1. The Cohen Brothers

2. Aims: To research the Cohen Brothers and analyse two sequences from their film A Serious Man
Outcomes: By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
1. Present research into the Cohen Brothers (5 mins obituary)
2. Identify some key MICRO features in two sequences
3. Analyse a short sequence using technical terminology
4. Create a storyboard for the dialogue task

3. Five minute obituary task
The asked have asked you to
write an obituary for the Cohen Brothers
(you can decide how they died).
The obituary needs to include:
1. Their achievements
2. The films they have made
3. Their visual style
4. Why people love their work
5. Find a good video that
could be included on the web site
Jot down notes onto your A4 pad.
Homework will be to finish the obituary

4. A Serious Man; MICRO analysis
Scene Six “On the Roof”
Watch the scene once to get a feel for the extract
Watch the scene a second time and jot down your
responses to the extract under the key MICRO
headings:
CAMERA MISE-EN-SCENE (esp. setting)
SOUND EDITING*
*remember that editing is about what is revealed to the
audience – the sequence of the shots and how the
audience responds to the character(s) in the scene

5. A Serious Man; MICRO analysis
Scene “Lecture”
Watch the scene once to get a feel for the extract
Watch the scene a second time and jot down your
responses to the extract under the key MICRO
headings:
CAMERA MISE-EN-SCENE (esp. setting)
SOUND EDITING*
*remember that editing is about what is revealed to the
audience – the sequence of the shots and how the
audience responds to the character(s) in the scene

6. Dialogue Activity for next class:
Next class you will be filming a dialogue scene
Come to class with a specific dialogue scene you would like to film