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Foley Library
Guy Madden The sound design role is often the most underutilized of the five IB Film roles. One way to support students in sound design is to assemble a 'foley library' of objects and items to help them...
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Recording Sound
As a sound designer, your work must both be ubiquitous and carefully executed. Capturing high quality audio while you are filming scenes with dialogue will make or break your film. Poor audio quality...
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Adjusting & Layering Sounds
EQ levels look complicated at first, but once you learn the ins and outs of sound frequencies and layering, you can create more complex and meaningful sounds for your films. EQ levels refer to equalizing frequencies...
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Staying on Track: Suggested Deadlines for IB Film Final Assessments May 2026 Free
One of the biggest challenges in teaching IB Film is time. There is so much I want to teach and show; between shoots, edits, research, and reflection. When we arrive in Y2, it tends to move at lightning...
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Film Genres (Genre Theory)
Quentin Tarantino Teachers should understand that although Genre Theory would generally fall under the umbrella of Film Theory, for the purpose of the comparative study, it is parsed out separately as...
Gallery
The Screening Room - Archives Free
Welcome to the Screening Room Archives — your backstage pass to student-made cinema. From IB Film Portfolios to Collaborative Film Projects and memorable student reels of the past, this vault holds it...
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Afterimage
Lonely and yearning for Maria, the partner he lost too soon, Ruben finds himself on an emotional journey that transcends loss, where an unexpected, surreal reunion becomes a catalyst for healing. Plan...
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Film Language and Elements
What are these things and how do they relate to each other? Let's learn to speak in 'film'. We often use the terms film language, film elements and film vocabulary interchangeably but it is important...
Activities
What Not to Include in Your Film
The guide offers some guidance around ethical filmmaking that you must be aware of as you develop your film ideas. Your film is meant to be created to be appropriate to an audience of your peers. Ethical...
Activities
Production
Transitioning from pre-production to production can be scary at first. However, if you have a strong pre-production process and a collaborative team, this can be the most rewarding and exciting part...