COURSE

This module has been designed to:

▪ Promote a deeper and more

expansive appreciation of Art
through its opus along with the
MATERIAL
multitude of cultural histories an Art Appreciation
individual has inherited.

▪ Teach students on how to develop a

five-step system for understanding
art in all forms based on
description, analysis, context,
meaning and judgment. Prepared by:
Tiffanny Gail M. Nova
▪ Envision students to become active
participants, critical of their
surroundings through systemic
thinking, reflective and blended
learning.

▪ Provide students the opportunity to

explore visual principles and
elements, observe, participate in or
otherwise experience works of art
in order to appreciate their role and
purpose in life.

WEEK
10
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS

Pre – test 3

Learning Outcomes
Required Materials and Resources 4
Pre -activity

Content and Discussion 6

Assessment Activities 9
Online Resources and Activities 10
Posttest

Summary
Key Terms 11
References
Answers to Exercises 12
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Elements of a Film

According to Merriam-Webster
dictionary, a movie is a recording of
moving images that tells a story and
that people watch on a screen or
television

Janet Singer in 2019 wrote about ‘How watching moving can

benefit our mental health’. According to Singer, film
watching is a kind of activity where you, your friends, or
your family could enjoy. This is called Film Therapy. Below
show the different benefits of film watching:
▪ Watching movies encourages emotional release.
▪ Sad films can make us happier or appreciate more of everything
good in our lives.
▪ Watching movies can help us make sense of our own lives.
▪ Movies give us a break from whatever is currently bothering us.
▪ Movies bring us a sense of relief, even if they stress us out first.

Pre-test
Read the instruction:
1. Choose an English or Filipino movie. A movie that you
are interested about and has an impact on you.
Best loved Example: The Notebook

2. Provide a brief overview of the movie. Make sure to

write in just three (3) sentences only.

Example: The Notebook is a story about two lovers who

were separated by fate. The movie focuses on an old
man reading a story to an old woman who suffers from
Alzheimer’s in a nursing home. The story is about love
and miracles.
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Best Loved MOVIE

Movie:
Overview:

Learning Outcomes

- Discuss a film/movie
- Examine a character in a movie
- Recommend a soundtrack for their lives
- progress into an innovative, creative and critical thinker
- propel into a life-and career-skilled individual
- Appreciate various artforms and contribute to artistic beauty.

Required Materials and Resources

- worksheets
- PowerPoint presentation
- Pencil, colored pens and paper
- smartphone

Pre-activity

Characters are what make stories. It can be a person, animal, being,

creature, or thing in a story. So, without a character, there is no
story to tell.
The major characters are the most important characters in the story.
The first one is the Protagonist, the main character around which
the whole story revolves. The other one is the Antagonist, which can
be a character or group of characters that cause the conflict for the
protagonist.
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Know the character!

Read the instructions:

1. Identify a character in the movie you have chosen in the Pre-test.
Example: Noah
2. Lift a direct quotation delivered by the character.
Example: “You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do
what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
3. Provide your impressions about the quote you have chosen. The
answers must be brief only (three (3) sentences).
Example: Noah is right in his statement. We cannot live our life
pleasing everybody. We should always do what makes us happy.

Know the Character!

Movie:

Character:

Quote:

Impressions
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Content and Discussion

In this module, you will learn the different elements of a film and its definition. You will learn
about the narrator, cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound.

NARRATIVE
The narrative is an ancient art of storytelling. It includes the story, characters, and setting. The
success of the film or movie is based around the effectiveness of the narrative. These are the
questions you may ask yourself:

▪ Is there a narrator in the film? Who?

▪ Point of view means through whose eyes the story is being told.
▪ Through whose eyes does the story unfold?
▪ Is the story told in the first person “I” point of view?
▪ Is the story told through an off-screen narrator?

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Cinematography is defined as writing in movement. This is the way in which a shot is framed, lit,
toned, and colored in a story. It includes camera angles, camera movements, shot sizes, lighting,
and composition.

• A camera shot is based on the camera’s distance from the object.

• The four basic shots used in films are:
o a close-up – a very close shot where the camera lens focuses
on some detail or the actor’s face.
o medium shot – a shot where the camera lens picks up some
background or upper half of the actor.
o full shot – a shot where the camera lens has full view of the
actor.
o long shot – shot taken at a distance from an object.
• What camera shots can you identify in the film? How are they used?
CAMERA • A camera angle is how the camera is tilted while filming.
o straight-on angle – The camera is at the same height as the
object.
o high angle – The camera is filming from above the object.
o low angle – The camera is looking up at the object.
o oblique angle – The camera is tilted sideways.
• Does the way in which the camera is held say anything about the
character?
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• Lighting focuses the audience’s attention on

the main character or object in a film.
• It also sets the mood or atmosphere.
• While high-key lighting is bright and
illuminating, low-key lighting is darker with a
lot of shadows.
• What special lighting effects are used during

•
the most important scenes?
Filters are often used to soften and reduce
LIGHTING
harsh contrasts. They can also be used to
eliminate haze, ultraviolet light or glare from
water when shooting outside.
• Using color like red or orange can be used to
enhance the feeling of a sunset.
• Can you find any examples where a filter has
been used in the film?
• What effect did using a filter have on the
scene?

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is
everything that appears
in a frame. Sets,
locations, actors, props,
costumes, light, and
shadow are all part of it.
It can be realistic or
abstract, purely
background or an
interpretive active
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Editing

Editing has been called “the key to cinema” as it is the only formal element that is unique to the
medium. Editing is the way in which a film editor together with the director cuts and assembles
the scenes. The way the scenes are joined together creates the rhythm of the motion picture.
Scenes can be long and drawn out or short and choppy.
• Can you see a pattern to how the scenes are cut?
• How would you describe the pace/tempo of the film?

Sound

This is arguably the most subtly influential aspect of film. The three components of sound in a film
is the dialogue, sound effects, and music. The music is the most evident and recognizable
component of a sound while dialogue and sound effects are very essential in a film.

SOUNDTRACK

▪ Soundtrack includes both

dialogue and music, as well as all
the other sounds in a film.
▪ enhances the atmosphere of the
film (what effect does the choice
of music have? Does it suit the
theme?)
▪ Are any particular sounds
accentuated?
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Assessment Activities

SOUNDTRACK FOR MY LIFE

People nowadays are

accustomed to the combination
of text, images, music to express
meaning. In this task, you are
going to create a simple
autobiography, adding a music
selection that represents the
event in your life.

An autobiography is a self-
written life story.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Read the instruction:

1. Begin this task by brainstorming one (1) major event in your life.
2. Write a short description about the event.
3. Connect a song to the event described. (Include the title and lyrics of the song)
4. Explain or discuss the song selection.

EVENT DESCRIPTION SONG SELECTION DISCUSSION

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RUBRIC
KEY CONCEPTS 5 4 3 2-1
Highly Effective Effective Developing Ineffective SCORE
KNOWLEDGE - The students The students The students The students
demonstrate high demonstrate demonstrate some demonstrate limited
degree of considerable understanding of the understanding of the
understanding of the understanding of the lesson and task. lesson and task.
lesson and task. lesson and task.
5 points

CONTENT - Words are selected - Some words are - Words need to be The answer needs
wisely selected wisely selected wisely revision.
5 points - Answers are - answers just needed - some ideas are not
organized and logically few editing well-thought of
presented

TOTAL
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Online resources and activities

Teenagers like you can actually be a filmmaker! If you are looking to make change in your
community, you can learn a lot from this talk. Zachary Maxwell can give you an insight on how
to make significant change from behind the lens of a camera.

Click here to find out more on Tales of a Teenage Filmmaker | Zachary Maxwell |
Zachary TEDxSpokane
Maxwell is a fourteen-year-old documentary filmmaker from New York City. His
award-winning films “Yuck!” and “Anatomy of a Snow Day” have drawn international media
Posttest
coverage. His films and workshops encourage young people to use creativity as a method of
civic engagement and a way to spark meaningful change in one’s community. Zac’s talk will be
about young people effecting change in the government.
Self-Assessment Questions

Congratulations!
This talk was given You
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the TED conference You maybutnow assess yourself if you
independently
have achieved
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by a local expected learning
Learn outcomes of this section. Write your answers and discuss it
more at http://ted.com/tedx
with me at the next available session.

If you are to make a film to change a society, what concept would you like your film to have?
Briefly Explain.

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➢SUMMARY
Characters are what make stories. It can be a Cinematography is defined as writing in
person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a movement.
story.

Protagonist is the main character around which A camera shot is based on the camera’s distance
the whole story revolves. The other one is the from the object.
Antagonist, which can be a character or group of
characters that cause the conflict for the
protagonist.

The narrative is an ancient art of storytelling. It A camera angle is how the camera is tilted while
includes the story, characters, and setting. filming.

Lighting focuses the audience’s attention on the Mise-en-scene is everything that appears in a
main character or object in a film. frame.

Editing has been called “the key to cinema” as it Sound is arguably the most subtly influential
is the only formal element that is unique to the aspect of film.
medium.

The music is the most evident and recognizable Soundtrack includes both dialogue and music, as
component of a sound while dialogue and sound well as all the other sounds in a film.
effects are very essential in a film.

A movie is a recording of moving images that tells

a story and that people watch on a screen or
television

➢KEY TERMS

Characters Antagonist Cinematography

movie narrative camera angle
Protagonist camera shot Lighting
Mise-en-scene Editing Sound
music dialogue Soundtrack
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References
Books:
Aquino, E. D. (2015) A Practical Approach to Aesthetics: Going Beyond Art Appreciation
Menoy, J. Z. (2014) Introduction to Humanities: A Holistic Approach rev. ed.
Tabotabo, C. V. (2010) Art appreciation: Introduction to Humanities rev.ed.
Intro. To Art Appreciation 1
Fr. Rene B. Javellana, SJ (2018) Understanding, Valuing, and Living Art: Art Appreciation for
College. Vibal
Ramirez, V. E. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions, Vibal

Online Resources:
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movie
- Singer (2018) How Watching Movies Can Benefit Our Mental Health Retrieved from
https://bit.ly/31VtRk4
- Character retrieved from https://literaryterms.net/character/
- https://courses.lumenlearning.com/introliterature/chapter/how-to-analyze-a-film/
- https://prezi.com/vfij3wi0vz_s/the-five-elements-of-film-how-to-critically-evaluate-
films/
- https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/film-review-
1.original.pdf
- https://www.writemypapers.org/examples-and-samples/essay-on-productive-
curriculum-in-pedagogy.html
- https://youtu.be/2Pp9ONyxBr8

Answers to Exercise

Assessment activities Answers vary