12 Angry Men

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A court room drama film

1957

Reginald ROSE, Henry FONDA

Sidney LUMET

12 Angry Men

Production

Director

Movie

Index

• Forward note
• Direction / Production
• 12 jurors, one verdict
• The plot
• Shot types
• Camera angles
• Camera movements
• Other camera techniques
• Scene analysis
• Choose a task
• Useful resources

https://archive.org/details/12AngryMen1957

This course is part of the French curriculum for the English class LLCER Terminale.All scenes in this course were selected, cut and numbered by your teacher. Note that "12 Angry Men" is in the American Public domain.You can watch or download it for free here:

Henry FONDA

Reginald ROSE

Sidney LUMET

Producer Actor

Screenwriter Producer

Film director

Introduce the characters. How much do we know about their identity , life, social background and ideals. Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? How do they differ?

12 jurors, 1 verdict

#12

#11

#10

#9

#8

#7

#6

#5

#4

#3

#2

#1

the last vote

the verdict the ending the outcome

the alibi

the glasses

the photo

the method

the apartment

the El train

the weapon

the first vote

the case

the deliberation

The Plot

Ways of framing what the camera sees, and how close it is to the subject.

ESTABLISHING SHOT

EXTREME CLOSE-UP

CLOSE-UP

OVER THE SHOULDER

TWO SHOT

MID SHOT

WIDE SHOT

SHOT TYPES

The specific location of the camera to take a shot. Related to "Point of view"

BELOW EYE LEVEL

ABOVE EYE LEVEL

EYE LEVEL

HIGH ANGLE

LOW ANGLE

CAMERA ANGLES

Watch the 8 scenes corresponding to the beginning of Lumet's "12 Angry Men" and try to identify different shot types, camera angles and movements.

SELF-STUDY

How the camera moves

STATIC

ZOOMING

DOLLY

PEDESTAL

TRACKING

TILTING

PANNING

CAMERA MOVEMENTS

Fade in / out

Rule of 3

OTHER CAMERA TECHNIQUES

Symmetry

Choose 2 scenes. Identify the shot types, camera angles and movements or any other technique used in each scene. Explain what effects are created.

OTHER CAMERA TECHNIQUES

CAMERA MOVEMENT

CAMERA ANGLES

SHOT TYPES

SCENE ANALYSIS

Explore

Perform

Direct

Write

Film

Sketch

Explore any related theme or any other film you like. Share.

Join a team of actors and direct their acting.

#8 is back home.Write a 1 minute long scene.

Take shots of your friends working or acting.

Choose a scene, find partners. Perform it live.

Choose a scene.Sketch the story board

Choose a task

cinematographie (fr)

cinematography (en)

The Internet Movie Database

Upopi

ACMI

Interview: Lumet on "Making Movies"

How the camera pulls us in

Full movie

Useful resources

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