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The Process of Making Movie Magic - On-Going Workshop for 09-12 Yr Olds
The Art of Movies for Young Creatives (15 and Up)
This course introduces students 13 and up to the creative art of filmmaking. Students watch cinematic classics, discuss, debate, and share their ideas, and discover how movies are made!
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
In this class, we discover how movies work. We learn how to watch films critically and discuss them, and how masters of the medium have used the audio-visual language of moviemaking for more than 100 years. This is a class for students who enjoy watching movies or want to learn more about them. We learn terms, techniques, and concepts related to the history and creation of movies. We discuss and analyze classic and important films — one from each decade from the 1930s through the 2010s — as...
Students will learn to think critically and creatively about movies. Students will learn how to watch films as filmmakers do, and how to discuss them. Students will learn a cinematic vocabulary of terms, techniques, and concepts. Students will learn to appreciate the evolution of dramatic feature films over the past 100 years. Students will explore the visual language of film -- shot, angle, size, depth, composition, etc. Students will explore the aural language of film -- dialogue, music, ambience, rhythm, etc. Students will explore the temporal language of film -- editing, cutting vs. joining, etc. Students will explore the dramatic language of film -- conflict, suspense, intention, climax, etc. Students will explore the conceptual language of film -- time, space, dream, reality, structure, etc.
Teaching Expertise: B.A. Indiana University, 1998 - Film M.F.A. Syracuse University , 2002 - Film Taught film arts at Syracuse University, Northern Arizona University (USA); Chaoyang University of Technology (Taiwan) Created Film and Digital Video department at Northland Pioneer College (Arizona, USA) Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary, Taipei Film Festival, for Ripples Apart (Mark Ford and Mei-Fang Hu, directors), 2017 Nominated for Golden Horse (台北金馬影展) for Best Sound, Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-Liang, director), 2013 Winner of Best Sound, Asia Pacific Film Festival, for Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-Liang, director), 2013 Nominated for Golden Bell (金鐘獎) for Best Sound, Time Lapse, 2010 Winner of Best Film, Humboldt International Film Festival, for Run Away Home, (Mark Ford and Mei-Fang Hu, directors), 2002 Undergraduate Courses Taught in College/University (1999-2022): Introduction to Film History of Television Film Aesthetics The Cinema of Journeying Film Theory: Realism and Film American Iconoclast Filmmakers Introduction to Documentary Studies Sound Design Audio for Film and TV Advanced Audio for Film and TV Audio Storytelling Video Production Video Production Practicum Film and Video Editing Directing Fiction Screenwriting Intermediate Screenwriting Advanced Screenwriting Cinematography Digital Photography Pre-Production Capstone (undergraduate thesis) Production Capstone (undergraduate thesis) Post-Production Capstone (undergraduate thesis) Short Bio: I am a filmmaker, sound editor, and university professor with years of international experience in film and video production, as well as a long track-record in education — including more than two decades teaching creative arts and filmmaking. I have taught at Syracuse University, Northern Arizona University, in the community college, and abroad. I have worked with world-renown filmmakers, led filmmaking seminars, and shot on-location in Asia, Europe, and the United States. I was nominated for one of the highest filmmaking honors in Asia, a Golden Horse award, as well as a Golden Bell award. In the classroom, I use my extensive experience in filmmaking to provide my students with a solid foundation from which to develop their own creative identities.
Homework Offered
Students have an optional, recommended viewing assignment to watch one movie before each class. They are encouraged to share their thoughts and impressions on the movie during class. Students should arrange to watch the movie-of-the-week on their own or with help from their parents. All movies-of-the-week on the syllabus are available on streaming platforms or for rent/purchase (Amazon, Apple+, Google Play, Criterion, Netflix, etc.), and select titles are available for free on Kanopy with a public library card (USA): https://www.kanopy.com/en/ The website JustWatch lists which platforms offer which movies, for planning ahead: https://www.justwatch.com/ Each movie-of-the-week is accompanied by an optional writing prompt or feedback form, which gives students an opportunity to collect their thoughts and write about their viewing experience before each class. All homework -- both viewing and writing -- is optional, but encouraged.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Informal teacher observations of classroom discussions and performance. No formal assessments.Grades Offered
A complete syllabus, featuring all the movies-of-the-week and topics for the class, as well as a one-page handout detailing the online resources we use (Google Classroom, Dropbox, Common Sense Media, JustWatch) is provided upon enrollment.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
All movies screened outside of class, or watched as video clips or discussed in class, have a suggested viewing age of 10+ to 15+ on Common Sense Media and are appropriate for high school students. We will not watch films with ratings of 16+ or higher. However, depending upon the sensitivity of your child, some movies could be scary or upsetting. Films with a 10+ to 15+ rating on Common Sense Media may have mature themes and situations and/or depictions of violence. Please make sure you visit Common Sense Media or IMDB for more information on any movies on the syllabus: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
The following films are our class sources. Students watch them as (optional) homework for viewing outside class, and watch short clips from them during class: Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) PG; 11+ Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) PG; 12+ Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) PG; 13+ Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014) R; 15+ The Purple Rose of Cairo (Woody Allen, 1985) PG; 12+ The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) Not Rated; 13+ Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961) Not Rated; Rated 12A in UK - 12+ equivalent The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939) Not Rated; Rated PG in UK - 10+ equivalent Faces Places (Agnes Varda, JR) PG; Rated 12A in UK - 12+ equivalent)
I am a filmmaker, sound editor, and university professor with years of international experience in film and video production, as well as a long track-record in education — including almost two decades teaching creative arts and filmmaking. I have...
Group Class
$17
weekly or $150 for 9 classes1x per week, 9 weeks
90 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
8-15 learners per class
