differences, and new proposals on personal artistic and cultural expressions through creative process execution and recovery of other works, to respond to them in an individual way, in an informed and meaningful way.

-Create products that express their own artistic visions, sensitive and innovative through the conscious use of the elements and principles of art, to experience real transformation processes.

-Understand and apply various materials, tools, concepts, techniques, and mental processes of artistic languages through the development of a rigorous process for creating works of art.

CONTENT

CINEMA

BLOCK 1

CONTENTS

The key elements of a film
Organization plans
Types of visual and sound levels
The assembly as basic process
Managing framing, staging, assembly (visual and audible), storytelling, performances, music, and other resources
Design of a story using storyboard
The visual memory of an environment
Evaluation of the artistic quality of the film
OBJECTIVES

Identify the essential elements of the film, function and interdependence in every scene, in order to understand of film language.
Recognize the structure of the storyboard to develop graphical organizational skills, sequential and spatial ideas in order to produce a film.
SKILLS

Identify the relationship of artistic languages ​​in the film structure.
Use the storyboard appropriately as a resource for organizing images
Identify elements to analyze a movie film.
CROSS CURRICULUM

To promote the creation, production, and dissemination of cultural events that promote appreciation and respect for diversity, in addition to non-discrimination and generic or ethno cultural inclusiveness, among others.

1 LESSON AND ART EDUCATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Art forms have always surrounded the daily lives of humans who throughout history have had to develop their perception, learning through artistic languages and their particular codes.

The goal of Art Education seeks to promote imagination and creativity, developing participation and student communication, to achieve new capabilities based on their training and their social integration. That is, in summary Art Education pursues students to "learn, enjoy, appreciate, create, develop identity and criticize the artistic processes and personal appropriation, as mediators of social interaction pair emotional thinking and the development of creativity" .

This new form of artistic experience has transformed in order to store, process, and transmit information and culture. It is therefore essential to find new ways to learn, to create and live an artistic experience that manifests itself in all aspects. Artistic production demands to master techniques and technologies that make individual and social learning through images, sounds, and stimuli that generate sensations and feelings changing educational environments.

Art Education will enable young people to discover their artistic tendencies, which would enrich human beings whereas they would use those aesthetic skills in their professional and personal performance so necessary in today's world.

1.2 BASICS

Art Education is closely related to other areas and skills that will be used throughout the text, these concepts are the basis for building more complex ideas that we will be dealing frequently, therefore it is very important to have them very well clarified. science thatstudies the setof values

Aesthetics. - The science that studies the setof values related to what man finds beautiful in his surrounding world, whether created by him in his daily living or occurring naturally

Aesthetic Education. - Educational process aimed at training and / or development of an aesthetic attitude in man, for all that it has aesthetic value in the world, contributing to the development of the personality in relation to their sociocultural context.

Aesthetic Education is manifested through:

a)Nature. – Can be appreciated through a sun set, in the song of a bird, etc..

b)Human relationships. - When sharing with your partner, with a gesture of solidarity from a friend, etc..

c)The objects created by man. - A civil engineering construction, new technological apparatus.

d)Man himself. - In an external physical appearance from their dress, hairstyle, etc.., Internally and feelings and moral qualities.

e)Art. - Enjoy, appreciation and creation of works of art, such as painting, sculpture and more.

One of the main ways of Aesthetic Education is Art Education which educates people to understand, feel, appreciate. and make art, forming sentient beings to art and creators of their own works.

Art Education. - It is a teaching method that helps people channel their emotions through music, art education (drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, television, etc..) And expressive education body (dance or theater). Art Education develops skills, attitudes, habits and behaviors, increase the skills and abilities, being ameans of interaction, communication and expression of feelings, emotions, and attitudes that allow the integral formation of individuals.

LESSON 1

EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES

NAME:______DATE:______CLASS:______

  1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
  1. Write in your own words the relationship between Aesthetic Education and Artistic Education. Quote an example. ______

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  1. Write 2 examples of how Aesthetic Education is related to: (do not copy from the previous text).

With Nature ______

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With other human beings ______

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Objects created by man ______

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Man himself ______

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Art ______

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  1. Write two similarities and two differences between Aesthetic Education and Artistic Education.

SIMILARITIES / DIFFERENCES
1. / 1.
2. / 2.

LESSON 1

EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES

NAME:______DATE:______CLASS:______

  1. Research and write about two (2) masterpieces and authors (if possible) of each one of the following branches of Artistic Education:
  1. Literature: ______

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  1. Music: ______

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  1. Visual Arts: ______

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  1. Dance: ______

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______Theater:

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  1. Cinema (film):

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  1. Research and write ONE of a well-known Ecuadorian masterpiece and author (if possible) in each one of the following branches of Artistic Education:
  1. Literature: ______

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  1. Music: ______

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  1. Visual Arts: ______
  2. Dance: ______
  3. Theater: ______
  4. Cinema (film): ______

CINEMA

LESSON2: HISTORY AND AESTHETICOF CINEMA

Theconvening power ofmovie phenomenonhas been shown toovercomeothercultural activities, social and religious ina very high degree. Theseproductionsin just overa centuryhave achievedeconomic recognition, communication,andunprecedentedaesthetic, especially with the momentum ofthe new technologies thathave lined up tocontribute to its developmentand show.

2.1.DEFINITION

Thecinema(shortabbreviation of cinematography) is the techniqueof projectingframesin rapid successionto createthe impression of movement, which is known bythe name ofvideo,movie,orfilm.

CINEMA HISTORY

Thefilmmakes its appearanceonDecember 28, 1895, by the public display ofFrenchfactory workers, demolition of a wall, the arrival of a train, anda shipleaving aport, bytheLumiere brothers. Thenafter creatingabout 500films of thistype andwith viewersbored bythe monotonyof the shots, appears GeorgeMeliéswho developednew cinematic techniquesfeaturingthe films "Journey to the Moon" in 1902and "Journeythroughthe impossible"in 1904, whichthe firstspecial effects wereused. Later appear what will beknown assilent films,in whichhighlightedgreat directors likeAlfredHitchcockand Charlie Chaplin, until in 1927 appears “The Jazz Singer” as the first filmwith sound. It was not until1935, that wasthe first color filmappears with "Vanity Fair", showing a great improvementin 1939 with"Gone With theWind". With the emergenceof voices,in 1928 appears animated film with Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse. Animated film was a genre that incorporatedchildren asspectators.

With the arrival of the Second World War, films were based on national propaganda, war documentaries, or an escape product. At the end of the war, the film productions were related to humanistic themes, police, and with all the pains throughout the war. On the 50s with the appearance of television, film decreases in number of viewers so it becomes spectacular, therefore the screen grows, it is projected in color, and sound is turned into stereo.

In the late'70s,after afilmbased oncatastrophism, perhaps reflectingthenuclear threat, blockbusters are imposed from the pointof view ofquality and profitabilitywithproductions such as"The Star Wars" (1977) GeorgeLucas. Fromthe 80s, the emergence and introductionofvideoand the increase of television channelsallows manymoviegoers, to stay at home, so thefilms start to look spectacularagainthanks tonew proceduresto create effects. Specialproductionsare performedbased onthe comic bookheroes suchas "Superman". In the 90s comics as well as comedies,dramas, cartoons,andsuccessfultelevision series created for the big screen continue to fill movie theaters. Withthe emergenceof computers andthe ability to manipulateimages,a new eraof film emerges, in whichmenof flesh and bloodare easilytransformed intoCybermen, the dinosaurs and dead charactersfor decades are revived. In 1995 "ToyStory” is released as the firstfilm createdentirely oncomputer. It is considered the first filmcreated entirelywithdigitalanimation effectsinfilm history. Currentlythefilmhasupturned againthanksto 3D technologythat allows viewers to seethe film productionasif it were seemin the real world, which has increased the number of moviegoers once again to the seventh’s art cinema rooms.

EXTRA ACTIVITIES TO DO:

Suggestions: watch the following movie list in youtube, You don't need to watch the entire time of the video. Watch 3- 5 minutes max. Observe the characteristics of the movies.

Early movies:

"Journey to the Moon" 1902
"Journey through the impossible " 1904
“The Jazz Singer” 1927
"Gone With the Wind". 1939)

"Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Willie" 1928
Silent movies with: Charles Chaplin and Harrold Lloyd

  • Black and white
  • Exaggeration of facial expressions and gestures.
  • Text is added later so no need of narrator.
  • Actions were exaggerated if they were meant to make people laugh.

Animated Films: Watch their trailers or short scenes.

  • Toy Story (1995)
  • Toy Story 2
  • Epic (2013) Trailer

Science Fiction: Watch battleship fight scenes and compare their development.

  • Star Wars (1977)
  • Star Wars: Episode 3

Digital Animation:

  • watch the difference between Toy Story 1995and Epic 2013 films.

Science Fiction Special Effects:

  • The same themed movies but a barrier of years between them. Observe the development and differences on the effects, which look more life-like. Example the Star Wars Saga.

CINEMA

BLOCK 1: HOMEWORK

HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON ANOTHER PAPER OR ANSWER AND PRINT.

  1. What is precinema?
  1. What is a kinestoscope?
  1. Who were the most well-known actors and actresses of the silent movies era? Name two actors and two actresses.
  1. Name 2 movies created with the help of the computer.
  1. Find information about the following: (do not copy paste)
  1. The Lumière Brothers. Origins, what were their contributions to cinematography. List their most important films.

Write the name of the source(s). If each source is from internet, write the complete link.

  1. George Méliès. Origins, what were his contributions to cinematography. List his most important films.

Write the name of the source(s). If each source is from internet, write the complete link.

  1. During the weekend, try to rent the movie “Hugo” 2011, with Ben Kingsley.
  1. The plot of the movie is about two characters. Who are they?
  2. Who is the older character? Name. What does he work in when he meets the younger character?
  3. What did this older character used to do before meeting the young boy?
  4. How did the boy influence the older character?
  5. What was the resolution of the movie’s plot?

2.3RECOMMENDATIONSTO FORMFILMVIEWERSIN THE CLASSROOM
One of thekey tasksintheXXIcentury educationis to formviewers (from the classroom) who havea basic culture-related movies,as wellas elements ofanalysis, criticismand betterenjoy thisvisualart. Among the objectivesto be achieved when forming movie viewsare:

  1. To educate students to watch movies in a calm and thoughtful way and to enjoy their visual proposals, ideas, and lessons.
  2. To be conscious and civic spectators, to adopt a film behavior of observing the movie silently , to be previously informed about the filmmaking, synopsis, and criticism; to refrain from eating during the movie, to read the credits at the end of the movie as a sign of respect to the professionals involved in the production of the film, and to recognize them in later productions.
  3. To strengthen the students’ visual communication skills.

2.4 FILM MAKING

Generally the film industry requires five steps for implementation: development, preproduction, shooting, postproduction, and distribution. The technical team consists basically:

  • Film producer is primarily responsible for the organizational and technical aspects of film making.
  • Film director is responsible for the shooting of the film and to give instructions to actors and staff to ensure the quality of the film.
  • The scriptwriter is in charge of creating the script from either an original story, an adaptation of another script, or a literary work.
  • The sound technician is in charge of the sound during the shooting and who then along with the sound editor, composer of the music, artists, sound effects artists and dubbing , will generate the original soundtrack.
  • The cinematographer is responsible for framing, lighting, optics, and all visual production.
  • The film editor is in charge of film editing, in other words to choose, sort, and assemble a selection of shots, once shot the film according to the view of the Director and Editor himself.

Likewise, the production will also involve a Director of Art, theatrical, makeup, props, doubles, etc.

UNIDAD EDUCATIVA BILINGUE JEFFERSON

NAME: ______

CLASS: ______DATE: ______

LESSON 2: EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES

  1. Research and answer the following questions about the History of Film, circle the correct answer.
  1. Which is the official date of the birth of Film?

December 28, 1885

May 14, 1896

December 28, 1895

  1. Which of these cinematographers invented fiction genre?

The LumièreBrothers

Georges Méliès

Alfred Hitchock

  1. David W. Griffith is considered:

The father of modern film

The creator of 3D movies

The creator of horror films

  1. Sound film was born on October 6, 1927 with the movie:

The Black Singer

The Jazz Singer

Star Wars

  1. One of the most important actors of silent movies was:

Charles Chaplin

Chespirito

Marilyn Monroe

  1. An Ecuadorian film is:

Casablanca

La Tigra

The inferno

  1. The brilliant images stay for fractions of a second in the retina of our eyes, due to the phenomenon called:

Optical Nerve

Retinal Persistance

Datltonism

UNIDAD EDUCATIVA BILINGUE JEFFERSON

NAME: ______

CLASS: ______DATE: ______

LESSON 2: EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES

  1. WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, THE DEFINITION OF CINEMATOGRAPHY (FILM).

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  1. WRITE FIVE (5) RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROPIATELY APPRECIATE A FILM.

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  1. WRTIE THE NAME OF 5 MOVIES THAT YOU ENJOY, AND ALSO ADD THE REASONS WHY YOU ENJOY EACH ONE OF THEM.

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LESSON 3: KEY ELEMENTS OF A FILM
The cinema as art is considered the seventh art, for this reason each year that passes without visual culture being taught in schools, without reflecting on it, without the development of a critical analysis of the audiovisual aspect without which students can express themselves through images, the problems of interpretation and understanding of contemporary analysis of society become serious. The illiteracy of our times no longer implies not reading nor writing, but the digital and media literacy, for these reasons we want to contribute to the formation of viewers, then work in the technical and human resources necessary for the development of film in schools and perhaps having Cineclubs[1] or Film Societies at schools.

3.1 VISUAL LANGUAGE ELEMENTS
From the viewpoint of the film image, there are various components, which will be briefly described below:

A) THE FRAME. - Each of still photographs (slides or images) that form the set of a film shot on celluloid. It is the smallest element of the film.

/ It is practically impossible for a viewer to perceive a frame because a normal projection takes between 18 to 24 f.p.s. (frames per second).

B) THE SHOTS.–

/ Set ofimages thatarethe same form. There aredifferenttypes depending on thecamera angle. The differenttypes of shotsused inthefilmdepend on thedistance between thecamera and the subjectphotographed, and the focal lengthof thelens used. Laterwe will workmore closelyas it is essentialboth inthe shootingand inthe mounting of afilm.

C) CAMERAMOVEMENTS.-Thecamera movementscan beoptical orphysical, among whichphysical movementsand movementsof the cameraoptics outstand. Laterwe will extendthese movements.

D) LIGHTING.-Theuse of lightand shadow onthe recordingsallows to create acertain atmosphere, distinguish differentaspects ofa performance,helps to expressfeelingsand emotionsand highlightsthe depthof the environments.Light canbe natural or artificialand its stylecanbe realisticor dramatic. Lightcreates the necessary environmentfor the film, for whichlamps andglarescreens are used. They are necessary evenin outdoor environments in order toreduce shadows.

Also see:

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E) COSTUME DESIGN.- The use of costumes in films is not different from the costumes used for theater, but in a film its importance is more marked, due to:

For the realistic costume, the designer designs it according to the historical reality of the script, through investigating documents of the time to have dressing accuracy.
For the fantasy costumes the designer is inspired by the documents of the time, but looking for a spectacular look redesigns clothing above its historical accuracy.
In the symbolic costume, historical accuracy is not important and the clothing mainly helps characterize the nature of the characters, and their social class or mood.

(SEE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)

D)DECORATION/SCENERY.- It is the space prepared to shoot the scenes of the film, built with different materials and allows to simulate real places. The difference scenery or decoration can be interior or outdoors.