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The Spiral Syllabus Free
This syllabus uses a spiraling structure: roles build one by one, and understanding deepens as students circle back through new layers of film and analysis. This page details a syllabus that I have built...
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Lessons
Start here to browse practical and analytical lessons and everything in between. This page is for complete lessons and activities to do with the class. Practical Filmmaking Lessons These lessons will...
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Film Portfolio
The film portfolio allows you to demonstrate their learning, skills, and creativity in a variety of film production roles while embracing challenges, applying your analytical work, and practicing your...
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Textual Analysis
The textual Analysis will allow you to demonstrate your critical thinking, analytical, and interpretive skills by engaging in depth with a film text. *Note: The Necronomicon (pictured left) is a text...
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Comparative Study
The Comparative Study challenges students to conduct a deep analysis examining the similarities and differences between two films from contrasting cultural contexts. The page below uses the Parasite /...
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Textual Analysis
The textual Analysis is a fundamental aspect of the IB Film Course, as it allows students to develop their critical thinking, analytical, and interpretive skills by engaging with a variety of film texts. ...
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TA: Current Selections - UPDATED
Here is where you can find out! You may only share the 3-5 you select for your class, and only at the beginning of the assessment period. These films are for students who complete the course in May/November...
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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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Start of Course Free
The first few days of class are an important way to set the tone for the year. Here are some suggestions to help welcome your students to your film class community and build a bridge between their interest...
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Proxemics & Shot Types
Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard Ahot types and proxemics play crucial roles in the viewer's perception of the narrative, allowing filmmakers to convey deep emotion and meaning simply by changing the position...