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Film Theory Analytical Tasks
On this page, we'll discuss a number of ways that you might approach this understanding with your students. After covering the basics of Film Theory with your students, here are some ways you can check...
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Film Analysis: Visual Thinking Strategies
As you watch films together as a class, it can be important to stop at different moments to focus on the analytical understanding of the film. Let's face it, one of the reasons that students are excited...
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Film Analysis Lessons
Here you will find lessons that aid not only in the analysis of films, but also help students understand how meaning is constructed so that they can apply it to their own films Browse the pages below...
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Lesson Plan: Basic NLE Editing
Different Non-Linear Editing platforms have a variety of pros and cons but for the purposes of IB Film, any and all of them are sufficient to meet the demands of the course. This lesson provides a hands-on...
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Editing Lessons
Walter Murch This page outlines editing lessons that cover essential techniques and principles, but also focus on the creative art of editing. Teachers will find lesson plans and practical assignments...
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Lesson: Proxemics and Shot Types
As students learn to go from shot to shot for different reasons and purposes, they will If you're following the curriculum approach included here, this is the first content focused lesson. Introducing...
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Cinematography Lessons
This page provides an overview of cinematography lessons focused on key concepts, techniques, and skills associated with visual storytelling and the role of cinematographer. Teachers will find structured...
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Advice For New Teachers Free
We're all new once. We'll make mistakes and we'll learn from them. Here is some advice that comes from the mistakes we made along the way. The curse of the DP course not having a syllabus to follow...
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The Film Journal
How you approach the journal with your class should be tailored to best suit your students' needs. The IB Film curriculum gives plenty of room for the interpretation of what it means for students to create...
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Short Film Library
Many times when students first start working on making films, they're not thinking so much about what it means to make a 'short film', they're thinking about 'how can I cram my epic story into three minutes'. ...