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Film Studies: Genres for Screenwriters, Directors, and Filmmakers
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(156)
Future directors, screenwriters, and film fans will go over the common tropes for popular movie genres, learn about audience expectations, pick a film to watch each week, and come up with their own movie ideas.
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 8
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...
8 lessons//8 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Coming-of-Age and Fish-Out-of-WaterLearn about the two genres: coming-of-age and fish-out-of-water. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 2Lesson 2Horror and ThrillerLearn about the two genres: horror and thriller. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 3Lesson 3Action and AdventureLearn about the two genres: action and adventure. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 4Lesson 4Romantic Comedy and Buddy ComedyLearn about the two genres: romantic comedy and buddy comedy. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 5Lesson 5Western and HistoricalLearn about the two genres: western and historical. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 6Lesson 6Science Fiction and FantasyLearn about the two genres: science fiction and fantasy. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 7Lesson 7Disaster and WarLearn about the two genres: disaster and war. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.Week 8Lesson 8Comedy and DramaLearn about the two uber genres: comedy and drama. Watch a film from one of the genres and come up with your own movie idea.
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
1 file available upon enrollmentStudents are encouraged to watch movies in the genres we cover each week. Movie choice is up to the student.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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:(156)
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...
Flex Class
$15
weekly or $120 for 8 weeks8 weeks
Completed by 3 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
