** The following documents have been created by Brad Smilanich, and have been posted for use with his permission.
Terminology
Oct 18 (PDF of PPT on Cinematic Techniques — adapted from Smilanich’s work)
Camera Movement in Film&Video
Film Shots and Angles
Examining Mise-en-scene
Oct 25 (PDF of PPT on Sound, Lighting, and Mise-en-Scene)
Sound in the Movies
Shrek Scene Analysis Worksheet
Hallelujah
Nov 1 (PDF of PPT on Film Theory — Kuleshov Effect & Montage Theory)
Neutral Scenes (2 scripts used for the mini film projects in class + 2 others): neutral-scenes
Assignments
Memorable Movie Personal Response (<– good assignment to introduce/start the beginning of the unit, after a discussion of the students 3 movies: favourite, most disliked, “guilty pleasure”.)
Scene Analysis Project (<– longer version of mise-en-scene assignment for this class.)
Other Useful Resources
5 Brilliant Movements of Camera (This YoutTube Channel, CineFix offers other great videos on the use of colour, cinematography, etc.)
Other helpful resources
Film Education is a site that is based out of the UK, where it promotes and supports the use of films in classrooms. There are numerous and various film units that can be found here that can apply to a variety of different themes and topics.
Teaching Film in High School ELA is a site that was developed by a former colleague, Brad (mentioned on my Resources page). Here, you will find similar resources that I have posted and have had great successes with. In addition, he provides a more comprehensive list of films and other resources that may be helpful.
Edutopia is a site connected to the George Lucas Educational Foundation. The site doesn’t focus entirely on film, but is a good resource for inspiration.
The Film Foundation was developed by Martin Scorsese as a way to protect and preserve motion pictures. They have also developed innovative educational programs with the hopes of educating young people about the significance of film, called The Story of Movies.
If you are concerned about the rating of a film and/or are curious about the appropriateness of its contents, then the site Kids-In-Mind: Movie Ratings provides a good break down of what to expect in terms of graphic content, such as sex/nudity, violence/gore and profanity. It is very specific and provides detailed examples of even the most recent films.
The TEDTalks Blog, 9 TEDTalks about The Making of Movie Magic, is exceptionally interesting and inspiring and could be used as an instructional tool in the classroom.