TALKING ABOUT TRAILERS

ORAL PRESENTATION

Oral presentation – Pair Work  : A TRAILER

Introduction :

Let’s start by focusing on the purpose of a trailer

Let’s start by pointing out the main features of a trailer

So we’ve been working on the trailer of ….. (a film directed by.., released in…)

PART 1 :  Be informative

Show the entire trailer	Show the trailer in segments / step by step analysis
Describe and analyze it Worksheets: Trailer structure – analyzing a trailer	Describe and analyze them Worksheets: Trailer structure – analyzing a trailer
Select 2 ou 3 shots/ freeze frames (arrêt sur image) and justify your choice (atmosphere-setting-relationships-symbols…) Worksheet: types of shot	Select 2 ou 3 shots/ freeze frames (arrêt sur image) and justify your choice (atmosphere-setting-relationships-symbols…) Worksheet: types of shot

                                                                           CONCLUSION

PART 2:  Be Creative – choose one of the following

-          Create your own voiceover script that matches the visuals (your partner may act as the teleprompter)

-          Re-enact  or re-write some of the dialogues that match the visuals

-          Create your own film poster including extracts from ‘rave reviews’ and awards (rave reviews = critiques élogieuses)

PART 3: Be interactive

-          Prepare a quiz for the class: 4 or 5 questions about your presentations (the plot, the characters,…..)