ENG 4UI Short Story: Media

The Night Face Up Abstract Film Poster

Goal: to demonstrate your understanding of the characters and to design a promotional poster for a film
adaptation of The Night Face Up
Your poster must have the following images included:
Eyes
Representation of night
Hospital (or something representing a hospital)
Jungle/Forest representation
An image expressing the overall feeling of the story
As for text, the poster must have
The story boiled down to 5-10 words (from the story) spread throughout the poster
A slogan
A new title for the adaptation
Your poster must make use of the following colours in some way:
red
green
black
white
Remember, the goal with abstract art isnt reproducing subjects as they appear; it is more about provoking
a reaction from the viewer.
The only other thing you should consider in putting together your poster is arrangement: why am I putting
X here?
Name:

/45

organization
/10
Communication
of information
and ideas

content
/25
Analysis,
interpretation,
and
understanding

creativity
/10
Use of design
elements

Comments:

Level 4
focused, and
informative
Images and
text are
displayed on
poster with a
high degree of
effectiveness
highly logical
and coherent
information
given
sophisticated,
insightful
connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
analyzes and
interprets
information
with a high
degree of
accuracy and
detail
highly effective
use of design
elements

Level 3
clear information
included
images and text
are displayed on
poster with
effectiveness

logical, useful,
coherent
information given
solid connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
analyzes and
interprets
information with
considerable
accuracy and
detail

effective use of
design elements

Level 2
minimal focus
and information
given in
images and text
are displayed on
the poster with
some
effectiveness

information in is
rudimentary
and/or lacking
somewhat in
logic, coherence
some
connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
analyzes and
interprets
information with
moderate
accuracy and
detail

some use of
design elements

Level 1
not adequately
informative
images and text
are displayed on
the poster with
limited
effectiveness

Below Level 1
ineffective use
of design
elements

no organization

not useful and/or

not thorough
and/or not
coherent
connections to
characters and
themes in short
stories studied
are irrelevant,
unclear, and/or
superficial
analyzes and
interprets
information with
limited accuracy
and detail

limited use of
design elements

not created
with the
effectiveness,
depth, or
intensity of a
pre-university
assignment
no connections
or inadequate
or irrelevant
connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
little or no
analysis
demonstrated
inadequate use
of design
elements

ENG 4UI Short Story: Media

The Night Face Up Abstract Film Poster

Goal: to demonstrate your understanding of the characters and to design a promotional poster for a film
adaptation of The Night Face Up
Your poster must have the following images included:
Eyes
Representation of night
Hospital (or something representing a hospital)
Jungle/Forest representation
An image expressing the overall feeling of the story
As for text, the poster must have
The story boiled down to 5-10 words (from the story) spread throughout the poster
A slogan
A new title for the adaptation
Your poster must make use of the following colours in some way:
red
green
black
white
Remember, the goal with abstract art isnt reproducing subjects as they appear; it is more about provoking
a reaction from the viewer.
The only other thing you should consider in putting together your poster is arrangement: why am I putting
X here?
Name:

/45

organization
/10
Communication
of information
and ideas

content
/25
Analysis,
interpretation,
and
understanding

creativity
/10
Use of design
elements

Comments:

Level 4
focused, and
informative
Images and
text are
displayed on
poster with a
high degree of
effectiveness
highly logical
and coherent
information
given
sophisticated,
insightful
connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
analyzes and
interprets
information
with a high
degree of
accuracy and
detail
highly effective
use of design
elements

Level 3
clear information
included
images and text
are displayed on
poster with
effectiveness

logical, useful,
coherent
information given
solid connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
analyzes and
interprets
information with
considerable
accuracy and
detail

effective use of
design elements

Level 2
minimal focus
and information
given in
images and text
are displayed on
the poster with
some
effectiveness

information in is
rudimentary
and/or lacking
somewhat in
logic, coherence
some
connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
analyzes and
interprets
information with
moderate
accuracy and
detail

some use of
design elements

Level 1
not adequately
informative
images and text
are displayed on
the poster with
limited
effectiveness

Below Level 1
ineffective use
of design
elements

no organization

not useful and/or

not thorough
and/or not
coherent
connections to
characters and
themes in short
stories studied
are irrelevant,
unclear, and/or
superficial
analyzes and
interprets
information with
limited accuracy
and detail

limited use of
design elements

not created
with the
effectiveness,
depth, or
intensity of a
pre-university
assignment
no connections
or inadequate
or irrelevant
connections
made to the
characters and
themes in the
short stories
studied
little or no
analysis
demonstrated
inadequate use
of design
elements