Language of Film: Film Language / Film Literacy
Recommended Resources:
- Frank’s Language of Film website
- Book Explores Coen Bros Language of Film
- Teaching Students About Film Careers & Cinema Literacy
- Basics of How To Read A Film
- Cineliteracy: The Rule of Thirds
- Close Reading Films (prezi)
- Close Reading of Film (pdf 21 pages)
- Cultural codes in non-fiction films
- DVDs That Help Teach Film Language
- Exploring Language Moving Images
- Film Analysis Guide
- Film Analysis in the Classroom Resource Kit (ACMI)
- Film Analysis: Production & Story Elements
- Film analysis worksheet
- Film & Reading Strategies (Reading In The Dark)
- Film Codes & Conventions
- Film Glossary
- Film Glossary Project
- Film In The Classroom (NYT Learning Network)
- Film Language (episode of American Cinema)
- Film Language: How Films Work
- Film Language Booklet
- Film Language Glossary
- Film Language Wiki
- Film Literacy: Analyzing Film Techniques
- Film literacy terms
- Filmmaking Process
- Film (media) literacy
- Five Minute Film Festival: Film Literacy (links)
- Guide to Film Analysis in the Classsroom (ACMI)
- Grammar of Film: Type of Shots
- Grammar of TV & Film see also link
- Group Questions for Viewing Film
- Guide to Cinematic Terms
- How to Read a Film (text/DVD)
- How To Read A Movie (Roger Ebert)
- How To Watch A Movie (Moviemaker)
- Introduction to Cinema Literacy 101
- Intro to Cinema Literacy 101: Viewing and Watching Films Critically
- Intro to Film Technique & Terminology (video)
- Introduction to Film Appreciation
- The Language of Film –(PBS)
- The language of film (Michael Wohl)
- The language of film
- The language of film (AMPAS)
- Language of Film (Pacific Cinémathèque)
- Language of Film (To Kill A Mockingbird)
- Language of film analysis (cameras, editing)
- The Language of movies
- Lessons in Visual Language (Video series)
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Lights, Camera, Action: A Grammar of Film for Media Literacy (pg. 10 Knowledge Quest)
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Lighting, Colour, Music: A Study of Film Elements
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Media Analysis (infographic)
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Mise en scene (Film Analysis Guide)
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Movie Terminology Glossary (IMDB)
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Persisting Vision: Reading The Language of Cinema (Martin Scorsese)
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Questions Students Should Consider When Watching Any Film (FilmEducation.org)
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Reading A Film (Think Film)
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Reading Films Critically (handout)
- Signs, Codes & Convention (How To Analyze Movies)
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Technical and Symbolic Codes: The Elements of Film
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Technical codes in non-fiction films
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Thinking About Film: cultural codes; technical codes
- A Visual Guide to The Language of Film
Lesson Plans:
- Analyzing Scenes in Film & Literature
- Film Language & Elements of Style(Film Foundation)
- Lights, Camera, Education (AFI)
- Reading Movies: Learning The Language of Moving Image Texts
- The Visual Grammar of Film
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The Close-Up Film Language Glossary provides clear and concise definitions of essential film language terms used in basic and advanced film courses. Though geared for use in high school (particular sixth forms) and higher education the glossary is appropriate for anyone generally interested in cinema, film and film analysis. The Close-Up Film Language Glossary contains a unique collection of ‘Visual markers’, which are visualizations of filmic means and techniques. Groups of visual markers provide a quick and comprehensive overview of important categories of film language. Additionally a collection of useful checklists which help you analyzing the different aspects of film language in classroom study or when writing a film studies essay can be obtained separately from within the app |
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DVDs (some of which have text companions):