Deconstructing a Commercial
Deconstructing a Commercial
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What do you notice?
What do you notice?
As you watch "Snowbrawl" use the graphic organizer to the right to make notes on the elements that make an impactful commercial. View the commercial a number of times, focusing on only one element at a time. Have students work on this in pairs and discuss what they notice, before sharing with the class. Voice Blog also provides useful information on the length of commercials.
Deconstructing a commercial .pdfComposition
Composition
What makes a short video impactful and meaningful?
What makes a short video impactful and meaningful?
Start by using the skill of decomposition, by breaking down some videos to discover some answers. As the questions are answered, students will begin to understand how to compose an impactful and meaningful video. At the bottom of this page you will find an activity with a sample commercial and graphic organizer that has students identify the elements of an impactful piece.
Watch the Shrek Video and prompt your students with this:
What do you notice about
Audio - Narration and music
Types of shots used
Number of shots
Colour and tone
Parts of the story
Are sounds and music important?
Are sounds and music important?
Emotions can be evoked by sounds, and music. What emotions are evoked when watching, and more importantly, listening to the videos below?
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