Using your 1 chosen book, work together in your group. Create either 1 interpretation of a scene (drama) or 1 review of your comic.
Each Group must present and share their work. Presentations begin April 7th in class, and end April 12th in class. April 14th has also been added as an optional presentation day.
- Minimum of 3 minutes, maximum of 5 minutes.
- Up to 8 minutes is permitted, teams needing more time should check with instructor.
- You may prerecord it and share it via Google Drive in class.
- Or you may perform it live during class.
- Either method is appropriate, but if you can do it live, you'll probably have more fun. Just sayin'…
- Rubric and format instructions.
Supporting Reading & Videos
Batman, Villains, The Rogues
- On Gotham, the TV series
- 10 Greatest Batman Villains
- Ranking Batman Villains
- Who is the best Catwoman, Halle Berry?
- Anne Hathaway screen test, Catwoman
- Anne Hathaway on playing Catwoman
- Every Catwoman fight, The Dark Knight Rises
Drama & Review Considerations
- What makes a good podcast?
- Starting your podcast, students can do it too.
- Will you record your piece before class and play it for class?
- If so, what's the best way to coordinate everyone's audio?
- Do a Zoom or FaceTime call, and record the audio?
- Or just record each other outside?
Drama Considerations, Sound, Mixing, Podcasts, Voice Work
- Batman on the original Superman radio show.
- How and why Tom Hardy's Bane sounds that way.
- Mark Hamill, best Joker ever?
- Must be voiced by students.
- Sound effects and audio effects are optional. Music is optional. Use of music or sound effects should not interfere with us hearing students' voices.
- How will you handle sound effects? Optional, but you may explore these performance elements. One team member may take care of sound effects—if appropriate for your work—and either perform the sound effects live during class (see here, all about WALL•E's sound) or pre-record sounds and play them during class from an audio device.
- Ask yourself, How did this work get done during the golden days of radio? Look at The Shadow, among others, as well as Little Orphan Annie. There's also Superman on the radio. BUT, be "period appropriate" meaning, don't make yours sound old-fashioned like The Shadow or Annie, just to make it sound old-fashioned. Listen to those old broadcasts to learn about the voice performance, pacing, etc.
- Share vocal and audio responsibilities, giving everyone equal work to do.
- Optional: Do you want to show a slideshow with some of the comic book art, so we can see it while you do the voice work and sound effects? If so, what work will that entail, and is it ultimately worth it?
- You may not use the adaptation of a comic book, such as a movie or TV show or animation, for your source material. For example, if you choose Batman the Dark Knight Returns comic, you cannot just mimic what's been done for the animated movie. This needs to be your interpretation.
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