The Commuter (short film) – Lesson Plan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9ME5_ZzeKI BEFORE WATCHING A Class discussion: What you need to shoot a movie? (a camera) Could you it with a camera phone? (this movie was) Elicit the following or pre-teach: a commute (what you call travel to and from work) b traffic warden (who check if you park correctly) c clamp a car (what happens when you park illegally) B Start movie and stop at 1min Ask where students think the movie was shot and why they think so (London) A short discussion follows Landmarks e.g Tower Bridge, Thames, Gherkin WHILE WATCHING A Play until 15sec and ask Ss: If traffic wardens would use machine guns in real life; What they would in this situation; B Play and stop at 33sec and ask Ss what bankers are like and what they are portrayed like here (predators) C Play and stop at 20sec and ask Ss to speculate why there are so many bags in the room (it’s a hotel and Pamela Anderson is a movie star) D Play and stop at 17sec and ask Ss to speculate what will happen next (he will steal the car and race to work) E Stop one last time at 07sec Students speculate on how the woman might feel (they may think angry, but in fact she’s impressed, delighted, smitten) F The trailer is then watched to the end Ss will see it was a daydream/the man was imagining things AFTER WATCHING A Ask Ss how they or their parents commute/how they get to work B Ask Ss what happens in their country when you park illegally What are the fines? Is your car clamped? Towed away? C Ask Ss if they ever daydream and what about FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY A Students write a summary of the plot of the film B Students write an essay, discussing traffic violations, inner city violence, ways to solve conflicts – or their own movie script