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Film Studies: Introduction to Film
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(156)
In this 12-week class, students will learn how to appreciate, analyze & interpret theme, character, story structure, & narrative technique through the medium of film as they study movies, write scripts, & learn about the business of cinema.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner - Advanced Level
General Course Summary This course explores a wide variety and range of film types and units of study, including film history, shot composition, editing techniques, animation, special effects, sound in film, film ratings, specialists that help make a film, and individual genre-based units of study. Additionally, students are introduced to basic script formatting, writing, and “pitching.” Focus includes the development of techniques for analysis in shot composition, story structure mapping,...
This class is taught in English.
Students will learn how to appreciate, analyze and interpret theme, character, story structure, and narrative technique through the medium of film. We will also explore the artistry of sound, camera, costumes, set making, stunts, and SFX that help the filmmakers tell their stories.
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
1. Full length film watches each week and completed tracking sheets for each film. 2. One practice script and three 3-page student-created scripts. 3. Verbally pitch a possible film (part of Blockbuster lesson) 4. Choice: Essays in MLA format on film and cinema (suggested topics will be provided). 5. Choice: Oral slideshow presentations on film and cinema (suggested topics will be provided). 6. Choice: Create a short film from a prompt provided by the teacher. 7. Choice: Multiple choice mid-term exam and final exam.2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Students will need to rent/stream required movies to watch as homework. A survey on the first day of class will determine the films and schedule. Here is a list of possible films: The Princess Bride, Dance Girl Dance, Arrival, Poltergeist, Jurassic Park, ParaNorman, Clue, Alien, Bumblebee, The Shawshank Redemption, and Fried Green Tomatoes.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
We will be discussing and/or watching clips and full films of PG-13 and R rated movies in this class that might contain adult content such as violence, language, and sexuality. Students will be provided with a list of both free and paid screenwriting programs to write their scripts as well as websites to read screenplays for free. Learners will need to join a Google Classroom for the homework assignments.
This class uses and is based off the Film Studies: Intro to Film elective curriculum created by English Gamechangers.
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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...
Group Class
$432
for 24 classes2x per week, 12 weeks
55 min
Completed by 41 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
3-12 learners per class
