The television elective course includes video control, special effects, operation of cameras and editing machines, composition, lighting, staging, and directing, oncamera announcing and interviewing. Cinema studies for literature learning in high school explores literary devices. Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had. The social studies department at alton high school is a professional learning community of teachersscholars united by a common goal to enhance the knowledge of and understanding of the american past. I continue my work in arts education and arts advocacy, as a nonprofit arts consultant and president for arts for colorado.
Marco torres is an internationally recognized social studies teacher in an urban. I am a retired film and theatre educator, with 32 years experience in the classroom. In the summer of 2016, he began serving as the director of academics for the georgia film academy. University high school offers a wellrounded social studies curriculum that features standard 9th and 10th grade courses world historyap world history and u. My secret is to provide a disclaimer in the syllabus at the beginning of the year. I have been teaching high school film and digital production courses since 20. Students will view a variety of films arranged in chronological order focusing on important eras. Getting started with homeschool filmmaking curriculum. Our courses encourage participation and activism by focusing on the most pressing global issues facing our nation, our world, and our planet. This is a list of films that i show in class to help introduce students to the various units and concepts we are discussing. Teaching a film studies course to high schoolers and looking. Ib environmental systems and societies 11 and ib environmental systems and societies sl 12. The film professor at my high school showed his intro film class this film.
Our selfpaced, engaging video lessons let you study. High schoolers are introduced to the routine of film studies class. An elective course that examines the history and culture of africa and the africanamerican experience in an interdisciplinary format, including an analysis of the unique historical, cultural, and social developments from the middle passage to the present day. An elective course that studies film as a literary form. Teaching a film studies course to high schoolers and looking for a film to assess their current knowledge of film with. In addition to the films we watch at school, you will be politely required to watch at least one film a week on your own honors students will be politely asked to watch at least two.
He started them off by assigning a comparecontrast essay to the odyssey. The emphasis of this track is on film history, theory, and analysis. Topics covered include story structure, screenwriting, casting, and other elements of filmmaking, including editing, sales, marketing, and more. This course provides opportunities to learn and experience a variety of topics in the field of business. Simsbury high school students respectful, honorable, responsible simsbury high school 201920 program of studies. It combines intensive professional training with a comprehensive understanding of the techniques and theories behind the art of film and video production. Students will view a variety of films arranged in chronological order focusing on. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video. Learning filmmaking vocabulary by making films readwritethink. So as a tpt newcomer, i just kinda bundled a full semester.
The story of movies is a free interdisciplinary film literacy. Im going to be teaching a new senior elective english class this upcoming week. Us history through film elmwood park public schools. Im actually taking a high school film class right now im in my first year of ib film. This course covers a wide range in cinema and students explore issues including but not limited to. Ib french ab initio 11 and ib french ab initio sl 12. The story of movies curriculum is available free to teachers for use in middle school classrooms. We want our students to achieve the highest possible standards and to do this we create an atmosphere of encouragement with the emphasis on developing habits of hard work, organisation and responsibility. Film studies is a yearlong elective which meets the ag fine arts requirement for uc approval. Use s high school english, science, math, and social studies courses to study for exams, boost your grade, and get ahead in school. Precursors, early photography, persistence of vision, critical inventions, thomas. Bchs school event cancellations we will keep you updated as and when we know any further information.
We will watch as many films in class as possible in order to devote enough time for discussion. Flash forward to a few years ago, and i had the opportunity to pitch a new elective course at the high school level. We offer classes in screenwriting, directing, animation, cinematography, producing, and editing. Movies are a popular type of entertainment, but some parents and teachers fear that their students affinity for visual media comes at the expense of their reading and critical thinking abilities. Students explore all aspects of filmmaking and professional development, including preproduction planning, producing, writing, cinematography, directing, editing, and other postproduction steps. Film and media studies curriculum columbia school of the arts. Intro to film, film 2, film 3 syllabus introduction to film, film 2, film 3 cameron murray key west high school phone. Learning is a language arts curriculum for homeschool high school. Film studies is the study of the production, aesthetics and history of the 20th centurys. The class will view some landmark short films such as a trip to the moon, the great train robbery, etc. Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. This complete, oneyear high school english course was designed specifically with homeschoolers in mind. The student will understand the effect of cinematography on the film industry, identify the elements and themes of the film noir genre, understand the vocabulary of cinematography, explain the effects that different camera angles, movements, framing, etc. But we will also have a secondary interest in writing, too.
But they are often shortchanged at the high school level. Very few schools in the nation offer an undergraduate allwoman film program, particularly a program that includes film video production. Watching films is the single most important aspect of film studies. The students slump in their seats half paying attention, while they snooze or text or do chem homework. They view a short film from jiri trnka called the hand and write out a response.
Oct 19, 2006 the story of movies curriculum is available free to teachers for use in middle school classrooms. The objectives for the course is to expose students to a variety of film genres, helping them develop an appreciation and. For home school teach with movies lesson plans from. High school film teachers aim to reel in their students film classes are offered in universities. Designing the curriculum for an awesome high school film class. The curriculum for the summer filmmakers workshop for high school students, offered through the kanbar institute of film and television, is similar to that of the undergraduate degree program. Basically, if you were given a class of high school students and wanted to teach them about film studies, what film would you start with in order to gauge their. The us history through film curriculum offers students a unique way to view american history through the hollywood lens. Not to be confused with the technical aspects of film production, film studies exists only with the creation of film theorywhich approaches film critically as an artand the writing of film historiography. Students are exposed to various economies, their roles in our economy, entrepreneurship, marketing, managing financial and technological resources, and the use of social media. A collection of lesson plans on a variety of film study topics.
Movies for teaching a high school film course imdb. Film studies is less concerned with advancing proficiency in film production than it is with exploring the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic, and political implications of the cinema. Since joining tpt as a paid store in november of 2017, i guess i never realized how many fellow teachers out there might actually be interested in teaching a high school film studies course. Lewis court high school st ambrose barlow rc high school and sixth form college.
On twm, each film is given a suggested age range and possible problems are discussed so that parents can tailor the films to the maturity and abilities of their homeschool students. High school africa and africanamerican studies curriculum. We teach a comprehensive curriculum for film studies and for film video production. Handson, engaging, and driven by meaningful student interaction with course content this is the type of elective course that i wish id had back in high school. Other schools dont always invest in all these disciplines under one roof. Teaching a film studies course to high schoolers and looking for a. Our homeschool filmmaking curriculum is for young filmmakers to not only learn to make films, but for christian filmmakers, to put god back into films. We will look at specific film forms, particularly documentary forms, and their. Homeschool filmmaking curriculum schoolhouse teachers. The television elective course includes video control, special effects, operation of cameras and editing machines, composition, lighting, staging, and. Film studies syllabus ghidotti early college high school. History, respectively and several elective courses for upperclassmen.
Film appreciation will introduce students to the film industry and history of cinema through the study of classic and contemporary films. Advent is organized around the idea of training the next generation of christian filmmakers by providing high school students, college students, and adults with hands. This course is an introduction to the basic principles, procedures, and techniques of television production. Teaching a film studies course to high schoolers and. Open to returning students and those who have completed yearlong intermediate high school film or video courses, or are members of an international baccalaureate organizationsponsored film program and are thoroughly familiar with both hardware and software. The films are arranged in order by which they are screened. Film studies as an academic discipline emerged in the twentieth century, decades after the invention of motion pictures. Teaching social studies through film education fund. Film studies curriculum guide john stark regional high school. Cinema studies for literature learning in high school. It uses classic movies to introduce and study the elements of literary analysis. Social studies curriculum high school adopted 2012. Rachel hazel vision statement ensuring all students receive a superior 21st century education.
Storytelling is the most common way that we communicate to one another. Television production high school course curriculum. Course description what are we going to do in here. Apr 30, 2012 teaching film in a high school classroom 02292012 12. They also complete a film survey to identify and discuss their film viewing habits.
Film studies is a onesemester course whose primary focus is the analysis of the language of film. He earned his mfa in creative writing from arizona state university, go sun devils. What we have coveredgoing to cover in the next two years are different film theories film histories, formats and styles of editing, sound, narrative theories, exploring firstsecondthird cinema etc. Amy standen is a former contributing editor to edutopia. I will continue to add films to the site for use in your classrooms. Our homeschool filmmaking curriculum for young filmmakers includes detailed video instruction and assignments at the end of each video.
Chapterbychapter film analyses, discussion questions for class, assignments, exams, and much, much more. Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. In this course, students will become familiar with the history of film and acquire a language to discuss, analyze and write about film.
Film studies and production major hollins university. An old friend of mine who teaches at a public high school in minnesota just got word that hes inherited a 12week elective course on film, and. We have a number of learning support assistants working within our classes to support particular students or particular groups. A former high school english teacher, aaron levy is an associate professor of creative writing and english education at kennesaw state university in atlanta, ga. Learn more about the kanbar institute of film and television at nyu tisch, one of the premier film programs in the world. The masters degree in film studies is designed for students who have already completed significant undergraduate or graduate work in the study of film or associated fields. Each film recommended by contains lessons on life and positive moral messages. Course description this class will explore world culture and social history through the medium of film and other mediums of mass culture. Stories told with film have a tremendous influence on our attitudes and perceptions of the world around us. Its central premise is that students are bombarded with visual storytelling yet they possess few critical skills for intelligently and technically examining this material. The recent mandatory inclusion of the study of film into the high school english language arts program has been a source of anxiety for many teachers. Film and media studies curriculum columbia school of the. The advantages for middlelevel homeschool students are much the same as for high school except that films recommended are appropriate for students ages 11 14. Students in the ma program in film studies are not eligible to enroll in mfa directing, screenwriting or film production classes.
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