Lesson

Describing Forms and

1 Conventions of Film

What’s In

Lights, Camera, Action!

Directions: Identify what form is depicted on the following films. Choose

your answer inside the box and write it on a separate sheet of
paper.

Action Drama Horror

Comedy Epics/Historical War

Crime and gangster Musical/Dance Fantasy

Adventure Science Fiction

___________________ 1. Probinsyano

___________________ 2. Wansapanatym

___________________ 3. Spiderman

___________________ 4. Encantadia

___________________ 5. Mulawin

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 What’s New

Name the Picture!

Directions: Let us study the pictures then answer the questions that
follow. Write your answers on the table below.

Picture A Picture B

1. What have you noticed with pictures A and B in terms of lighting?

2. Who are the characters in pictures A and B?
3. What do you think is the setting in pictures A and B?
4. What is the atmosphere or the mood created in picture A and B?
5. Where is the set-up of picture A and B?

Picture A Picture B

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

What is your favorite film? What do you usually enjoy in watching films?

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5. Acting - affects the way an audience responds. This includes facial
expressions, body language and delivery of lines.

6. Dialogue - is the exchange of spoken words between two or more

characters in the film or moving pictures.

7. Setting - is both the time and geographic location within a film or

within a work of film. The setting helps initiate the main backdrop
and mood for a story.

8. A set-up - is also called set design. It refers to the creation of a

scenery that depicts the “look” or physical appearance of the set for
a film. It is often structured or built in studios. It can also be
outside locations.

What’s More

Directions: Identify what form is depicted on the following films. Choose

your answer inside the box and write it on a separate sheet of
paper.

Action Drama Horror

Comedy Epics/Historical War
Crime and gangster Musical/Dance Fantasy
Adventure Science Fiction

_______________ 1. Halloween

_______________ 2. Men in Black

_______________ 3. American Sniper

_______________ 4. Avatar

_______________ 5. Titanic

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 What I Have Learned

Film also called moving picture is a visual art form used to stimulate
experiences that communicate ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or
atmosphere. It is recorded or programmed in moving images along with sound and
other conventions or devices.

The different conventions are lights, blocking, direction, characterization,

acting, dialog, setting, and set-up.

What I Can Do

Directions: Choose from the conventions and devices of films used in the
scene. Write the answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Lights Blocking
Direction Characterization
Acting Dialog
Setting Set-up

__________ 1. The actors are positioned in front of the house.

__________ 2. “Get out, the house is on fire!!!”
__________ 3. The director is telling the actors what he wants in the scene.
__________ 4. They are filming near the ocean.
__________ 5. They use natural sunlight.
__________ 6. The actress made us cry in the scene.
__________ 7. Gloria plays as the good witch.
__________ 8. The place was dim and eerie.
__________ 9. Angelina sits with posture and the opposite end is John.
__________10. “Oh, you can’t help that said the cat: we’re all mad here. I’m mad.
You’re mad.”

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 Assessment

Directions: Identify what element in Column B is being described in

Column A. Write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.

Column A Column B

_____1. Refers to the positioning and movement of a. setting

the actors on stage
_____ 2. The development and portrayal of a b. blocking
personality through thought and action
c. characterization
_____ 3. Manipulate attitude towards a setting or a
character
d. set-up
_____ 4. Time and place where the action happened
_____ 5. They are often structured or built-in e. lights
studios.

Additional Activities

Directions: Take time to watch some TV shows, film clip, commercial or

movie. List down and identify the conventions and devices used
in the film. Complete the table below.

Lights Blocking Direction Characterization

Acting Dialog Setting Set-up

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 Assessment

Study the images carefully.

Directions: Complete the following table by describing and analyzing the
picture in terms of age and gender, race and nationality, and
attitude and behavior.

Characters Age and Gender Race and Attitude and

Nationality Behavior

Characters Age and Gender Race and Attitude and

Nationality Behavior

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 Additional Activities

4 PICS 1 WORD
Directions: Guess the word being described in the pictures. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1._______________ 2. _______________

3._______________ 4. _______________

5._______________

Let the learner watch the video clip “The Ripple.” Complete the following
table by describing and analyzing the video in terms of the criteria in the columns.
("Ripple." Accessed July 27, 2017 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
s6v8OPX4p1A)

Characters Age and Race and Attitude Setting Urban or Affluent

Gender Nationality and Rural or Poor
Behavior

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 1. What gender has the most number of deaths?

2. What age range has the highest death rate?

3. What age range has the least death rate?

4. What is the source of this update?

5. What is the source of the basic data update?

What I Have Learned

Let’s Remember This

V___________ M __________ is very important because you can convey your
message in an engaging way. It allows you to see and hear the information, making
it easier to retain.
What are the three types of visual media?
1. I __ __ G __ S

➢ It is the most common type of visual media being used by online

marketers today.

2. __ I __ __ O __

➢ These are very engaging content.

3. I N __ __ G __ A __ __ I C __

➢ Visually attractive and present researched facts in ways that are

very simple to understand.

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 What I Can Do

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Identify the type of visual media used in the following descriptions. Write
I for images, V for videos and IN for Infographics. Write the answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. _________

2. _________

3. _________

4. _________

5. _________

(Source: Images 1 to 4 from pixabay.com)

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 Assessment

Paint Me a Picture
What does the picture convey? Interpret the meaning in the visual media
based on your own understanding.
1. The subdued colors suggest that
the biker reached the peak of his
destination…

a. sunrise
b. sunset

2. This infographic is an update

on…

a. the cause of COVID 19

b. the spread of COVID 19

3. The image shows that the player

is an…

a. amateur
b. expert

4. A gentle reminder to the public

about...

a. proper handwashing
b. social distancing

5. This event is the video

presentation of a…

a. birthday
b. wedding

(Source: Images 1 to 5 from pixabay.com)

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 Additional Activities

Let’s Be Artistic!
Say something about this “Spoliarium” painting by looking at the text only.
Write a four-paragraph composition by describing the painting and be guided with
the following questions:
What have you noticed in the picture?
What are the positions of characters in the picture?
What feelings or emotions does the picture convey?
How do different positions of characters affect the mood in the picture?
What mood does the painting depict?

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