During the summer holidays of a group of kids from Lilian

Steven Spielberg

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Niveau: Secondaire, Lycée, Terminale
Te ac hi ng fi le 1R é a lis é p a r l e C RD P d e l' a c a d é m ie d e S tra sbo ur g Story During the summer holidays of 1979, a group of kids from Lilian, Ohio, make a zombie movie for a film festival using a Super8 light camera. They write the scenario, dress up, play the parts, shoot on location. On a night they are filming outdoors, a spectacular train accident hap- pens next to them. They escape the explo- sions but they feel something has escaped from the train that is threatening and alien. The air force intervenes very soon and the peace of their home city is badly disrupted. The abandoned cam- era has kept a record… Ni veau Collège / Lycée Super8 Super8 A film directed by JJ Abrams Produced by Steven Spielberg Paramount Pictures Amblin Entertainment / Bad Robot Country of origin : USA 112 minutes First shown in 2011 Starring : • Joel Courtney as Joseph “Joe” Lamb, the painter • Elle Fanning as Alice Dainard • Kyle Chandler as Jackson “Jack” Lamb Deputy Sheriff of Lilian, Ohio • Riley Griffiths as Charles Kaznyk, writer and film director • Ryan Lee as Cary the pyrotechnician • Ron Eldard as Louis Dainard, Alice's father • Gabriel Basso as Martin • Noah Emmerich as Colonel Nelec of the US AirForce • David Gallagher as Donny,

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Sujets

• Première
• lycée
• collège
• lycées

Informations

• Publié par: profil-ziem-2012
• Nombre de lectures: 57
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

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Who is it addressed to ? Super8 is family entertainment and adventure featuring a group of kids interacting in a fantastic iction adventure, the violence and scary bits are not overly exaggerated. n C o h s il t d a r l e gi n c     o j f o   u c r o n ll e è y g  t e o     a t g h e e   ir  wi o ll  w id n  e c n h ti i f l y d   h w o it o h d  t ,  h a e  n c d h  t a o r   a a c   t ti e m rs, e     p w a h re e n n t   s l   y w in ill g     b s e a   u m c o e v rs e   d b   ri b n y g  t in h g e     disquieting creatures from outer space were a popular theme. Why study Super8 in class ? American English dialogues with child actors that pupils can relate to, playing situa- tions that they understand and are not overmuch violent. The fantastic element provided by the alien being recalls ilms featuring similar situa- tions that pupils know about and will like to discuss. The recreation of a time not so long ago when many implements of’ the everyday life or today’s kids were nonexistant will provide a basis for discussing the passing of time. (in 1979 there were neither InterNet in homes nor portable phones, and using a precious camera to make your own ilms was a great thrill). The picture of life of Smalltown America in 1979 will add to the knowledge of cultural background in language class. The delicate balance between fact and iction, reality and the illusion created by ac- tors and cinema on different levels (the ilm in the im effect, actors playing actors) will also be of interest for pupils. What will you ind in this folder ? • a collection of links to InterNet websites related to the ilm Super8, • posters announcing the ilm that you may use as teaser matter before viewing the ilm, • different trailer videos bringing hints about the mystery ilm, • the technical aspects of the Super8 ilm format, • suggestions of activities to do in language class with pupils using different material from the ilm and its background. 3

Before viewing the ilm The title of the ilm : what is Super 8 ? NOT the ilm itself, but the title refer to a particular ilm camera format used in 1979 by amateur ilmmakers ? technical features particular to this format will be important in the ilm to justify the title do a research (InterNet or Encyclopedia) on the Super8 format and its social impor- tance in the 1960s and later (the ilm plays in 1979). The subtitle of the ilm : Of friends cameras and monsters SUPER 8 The ilm and the camera technicals SUPER 8 technical features of signiicance to the ilm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_mm_ilm 1979 in *Lilian, Ohio amateur ilm by children cassette of BW or colour ilm soundtrack about 2 to 3’ ilm pro cassette camera handheld with manually focussed teleobjective picture can be unstable and jumpy (sprockets are on one side of the ilm only) FILM ASSESSMENTS http://www.guardian.co.uk/ilm/2011/aug/04/super-8-review by Peter Bradshaw http://www.boxoficemagazine.com/reviews/2011-06-super-8 by Todd Gilchrist Parental guidance : description of potentially problematic scenes in the ilm Super8. Categories are : Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes. An interesting feature, objective and making no judgement http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/parentalguide This could be used to start a discussion with older pupils about what should or should not be shown in ilm from the point of view of pupils. 4

Posters Poster 1 A poster showing the silhouetted igures of the ilm making crew turned vertical. A reminder that the camera fell over and went on ilming after the train crash. Poster 2 Drawn characters in 1970s style. The poster imitates the compositon of ilm posters popular in the 1970s, different characters from the ilm are shown in tense attitudes to evoke suspense, this is no reproduction of a speciic scene. 5

Poster 3 It arrives. Th o e u   s s   u o b r  t s it c le a   r a y l , l  i u t  d re es c  t a o ll   s t   h St e e   p m h ys e t n e   r K y i   n if  g « ’   s s   o no m v e e t l h   i «  n It g     » »     a a b rr o iv u i t n   g a ,     m pr o o n b st a e b r l   y a   t s t o a m ck e i t n h g i   n c g h   i d ld a r n e g n. er- Poster 4 It arrives. 6

Poster 5 Alice & Joe holding hands. The silhouetted igures of a girl and a boy standing and holding hands in front of a blending light source, the inal positive message of peace after the drama and violence. 7

Photos The ilming crew of The Case in action. Photo 1 Alice’s father telling Joe not to come again to their home. Photo 2 The ilm crew of The Case meeting in the ice parlor to discuss details. 8

Photo 3 JJ Abrams on the set wearing a Bad Robots T shirt. Photo 4 Kyle Chandler as Deputy Sheriff of Lilian County Jack Lamb. Photo 5 Final scene : families reunited after the crisis. 9

Photo 6 Joel and Cary discovering the entrance to the alien creature’s lair. Photo 7 Detective Hataway and wife confronted to the murderous zombie, the ilm crew at work. Photo 8 Deputy Sheriff confronting Air Force colonel. 01

Trailers and ilm scenes The oficial trailer announcing the ilm SUPER8 It arrives. Train accident, no kids, hints at an army coverup. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1526990617/ An introductory trailer, fast paced and lots of hints to spur imagination, 90 sec. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/ A trailer ilm, lots of shocking random violence and kids in the middle of it all. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi778083609/ A trailer containing excerpts from all the ilm, fastpaced. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi532585497/ A website full of photos and features about the cast of the ilm. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/ Rehearsal of love scene Hathaway and wife, 6 minute. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2561973273/ An interesting scene of The Case played twice by the actors, irst in a quiet very moving mood, then the same lines spoken aloud over the noise of a passing train. Joe and madeup Alice playing a zombie. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi28613657/ A dense scene showing how Alice turns into a credible horror igure thanks to makeup and attitude, Joe is very impressed. The vulnerability of the creature with comments from JJ Abrams and the maker of the creature. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3116408345/ Interview of different people just after they saw the freshly released ilm: enthusiastic response and hearty endorsement. http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KLqILW_3JPERwAJoz7w8QF?p=super+8+il m+abrams&fr=ytff1-yff50&fr2=piv-web&tnr=20&b=41   11