Film Studies
Opus & The Middle Perspective
Unpacking Ariel's role as the audience surrogate in A24's Opus.
Advanced English Class
Film Analysis for Students: Visual Framing & Emotional Distance in Into the Spider-Verse (pt. 4)
Learn how to analyze film scenes with this breakdown of framing, distance, and symbolism in Into the Spider-Verse. Perfect for students, teachers, and visual storytelling enthusiasts.
Analysis
How to Do a Shot-by-Shot Film Sequence Analysis
Plus a Free Example Course Using Azazel Jacobs' His Three Daughters If you’ve ever wanted to teach (or learn) how to truly read a the rich language of film, a shot-by-shot analysis is one approach that can help you dig in to the details. Whether you're
Critical Conversations
Teaching With Films: Discussion Norms for Critical Conversations and Race | Key Considerations Before Teaching Jordan Peele's Film, Get Out
Get Out is a film known for being about race, the topic is unavoidable. When I'm teaching or working with students, my job is to help students unpack the conversations around uncomfortable topics, such as race, and to also help them learn how to productively have these conversations
Film
Basic Film Vocabulary: Frame, Shot, Sequence & Scene
When it comes to describing film, I often find myself using many words interchangeably... "scene" and "sequence", the composition of "a frame" and the composition of "a shot". When we're together using these words in context, the nuanced definitions don&
Analysis
Model Film Analysis of Coraline
An image focused model film analysis for the b characters of Coraline
Coraline
Basic Film Vocabulary: Distance, Angle, and Depth of Field
When I first started teaching Film Studies to high school seniors, I initially fretted over students taking the class because they didn't think it was "a real English class". (It was -- students received 4 credits, as they would any other gen-ed English class, and I
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).