Film
The Newer Scream Films and Horror Movie Explorations
Thoughts on the newer Scream movies.
Books
What makes a potentially "unreal" story worth the journey of reading or watching?
A review of Colleen Hoover's, Verity. Sellable premise that sells short of meaningful horror.
Coraline
Basic Film Vocabulary: Distance, Angle, and Depth of Field
Learn the basics of film vocabulary with examples from Coraline.
Analysis
A Deep Focus Shot Analysis Model
A deep focus shot has a long depth of field, which essentially means there is a long distance that is seen clearly, in focus. This shot from Citizen Kane is an example of a deep focus shot (although the entire film is pretty much famous for being shot in deep focus).
Coraline
Coraline Film Sequence Analysis Practice: First Night in the Other World
COMING SOON: Shot by Shot Sequence Analysis Practice for Coraline's first night in the Other World.
9th Grade ELA
Film Analysis Assignment Sheet & Rubric for Coraline
A Thematic + Visual Analysis Project for Middle & High School Students
Analysis
Model Film Analysis of Coraline
An image focused model film analysis for the b characters of Coraline
Coraline
Analyzing Characters and World in Act 1 of the Coraline Movie
What do the following shots tell you about the characters or the world of Coraline? Establishing Shots * What is your eye drawn towards? Why? * What is the mood or atmosphere of this shot? * What do you think is the most important thing in this shot? Why? * What is this shot
Coraline
How to Teach With Coraline the Movie
Coraline Lesson Plan Ideas for MS/HS ELA teachers. Great for Coming of Age, Identity, Parent/Child Dynamics, Strange Behavior, and Intro to Film Studies.
Coraline
Coraline Viewing Questions
2 different question sets (one geared towards learning the basics of film studies vocabulary, one that doesn't require film experience) and a master list of viewing questions.