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Film Studies: Genres for Screenwriters, Directors & Filmmakers
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(157)
In this 8-week course, we will go over various film genres (comedy, drama, coming-of-age, horror, western, science fiction, fantasy, romcom, historical, war, etc.), discuss audience expectations, watch movies, and come up with movie ideas.
Class experience
genre - a category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in tone, form, style, or subject matter This class is for anyone who wants to make movies. We'll go over various genres and what the audience expects of that genre when they go to the movies. Knowing the rules of each genre helps you to understand your audience expectations. You need to know the rules before you make the conscious decision to break them if you are looking to subvert audience expectations. Each week we...
Students will understand what elements are required to write in the various genres.
Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts: Creative Writing Certificates from Institute of Children's Literature Certificates from Institute for Writers Writing young adult fantasy and space opera under the pen name Angelia Almos.
Homework Offered
Student will come up with an idea for each week (picking one of the two genres focused on that day) and write up a short description (paragraph to single page). Students will watch genre movies of their choice and analyze them for genre elements.2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
A letter grade can be provided at parent request. Grading will be based on attendance, participation, and turning in homework. Doing everything - A, missing one or two items - B, missing several items - C.Grades Offered
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Some genres will focus on PG-13 or R rated movies which might include violence, foul language or sexual content as part of the storytelling. Some of the clips that we watch may contain cinematic violence and/or foul language.
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(157)
Pronoun: she/her/hers NOTE: If you were looking at one of my flexible schedule classes and they are suddenly gone, yes, I still have them, and I am currently figuring out which classes will be able to go into the new self-paced designation that...
Group Class
$144
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
3-12 learners per class
This class is no longer offered
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