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Lesson #12: Luhrmann vs. Shakespeare, 1.5, 2.1, 3.1, and 3.5
SWBAT to evaluate whether Luhrmann matches, bests, or worsens Shakespeare’s message about love
and hate through his use of symbols, sound, and light/color.
–M–L on directorial techniques of light/color, sound, and symbols. Directors can color the
camera lens or make light shine on certain subjects to add emphasis or create meaning, i.e.,
shadow/darkness suggest wrongdoing/evil; light goodness/purity; red passion.
Sound: Directors use music or sound to communicate a feeling and emphasize an idea. Harsh
sounds danger/discomfort; light/soft sounds love/kindness/dreaminess. Symbols:
Directors intentionally use objects or highlight props to create meaning.
–T might assign differentiated viewing roles in pairs. Straight-ahead: sound; Uphill: sound,
light/color; Mountainous: sound, light/color, symbols (+ camera angles, if you dare!)
–Before each clip Ss read out key lines from scene. Alternately, T may wish to flash these on PP
and have groups of Ss read key lines in unison.
–T and S watch 1.5; T models (I do) completing row for 1.5. T and Ss watch 2.1; T and Ss (We
do) complete row for 2.1. Ss watch and complete 3.1 and 3.5. T collects Ss thinking in Column 2
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