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Into Films

Filmmaking Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pixar, DreamWorks, Disney Studios. Prepare your primary graders to become the next generation of film makers with a guide that encourages kids to explore the possibilities of script writing, lighting, sound, editing, and post...
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Beverly Hills High School

The French Revolution

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Aspiring filmmakers and budding historians alike will love a storyboard project on the French Revolution. Learners plan a Hollywood blockbuster, complete with script and full storyboards, that cover important events of the French...
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PBS

The Black Panthers

For Students 9th - 12th
Stanley Nelson's acclaimed film, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution uses interviews, archival footage, and images to document the story of the radical political party established in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. A...
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Poetry4kids

How to Create a “Found Poem”

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Writers compose an original found poem by searching for words that inspire them. Words are taken from everyday conversation, books, cut from magazines, the mail, or an already written poem. 
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George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Discovery Room Tips: Think Like a Filmmaker [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 7th
Learn about the roles of director, cinematographer, and screenwriter in the filmmaking process. Includes templates for making film-production props--director's bullhorn, cinematographer's storyboards, and a scene clapper--so that you can...
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PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: Project Kashmir

For Students 9th - 10th
PROJECT KASHMIR attempts 'to navigate the treacherous maze of occupation, insurgency, unrest, censorship, and religious animosity'. The beauty of Kashmir is captured as India and Pakistan continually fight over Kashmir making daily life...
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Other

The Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch

For Students 9th - 10th
Beautifully-designed fan page of Ernst Lubitsch. Contains a biography, filmography, audio and video, quotes, images, posters, and links.
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Read Works

Read Works: One Big Family

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about a filmmaker's experience working with wild elephants. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...

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