Famous Director Presentation DirectionsStudents will be able to create a detailed PowerPoint or Google presentation about a famous director of their own choosing and present it to the class within a five minute time frame. This allows for every student to be an expert on one director in addition to learning about  other directors from their peers. Students will utilize their information and imagery research skills, writing, and critical thinking skills. In addition, this lesson is differentiated for students who enjoy using technology, learning about art history, and applying their artistic skills in their school work.

Tasks
Choose a director that you will do your research project on from the list below. If you have a different director you would like to study who is not on the list please talk to me and get them approved.

Famous directors past and present

• Stanley Kubrick                      Dr. Strangelove
• Alfred Hitchcock                     Psycho
• Martin Scorsese                     Good Fellas
• Steven Spielberg                   Indiana Jones
• Francis Ford Coppola            The Godfather 
• Quentin Tarantino                  Django Unchained
• Orson Wells                          Citizen Kane
• Charlie Chaplin                     Gold Rush
• Ingmar Bergman                   A Lesson of Love
• Billy Wilder                            Some Like it Hot
• John Ford                             The Grapes of Wrath
• Clint Eastwood                      Mystic River
• Frank Capra                          It’s a Wonderful Life 
• Frank Capra                          It’s a Wonderful Life
  John Huston                          The Asphalt Jungle
• Brian De Palma                      Mission Impossible
• Robert Zemeckis                    Forrest Gump
• Tim Burton                             Edward Scissorhands
• James Cameron                    Titantic
• Robert Altman                       Mash
• Mel Brooks                            Blazing Saddles
• Amy Lee                                Life of Pi 

Notify me which Director you would like to research.

Use Google to research and find information about your chosen photographer.

1. Google.com

Create a PowerPoint or Google presentation using the guidelines from this file:

1. Famous director guidelines

Present your five minute oral and digital presentation to the class.

1. An example PowerPoint presentation of a photographer

Evaluation: Here is the rubric that I will use to assess your presentation:

1. Famous Director Rubric

Hyperlinking Photos in PowerPoint tutorial