Introduction To Film Media Literacy
This session is used to introduce students to the subliminal impact of various camera shots, angles, shapes, colors, and other familiar images. Camera calisthenics, movement, timing, and rhythm exercises are used to introduce students to digital cameras and smartphones.
Session 1
Session 2
Introduction To Mise En Scene
This session is used to introduce students to Mise En Scene and the isolation of shots and movie scenes for close examination and study. Students examine popular television commercials to demonstrate how colors, shots and angles are used to promote products and societal values.
Session 3
Introduction To Critical Film Review
This session is used to demonstrate how movies mirror, differ, and directly affect
perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and experiences in the 'real world'. Students choose
an Academy award-winning film for analysis and review.
Session 4
The Art of Storyboarding
This session is used to introduce students to the art of storyboarding. Upside-down drawing exercises are used to demonstrate how to access the part of the brain that 'draws'.
Session 5
Sound and Sound Effects
This session is used to introduce students to the art of listening, sound, scriptwriting, special effects and 21st-century digital audio technology.
Session 6
Introduction To Movie Language Systems
This session is used to introduce students to drama, storytelling, metaphors, allegories, lighting, and familiar images to send hidden ' messages and meaning'.
FILM MEDIA LITERACY
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Students learn using hands-on training outside the classroom in real work environments with
real-world context including online learning and visiting Media Industry professionals.
Session 7
Introduction To The 8 Basic Laws of Cinema
This session is used to introduce students to the eight basic laws of cinema, film structure, film language, foreshadowing, and foregrounding techniques. Students also learn how to dig beneath the surface chaos of a film's narrative to discover subliminal messages and meaning.
Session 8-10
Introduction To The 'Mellow Shoot'
This session is used to introduce students to guerilla-styled filmmaking. Students learn how to work in production teams with their peers to meet deadlines and create short videos.
Session 11
Introduction To Pre-Production
This session is used to introduce students to the art of brainstorming for conceptualizing film story concepts. Students identify the societal anxieties of our times and their intended message(s) for viewers.
Session 12
Introduction To Production Roles and Responsibilities
This session is used to identify the class' final film project. Production roles and responsibilities for
class members are determined. Students work in production teams to determine how to capture
the best video footage needed to tell their story.
Session 13
The Writer Speaks
This session is used to introduce the first draft of the class writer's script. Students work together to contribute to the development of the script's final draft.
Session 14
Introduction To Production Management
This session is used to introduce students to documents needed to organize their production. Students determine film locations, lighting schemes, and all tasks required to meet the film deadline.
Session 15-16
The Director Speaks
This session is used to introduce students to dry-run rehearsals, the art of diplomacy, and camera-blocking exercises required in preparation for production.
Session 17-18
Production
This session is used to film the final class film project. Students learn how to use shot lists, storyboards, director's cues, and all tasks required to gather film footage needed.
Session 19-20
Editing & Post Production
This session is used to introduce students to the art of editing and 21st-century editing equipment and software.
Session 21
Public Film Screening
This session is used to introduce students to exhibiting and mounting a public film screening of their work, media law, public policy, and public television access.
