WEEKLY EXTRA CREDIT:
Every Friday new movies are released and the theaters are full of
moviegoers. Most of the time the new big-budget movie is the big
moneymaker for the week. For example, Jurasic World was released on a
Friday and by Monday it had made more than $200 million in domestic box
office. I want you to pick the winner each Friday, the movie you think
will be the biggest moneymaker. Send me an email by Friday at 6 p.m.
telling me in one or two paragraphs which movie will make the most
money. Estimate how much money you think the movie will make for the
weekend and why you think so. Make a copy of the email and put it in
your journal. You can do this each and every week if you want to.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Best CGI Award goes to: Since you belong to the CGI generation of
moviegoers I want you to choose your favorite CGI movie. I'm sure you've
seen plenty of them. Anything with a man in it: Iron Man, Batman,
Superman, etc.... Which movie blew you away with its use of CGI and why?
Cite specific scenes that were memorable. Include this extra credit in
your film journal.
Extra Credit: It
seems that many of you grew up watching Pixar movies including Toy
Story, Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life, The Incredibles and others. I would
like you to pick your all-time favorite Pixar movie and explain why it's
your favorite in a few paragraphs. Include this very short paper in
your film journal. If you're not sure if it's a Pixar movie, look it
up.
Extra Credit: Watch
the movie Chaplin about silent film comedian Charlie Chaplin and write a
few paragraphs about what you thought of the movie.
Extra Credit: Filmmaker
and comedian Chris Rock wrote an insightful essay for Hollywood
Reporter magazine on racism in the movie industry. He makes some good
points from an insider's perspective. Read Chris Rock's essay for extra
credit and write a few paragraphs for your film journal about your
reaction to what he wrote. Do you agree or disagree with his
perspective? Any surprises?
The link to the essay is below:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-five-filmmaker-chris-rock-753223
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