Be Strong Challenge: Oscar Shorts, 2nd class

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Be Strong Challenge

Oscar Shorts

2nd class

• Put your phone away, please

• Please put your iPad on the desk, facedown

• Only one person speaks at a time
• We create a positive work atmosphere :-)
  

Oscar Shorts lesson 2

* Repeat: what is an Oscar Short?

* Repeat: what is a topic?

* New: what is a theme? 

* New: what is a target audience?

* New: watch 2 (very different!) Oscar Short films and find topics, themes and the target audience

Welke drie categorieën heb je bij Oscar Short films?

What is an Oscar Short?

* a short film (usually 10-15 minutes)

* it has been nominated for or won an Oscar (an Academy Award)

* Three categories: live action, animated, documentary 

1. What does a topic say?
2. How many words is a topic?
3. Does a film have one or more topics?

What is a topic?

* A topic says what the film is about

* A topic is usually 1 word: 

friendship, courage, love, war 

* A film can have more than 1 topic

Here you see some themes:

1. Friendship can save people. 

2. Love is stronger than hate. 

3. Good doesn't always triumph against evil.

What do YOU think a theme is?

What is a theme?

* A central idea or message to the audience

* Usually 2 or more words, a short sentence. 

* There are one or more themes in a film

* A theme is subjective, it is what YOU see in the story

Can you guess the meaning of the words "target audience"?

First Oscar Short:

This was the winner of the Academy Award in 2020.

What is a TOPIC of Hair Love?

What is the central THEME of Hair Love?

Who do you think is the TARGET AUDIENCE for this film?

Up next, we watch

a second award-winning short film: 

Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

The two main characters are Alastair and Samir.

Give me a TOPIC for "Two Strangers".

Give me the THEME of "Two Strangers".

What is the TARGET AUDIENCE for Two Strangers?

Scan the QR-code and 

answer the questions.

Thank you so much!

See you next time!