Short Film “Lifted”, by Pixar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQYQOzSMsRQ Before watching • • • • • Do you believe we are alone in the universe? Do you believe in aliens and UFOs? What you think aliens might look like? Draw one in the box on the right Do you think flying a UFO is easy or difficult? Do you believe in alien abduction? While watching • Enjoy the film! After watching • Genre: What kind of movie is it? …………………………………………………………………………… • Actors/Stars: o Who is in it? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… o Describe the aliens: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… o What is the big alien’s job? …………………………………………………………………………… o Did the small alien pass the test? ………………………………………………………………… • Setting: Where and when does it take place? …………………………………………………… • Plot: What is it about? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… • Climax: How does it end? …………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… • Reviews: What you think about it? ……………………………………………………… Answer Key http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQYQOzSMsRQ Before watching Do you believe we are alone in the universe? Do you believe in aliens and UFOs? What you think aliens might look like? Draw one in the box on the right • Do you think flying a UFO is easy or difficult? • Do you believe in alien abduction? ANSWERS MAY VARY • • • While watching • Enjoy the film! After watching • Genre: What kind of movie is it? Animated (sci-fi) cartoon • Actors/Stars: o Who is in it? Two aliens and one human o Describe the aliens: One alien is big and green He’s the supervisor who’s trying to teach the little alien to fly and operate a UFO The other alien is small and green, wearing a helmet He’s taking a UFO test but isn’t doing very well What is the big alien’s job? supervisor, captain o Did the small alien pass the test? Probably not… • Setting: Where and when does it take place? Rural USA (?), now • Plot: Aliens trying to abduct a human One of the aliens is trying to operate the UFO and abduct the human, but isn’t doing very well • Climax: How does it end? They don’t succeed in abducting the human, decide to put everything as it was but then crash their UFO and destroy the man’s house The man is very lucky to be alive… • Reviews: What you think about it? Answers may vary