12 ANGRY MEN

Sidney Lumet
Tle LLCE – Mrs. G-F
I. A filming masterpiece
■ A. The importance of camera angles
I. A filming masterpiece
■ B. Introduction of the characters
I. A filming masterpiece
■ B. Introduction of the characters
I. A filming masterpiece
■ B. Introduction of the characters
I. A filming masterpiece
■ C. The importance of close-ups
I. A filming masterpiece
■ C. The importance of close-ups
I. A filming masterpiece

■ D. The passing of time

Brainstorming
I. A filming masterpiece
■ D. The passing of time
I. A filming masterpiece
■ D. The passing of time
I. A filming masterpiece
■ D. The passing of time
I. A filming masterpiece

■ E. Character building

John Truby’s Anatomy of Story

1. A weakness, a need
2. Desire, goal
3. Opponent / antagonist
4. Plan
5. Conflict
6. Self-revelation
7. New equilibrium / a new sense of normality
I. A filming masterpiece

■ E. Character building

Juror n*8
1. A weakness, a need =
2. Desire, goal =
3. Opponent / antagonist =
4. Plan =
5. Conflict =
6. Self-revelation =
7. New equilibrium / a new sense of normality =
I. A filming masterpiece
■ E. Character building
I. A filming masterpiece

The 12 characters:
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I. A filming masterpiece

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Warm-up questions

■ What filming techniques are used in the film to pull the viewers into the experience of
the characters?
■ What is the main effect of close-ups?
■ How is the passing of time shown in the film?
II. The context in which the play/movie
were released
■ The 1950s in the United States
– The victorious feelings of post-WWII vanished
– The US entered a period of turmoil
■ The society was divided
■ There were a number of social/internal conflicts
■ Research subject:
– Rosa Parks, MLK
– The Vietnam War
– McCarthyism
– The Red Power Movement
II. The context in which the play/movie
were released
■ Links between the issues at stake in the 50s and the movie
II. The context in which the play/movie
were released
■ Conclusion
– Countless upheavals in US society
■ Political instability
■ Deep anguish
– US minorities on the rise, demanding change and recognition
■ Crisis in US identity
■ Middle class is destabilized
■ Way of life threatened
Closing question
■ What do you make of Norman Rockwell’s The Holdout (1959)?
Closing question
■ What do you make of Norman Rockwell’s The Holdout (1959)?
Warm-up questions

■ What was the situation like in the 1950s in the US?

■ What do you remember about Rockwell’s painting The Holdout?
III. Prejudices and conflicts

■ Let’s define “prejudice”

III. Prejudices and conflicts

■ What is the link between “prejudices” and “conflicts”?

III. Prejudices and conflicts

■ Group work
– Juror n*3
– Juror n*10
Find the following information: prejudice(s), behavior during the deliberation, why does
prejudice often lead to violence

■ Presentations
III. Prejudices and conflicts

■ Why does prejudice often lead to violence?

III. Prejudices and conflicts
III. Prejudices and conflicts
III. Prejudices and conflicts
III. Prejudices and conflicts
III. Prejudices and conflicts
III. Prejudices and conflicts
III. Prejudices and conflicts
Closing question

■ What would be your presonal response to a prejudiced person attacking something or

someone you care for?
– Peaceful?
– Violent?
Warm-up question

■ Why does prejudice often lead to violence?

IV. The art of debate

■ A debate is a discussion involving opposing viewpoints.

■ It can be formal or informal
■ What’s the ultimate goal in a debate?

■ Can you think of things to do for a successful debate?

IV. The art of debate
■ 1. How to change one’s mind
IV. The art of debate
■ 2. How to make debates
IV. The art of debate
■ 3. When to pick a fight
IV. The art of debate
■ 4. Where to build a bridge
IV. The art of debate
■ 5. Why we change our minds