Film Study

How is film viewed as literature?

Students learn to read film and to study the techniques filmmakers use to tell a story. Students will view an eclectic canon of critically acclaimed movies in a variety of genres such as animation, claymation, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, romance, science fiction, and war. Students will write film responses that include analysis of theme, acting, and technical elements, as well as technological developments in film making. Collaboration and reflection will drive group work in gaining understandings of these elements, and overall appreciation of the film.