Books
It Follows has brought to mind, “what makes a movie work?” to me since I first watched it a few years ago. When some of my favorite horror films include Us and The Babadook, which get at themes of class, grief, and motherhood, I find myself really stopping to appreciate movies, books, and stories th
Film
I've been exploring the opening sequences of horror films, originally because I had ambitions to put together a series of activities for the month of October - but, we'll see how that comes together. But this week, it's led me down a rabbit hole
Analysis
An image focused model film analysis for the b characters of Coraline
Coraline
The first year I was tasked with teaching Film Studies as a general education English course (4 credits) with seniors, I was unsure where to begin. I had the guidance of a colleague, but our backgrounds and expertise with regards to film were so vastly different that I couldn'
Coraline
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 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
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
Coraline. I've loved this movie since I first saw it in theaters my freshman year of college. At that time, I don't think I'd tacked on my Film & TV major yet, so I was "mainly just an English student", but I