A montage is a sequence of shots cut together, usually in a stylized way, to suggest an idea or theme rather than showing a continuous event. Students could also read the interview with director Chris Mullington in the accompanying Teacher's Guide. View the eight-minute video Track Stars from the Constructing Reality series, which shows two foley artists creating sound effects in a studio to match the action unfolding on a film screen. Ask groups of students to videotape their short action sequences without sound. After the taping has been completed, have each group act as its own foley artists or, if students agree, have each group exchange its videotape with another group and have each group become the foley artists for another group's video.
Animation Look at the work of several comic book illustrators and Canadian animators.
Ask students to determine the similarities and differences between the two professions. Have students create a list of the kinds of knowledge and skills that they think would be required for each career. Discuss the work of Saskatoon artist Tom Grummett, who began drawing Superman for DC Comics in 1990. Grummett says that cartooning is a medium that requires its own language and format to inform the viewer of events that are taking place. Ask students to describe a format and visual language that is common in comic book illustration.