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Film Genres Lesson Plans
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Students produce an animated short film about their hero or their concept of heroism. In this film genre lesson, students outline a story they want to tell, structure the beginning, middle, and end, and follow the websites to create an animated film.
Eleventh graders participate on a virtual trip back in time to read the author who created the literary genre that started the intense popularity of the horror film genre of my space, UTube and podcasts, just to mention a few. They experience the writings of Edgar Allen Poe.
Students research that a narrative film tells a story using camera movement, sound, lighting, editing and other film making techniques. The audience must be taken into consideration when making a film. They explore what makes their hero so unique.
Students create a film about a hero that fascinates them. In this heroes lesson plan, students understand why a particular person is a hero by creating a film using interviews, role playing, and montages to capture what is inspiring about this hero.
Students write and produce an experimental short about hero stories. In this film instructional activity, students write a script about a hero story. Students follow the format for an experimental short and use the given links for assistance in their film.
Students bring historical, literary and fictional heroes to life by using moving images, illustrations and sound to tell an experimental film. Experimental film uses several media to express a theme or concept about heroism.
Students make their own short film about a hero of their choice. They create their own script and edit their video.
Students design and create an experimental film to express a theme or concept regarding heroism. They establish shots of locations, write dialogue, create montages and subjective footage.
Students bring historical, literary and fictional heroes to life by using moving images, illustrations and sound to tell an animated hero story.
Students create a document and explore how a documentary is a real story about a real hero. In addition, they think about their audience.
