Film - Appreciation and Application

While the craft and purpose of filmmaking are at the forefront of Year 1 and Year 2 of the course, the primary focus of the medium remains the same: people watch movies and films because they enjoy the experience. For students in the course, it is important to keep the audience in mind, and to strive to make them feel better about themselves in the world than when they walked into the theatre. For the purposes of the IB Film courses, and for this reason, we encourage all filmmakers to include some measure of catharsis for the audience to discover / realize / learn / reveal.

Encyclopaedia Britannica - "Catharsis" - https://www.britannica.com/art/catharsis-criticism

Catharsis in Storytelling - StudioBinder - https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-catharsis-definition/

Year 1 students (JIB) will use the films The Dark Crystal (1982) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1989) for Film Appreciation. Year 2 students (SIB) will use the films Spirited Away (2001) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) for Film Appreciation. All film viewings and study in Film Appreciation will be used for educational purposes, and to further supplement their instruction in IB Film.