Storytelling around the Globe

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.01.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Objectives
  3. Strategies
  4. Additional information about Trailers
  5. Highlights in the History of Filmmaking and Movie Posters
  6. Activities
  7. Lesson Plan 1: Ten Thumbnail Sketches for the Poster
  8. Lesson Plan 2: Demonstration of and Experimentation with Different Media and Techniques
  9. Lesson Plan 3: The Creation of the Movie Poster
  10. Notes
  11. Bibliography for Teachers
  12. Reading List for Students
  13. Materials for Classroom Use
  14. Delaware Sate Art Standards and their Implementation

Movie Posters: Capturing the Essence of a Story

Karen Ruth Sturdy Yarnall

Published September 2009

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Guide Entry to 09.01.10

After participating in the "Storytelling around the World" seminar with Dudley Andrew, the R. Seldon Rose Professor of Film Studies and Comparative Literature at Yale, I have created a cross-curricular unit that combines the study of storytelling in films and literature with the art of movie poster illustration.

Students will analyze and evaluate trailers (film previews that are snippets or tiny narratives) and movie posters using the narratology, filmmaking and art knowledge that they will be learning as we progress through the unit. Trailers and movie posters both share the goal of enticing viewers to see the films they represent. Thanks to the internet, these can be easily viewed in the classroom. To produce a greater sensitivity and understanding of storytelling traditions and cultures that differ from their own, students will explore foreign films along with more traditional Hollywood fare. After students have experimented with different art media and techniques, they will each create an effective movie poster from a film of their choice. These will be displayed in an art show for the community at the end of the unit.

(Developed for Advanced Drawing, grades 10-12; recommended for 2D Art Courses, Drawing, and Painting, grades 9-12 and can be adapted to Middle School)

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