This past Wednesday we had a guest lecturer, our ITF Joseph Pantenglo, who led our class in discussion about the film, A Bronx tale. Mr.Pantengelo began the class by speaking about the story arc of most movies, describing each step in detail. First we spoke about how exposition is key for the development of most movies because they are set in a world that is previously set up for the audience. Next we spoke about how rising action and climax of the movie are usual the points when a conflict befalls the main character and a big event follows. Additionally we spoke briefly about the falling action of a movie, as this is usually the shortest and most joyful part of the movie. Using these four elements we began to analyze the movie and as a class spoke about how these points played out in the movie. Mr.Pantenglo than started to discuss themes present throughout the film such as: Allegiance, Neighborhoods, Race. As a class we discussed the themes all while Mr.Pantenglo would use specific examples from the text to support each theme. Towards the end of class we got a tutorial on how to use iMovie for our video project, while also brainstorming as a group what are some specific examples of adaptation across multiple factions of media (movies, tv shows, music).