Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Teaching with film

Here is a list of sites that can get you started if you decide to teach with film...

Basic Strategies in Reading Photographs
This web page offers a succinct, easy-to-read overview of how to read images in a frame.

Film Education
A site supported by the UK Film Industry to promote and support the use of film in the curriculum. It offers information and curriculum resources for specific films as well as general film studies.

The ‘Grammar of Television and Film’
This site offers an excellent overview of the language of cinema. It visually describes different types of camera angles and shot types, how editors manipulate time and space, narrative styles, and use of sound.

The Story of Movies: An Introduction to Contemporary Chinese Film http://www.storyofmovies.org/common/11041/lessonlibrary.cfm?clientID=11041&QID=7112
The Film Foundation (with IBM and Turner Classic Movies) offers excellent resources for teachers who want to embark on teaching with films from China. Currently, they offer extensive resources (including Teacher Resource Guide and Student Activity Booklet) on Beijing Bicycle, King of Masks, and Kekexili: Mountain Patrol.

Yale Film Studies

Yale’s Film Analysis guide is an excellent source to help people become familiar with the vocabulary of film studies and cinema technique.

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