Film Analysis Impromptu Speaking Competition Club

Get $5 off your first week with this code: COLEYHOTJ05. This weekly ongoing class will teach students how to analyze film clips for film elements - lighting, sound effects, music, and camera angles and organize their thoughts into amazingly impressive analysis speeches. Students will compete for the coveted winner certificate for the best analysis each week.

Each class will include a short lesson in film-making and thinking like a film maker.  Students will then watch a short film clip from a movie OR a short film (less than 5 minutes in length).  Students will then spend a few minutes organizing what they saw in a clear 1-2 minute analysis speech with a focus on the week's lesson.  Additionally, each student will evaluate other students' analysis according to a provided rubric. Students will receive verbal feedback on their analysis from a professional film actor, director, producer, and public speaker.  As time allows, we will watch and analyze an additional film clip.

Students will be selected to deliver their analysis randomly and will vote for the speaker they felt best analyzed the film.

Week #1 (2/13-2/19): Film Lighting
Week #2 (2/20-2/26): Sound Effects
Week #3 (2/27-3/5): Music in Movies
Week #4 (3/6-3/12): Camera Shots 
Week #5 (3/13-3/19): Camera Angles
Week #6 (3/20-3/26): Camera Movement and Special Effects
(Since not all aspects of each topic can be covered in one class, different elements will be discussed each week and this schedule will repeat, but with new film clips to analyze)

Students will gain the ability to identify various film techniques used by film makers to make them feel in particular ways and to tell stories.  This will help them in their future film careers, their ability to speak and organize speeches, as well as watch film material critically. The competition element of this class encourages students to excel as they learn from each other.