Activities
Screenwriting: Postmodern Party
In this assignment, you will write a postmodern script. Write a party of pastiche, some meta-merryment, fragmented an intertextual invitational, or an absurdist affair. Write a 2-3 Page dialogue between...
Syllabi & Lessons
Production Work Exercises
Although these lessons are not meant to provide complete films, your students might find clips that they've done have a place in their portfolio. So much to move. So little time. In this film challenge...
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Director Documentary
To help your audience understand your Auteur put into your film, you will create documentary that touches on all of the key points of their work. Your director documentary should be 3 minutes long, using...
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Auteur Project: Selecting a Memory
Somehow this is possible despite any financial, geographical, or temporal considerations. Your director is deceased? No problem! Their spirit will move you. But what moment in your life is worthy of this...
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Sound Randomizer
This exercise is great for helping students learn about the nuance and variety of ways that sound can live and create meaning in a film. You might have them simply come up with an idea for a sound or...
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Auteur Project Exemplars
Here are some examples of how students approached the Auteur project with explanations of their approach. Student Exemplars In Tart, Jackie took a memory of her brother, who refused to eat tarts that...
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Postmodern Collaborative Films
The postmodern film unit often pushes students to think differently about how to structure and create meaning in their films. This can lead to more complex ideas in the development of the collaborative...
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Postmodernism: Student Exemplars
Christof, The Truman Show Here are some exemplars of student postmodern films with explanations of how and why they approach the traditional narrative form from new directions. Resources: Postmodern Exemplars...
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Postmodernism: Shorts & Music Videos
Here are some exemplars of student postmodern films with explanations of how and why they approach the traditional narrative form from new directions. Here are some resources that may help introduce students...
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Why Do Movies Feel Different Quiz
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