Language of Film
Helping Educators Teach With &
About Film
Resources, readings and recommendations
created by Frank W. Baker/Media
Literacy Clearinghouse
"Teaching students how to interpret and
create visual texts such as...film...is another essential component of the
English Language Arts curriculum." (NCTE)
"If people aren't taught the
language of sound and images, shouldn't they be considered as illiterate as if they left college without being able
to read or write?"
George Lucas, film director
"We live in a world of moving image - it contributes greatly to the way we make
sense of and engage with the world. This is fundamentally why moving image
education
has a vital role to play within a holistic
approach to learning in the 21st century."
Peter Edwards, chairman of the Film Agency for Wales