Activities
Analytical Pan's Labyrinth Task
In Pan's Labyrinth, director Guillermo Del Toro creates meaning on many different levels. Let's examine how and why he decided to make a supernatural fairy tale set during the Spanish Civil War and think...
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Mini Lesson: The Shining & Auteur Theory
If you are using The Shining to introduce film theory as described in our curricular approach, this mini-lesson acts as a bridge between watching the film and studying Film Theory. This presentation both...
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Film Analysis Worksheet
This can be used multiple times for a variety of films to help prepare students for the Textual Analysis. This worksheet is meant to help prepare students for the Textual Analysis through a structured...
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Lesson: Feast: Introducing Match Cuts
The editing of Disney's Feast is based almost entirely in match cuts. We can see just about every kind of match in the transitions of this film. We can learn about match cuts through Patrick Osborne's...
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Mini Lesson: Diegesis
In this lesson students will learn about what we see that exists within the world of films, exists outside of the world of the film, and the in between ambiguous space that a clever approach to diagetic...
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Lesson: Triangle Coverage & Filming a Dialouge
This lesson uses ambiguous dialogue to teach about triangle coverage and filming a scene that includes dialogue. This two-day lesson can be taught independently or as a follow-up lesson to this one, which...
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Triangle Coverage & Director Commands
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Lesson: Introducing Mise-en-Scéne
Students will learn that mise-en-scéne is important for communicating important information both through literal and metaphorical means. 1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specified contexts...
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Ice Breaker: Movie Poster of My Life Free
This ice-breaker activity is not just a creative and fun way for your class to get to know each other at the very beginning, it also sets the stage for a conversation about some of the potentials… and...
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Shot Types
Let's explore how various shots can make a difference to how your story is told. Image Gallery...