English 6

English – Grade 6
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Conventions of Film and Moving Pictures (Lights,
Blocking, Direction, Set-up)
Edition, 2020

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 English 6
Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 2
Conventions of Film and Moving Pictures
(Lights, Blocking, Direction, Set -up)
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 6 Self-Learning Module on Conventions of Film and

Moving Pictures (Lights, Blocking, Direction, Set-up).

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st-century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the English 6 Self-Learning Module on Conventions of Film and

Moving Pictures (Lights, Blocking, Direction, Set-up).

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used to depict skill, action, and purpose. Through our hands, we may learn, create,
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in
your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the

lesson at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from

the entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 6. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Conventions of Film and Moving Pictures (Lights, Blocking, Direction,
Set-up).

PRETEST

Directions: Unscramble the following letters inside the box to identify the
word defined in the statement. Write your answer on the space provided
before the number.

_______________1. Stories or events recorded by a camera as a set of moving

MIESOV images and shown in a theater or on television.

_______________2. A source of illumination that stimulates sight.

HTLIG
_______________3. A person who supervises the actors, camera crew, and
CTORDIRE other staff for a movie, play, television program, or
similar production.

_______________4. The physical arrangement of the actors on a stage or

BCKINGLO movie set.

_______________5. It is the scenery that depicts the look or physical

TUPSE appearance of the set for a film.
 RECAP

We have learned that the different forms of film such as action,

adventure, comedy, drama, historical, horror, musical, science fiction, and
fantasy can make a story interesting. In a film, conventions are used such
as lights, blocking, direction, set-up, and others to give more meaning to a
film or movie. These conventions are used to shape an image on how we
think about a character or event.

LESSON

Movies affect many of us powerfully because the combined impact of

images, music, dialogue, lighting, sound, and special effects can elicit deep
feelings and help us reflect on our lives, the lives of those around us, and
even how our society and culture operate. Many factors make movies
amazing.

Today, let us talk about the different forms and conventions of film and
moving pictures focusing on lights, blocking, direction, and set-up.

A. Lighting

What kind of atmosphere is created in a room lit by candles? Have

you ever heard of mood lighting? A room that is brightly lit by neon lights
might seem to be sterile. A shadow room might be eerie or scary. The
lighting technicians in a film crew have the task of creating lighting to suit
the mood in each.
 Lighting is used to manipulate attitude towards a setting or a
character. The way light is used can make objects, people, and the
environment look beautiful or ugly, soft or harsh, artificial or real. Soft and
harsh lighting can manipulate a viewer’s attitude towards a setting or
character.

As an example on the next page, the house on the light is perceived as

quiet and friendly and it could easily be placed in a family comedy. However,
the lighting has been changed on the right and it turns into a dark and
gloomy house that could easily be placed into a drama, thriller, or horror.

Guided Practice 1

Let’s try this as our practice exercise:

Look at these images and describe what you feel.

A B

On the first frame, it shows a mysterious scene with people and their
shadows in a dark background.
On the second frame, it shows people in a happy mood set by the light
in the scene.
B. Blocking

Now, let’s talk about another convention of film and moving pictures. It
is called blocking. While lighting affects the mood of scenes in a film,
blocking makes the movement of the characters in a scene more effective.

Blocking is the arrangement of the position of characters in a film

sequence. The director tells the characters where they should be and how
they should position themselves.

Guided Practice 2
Look at the picture and describe how the blocking was made in the scene.

What did you observe? Yes! You are right, even though there are three
characters in one frame, all of them can be seen properly.

C. Direction

Another convention of film and moving pictures is direction. In

filmmaking, the director directs and controls all that goes into a film. He/
She is the leader who guides those involved in making the film.

Guided Practice 3

Do you remember your favorite movie? Recall a scene from that movie.
That scene from the movie that you recalled was executed well because it
was directed and controlled by a director.
D. Set-up

And now, the last convention of film and moving pictures that we will
discuss today is set-up. In filmmaking, a specific place that fits the scene is
chosen for the shoot to happen. This place is called a location. At other
times, an artificial backdrop is built to depict the necessary setting. This is
called a set. To get the best angle, the director or the director of photography
positions the camera and lighting on the right spot. This positioning of the
camera and lights is called set-up.

Set-up is also called set design. It refers to the creation of scenery

that depicts the “look” or physical appearance of the set for a film. Set-ups
or set designs communicate a sense of location and place. They are often
structured or built-in studios. They are also outside locations.

Guided Practice 4

Examine the following pictures. Identify the type of set-up that it shows.
Tell if it is a built-in studio or an outside location.

Picture 1

You are correct! It is a built-in studio.

Picture 2

Yes! You got it! That is an outside location.

 Picture 3

Excellent! That is an outside location again.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Matching type: Identify what element from column B is being described in
column A. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before
the number.

A B
_____1. Refers to the positioning and
a. setting or set-up
movement of the actors in the stage.
_____2. Manipulate attitude
b. blocking
towards a setting or a character.
_____3. Place where the action
c. lighting
happened (time and place).
_____4. The director tells the
d. direction
actress to look sad for the scene.
_____5. The actors are positioned in
e. sound
front of the house.

Activity 2
If you are going to direct a movie that shows how to be safe during this
pandemic, how will you frame that scene? Draw and color a scene on a
short bond paper that shows how to be safe during this time of pandemic.
Make sure to illustrate in your drawing the lighting, blocking of characters,
and set-up.
 WRAP-UP

To wrap up the lesson we have discussed and learned today, let us

always remember that to communicate key messages to an audience,
producers of films use certain conventions and devices such as lights,
blocking, direction and set-up.

Conventions of Film

Lighting is used to manipulate attitude towards a setting or a

character. The way light is used can make objects, people, and the
environment look beautiful or ugly, soft or harsh, artificial or real.

Blocking refers to the positioning and movement of the actors in the

film sequence.

The director directs and controls all that goes into a film. He/ She is
the leader who guides those involved in making the film.

The set-up influences the interpretations of characters and

contributes to the atmosphere of the film.

VALUING

Although watching films and movies is a wonderful recreation, we

must monitor the amount of time we allot to it. Do not forget to also do
physical activities, such as doing physical exercise and playing that will help
keep our bodies fit and strong.
 POSTTEST

Directions: Answer the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the space before the number.

1. Which convention in film-making tells the arrangement of the position of

the characters in a scene?
A. blocking B. set-up C. direction

2. Which convention in movie-making indicates the time of the day, and the
mood of the scene?
A. blocking B. set-up C. lighting

3. What do you call the person who controls and guides all those involved in
making the film?
A. author B. producer C. director

4. The positioning of the camera and lights is called ______________.

A blocking B. set-up C. direction

5. What will be the advantage of shooting a scene in a set instead of the

actual location itself?
A. Lighting can be controlled anytime.
B. The time of day matters.
C. The weather will hinder the shooting.
 KEY TO CORRECTION

B 5.
D 4.
5. A 5. Set-up
A 3.
4. B 4. Blocking
vary C 2.
3. C 3. Director
Answers may B 1.
2. C 2. Light
2 1
1. B 1. Movies
Posttest Activity Pretest

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