Yale University
Yale University: Film Analysis Guide
A guide to the vocabulary of film and to the cinematic techniques of filmmaking, with links to film clips that illustrate select terms or topics. Includes two examples of film analysis to illustrate how shots in a filmed sequence can be...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Film Experience
Use this online course on film to learn about film criticism and analysis. All the course materials are included.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Philosophy of Film
A complete, undergraduate level online course from MIT.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
The companion website for a documentary film about jazz is home to a storehouse of resources and unique features about the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of jazz. With a timeline of key events in the history of jazz,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Analysis of to Kill a Mockingbird
Used as a follow-up lesson after reading the novel and viewing the entire video of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, students will analyze the opening title credits which show the cigar box and its contents which Jem and Scout have found in the...
Curated OER
History Matters: Making Sense of Documents
Designed to help teachers and students make effective use of primary documents. There are well written section on how to make sense of numbers, ads, music, diaries, and more. included are interactive activities for students to help them...
New York Times
New York Times: Photographic Portraits of the Year's Best Actors (2004)
This portfolio of black-and-white portraits of Oscar-nominated film stars captures a range of faces, poses, moods, and points of view. Excellent site for comparing and criticizing artistic choices and approaches and for inspiring...
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Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Raisin in the Sun" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"Raisin in the Sun" (screenplay) teacher guide includes in-depth introduction and synopsis. Also featured are tips for reading a screenplay. Masterfully explores themes, symbolism, and film techniques. Consists of 16 pages. This is a...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Hound of the Baskervilles
View, read and discuss Conan Doyle's tale, "The Hound of Baskersvilles," and compare and contrast the story with the film. Explore the genres and elements of mystery and suspense that are present, and analyze characters, especially...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ken Burns in the Classroom: Collection
Ken Burns and his collaborators have been creating historical documentary films for more than forty years. Known for a signature style that brings primary source documents, images, and archival video footage to life on screen, these...
New York Times
New York Times: Mission: Music
Audio slideshow analysis of the musical score for the film "Mission: Impossible III," which uses the theme from the 1960s television series in different ways throughout.
Arizona State University
Arts Work: Theater Criticism
A solid approach to the basics of viewing and evaluating a dramatic experience, including theater, film, and television. Covers description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation in the context of theater.
New York Times
New York Times: From Sketch to Screen: "A Very Long Engagement"
Launch an audio slideshow, narrated by the director of the film, about storyboarding sequences in "A Very Long Engagement." An interesting site for considering the work of the storyboard artist, whose sketching technique is wonderfully...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Freedom Riders
PBS collects and summarizes the stories of the freedom riders, who, in 1961, challenged segregation in the American South. Includes video clips from the documentary, interactive timeline of key locations and events, biographical...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Exploring Photographs
Learn the apprecation and analysis of photography as an art form.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Otto Preminger
The Internet Movie Database provides a complete filmography with biographical data, trivia, and links to individual films, casting information, and plot summaries.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Road to Emerald City Is Paved With Good Intentions
'The Wizard of Oz' is perhaps the most popular film ever made. Generations of families have enjoyed this classic tale of Dorothy's struggle to return home from a faraway land. What is not well known, however, is that 'The Wonderful...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Enter Ophelia
A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."
New York Times
New York Times: Anatomy of a Scene: Michael Bay on "The Island"
Michael Bay describes his approach to storyboarding an action sequence in the movie "The Island." Includes actual captioned storyboards from the production and video of the finished scene.
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