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tHEATRE aRTS: Film Study#6820 (9-12) 1/2 Fine Arts Credit.
Course Description:
Students investigate how and what ideas, values and concepts are connected through film. In analyzing film, students will examine elements of plot, setting, style, and point of view. Class activities include viewing, listening, researching and analyzing film. Recommended before taking Video Production. District film policy requires parental permission before students can participate in the classroom viewing.
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Extra Credit: See any Independent Film as listed at a Landmark Theatre or the Starz film center, check the newspaper. (Esquire Theatre, Mayan Theatre, Stars Theatre and U-Hills Theatre.) |
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Course cover letter, explaining the expectations of the course. Required parental signature. |
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Here is a comprehensive list of film terms, some of which will appear on your final exam. |
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Colorado Academic Standards: Theatre and Drama |
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Use this link to access the online testing center. You must first ENROLL as a student to take the online test. Make sure you enroll with your hour first, then last name first name, all lower case and no spaces. 01sellerjay (Example: First hour, last name, and first name) Your password should be your student ID number, and you must enter an email account. |
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Online Testing: Although this course makes use of online testing, students collaborating to complete tests by using the same IP address, similar time codes or similar answer/error reports will receive a zero on their test and a referral for breaking the schools academic honor code. See the Horizon High School, Academic Policy as listed on our school web site.
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Film History and Terminology
Lecture notes by Dr. Seller |
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As Good As It Gets, 1997
Directed by James Brooks |
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Boys Don't Cry, 1999
Directed by Kimberly Pierce |
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Boyz In The Hood, 1991
Directed by John Singleton |
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Bowling for Columbine, 2002
Directed by Michael Moore |
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Cellular, 2004
Directed by David R. Ellis |
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The Cove, 2009
Directed by
Louie Psihoyos |
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Crash, 2004
Directed by Paul Hagis |
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Chicago, 2002
Directed by Rob Marshal |
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Disturbia 2007
Directed by D. J. Caruso |
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Dirty Dancing, 1987
Directed by Emile Ardolino |
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Departed, The, 2006
Directed by Martin Scorsese |
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Dreamgirls, 2006
Directed by Billy Conden |
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Eternal Sunshine, 2004
Directed by Michel Gondry |
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Eagle Eye, 2008
Directed by D.J. Caruso |
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Fargo, 1996
Directed by Joel Cohen |
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Fisher King, The, 1991
Directed by Terry Gilliam |
Fisher Test 9/10 |
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General, The, 1927
Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman |
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Gold Rush, 1925
Directed by Charlie Chaplin |
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Gran Torino, (2008)
Directed by Clint Eastwood |
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The Hurt Locker, (2008)
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
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I Am Sam, 2001
Directed by Jessie Nelson |
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Life is Beautiful, 1997
Directed by Roberto Benigni |
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Lost Boys, The, 1987
Directed by Joel Schumacher |
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Maria Full of Grace, 2004
Directed by Joshua Marston |
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Moulin Rouge, 2001
Directed by Baz Luhrmann |
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Opposite of Sex, The, 1998
Directed by Don Roos |
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Pirates of the Caribbean, 2003
Directed by Gore Verbinski |
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Platoon, 1986
Directed by Oliver Stone |
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Singin' in the Rain, 1952
Directed by Stanley Donen |
Sing’n Test 9/1
History Test 9/1 |
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Scream, 1996
Directed by Wes Craven |
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Some Like It Hot, 1959
Directed by Billy Wilder |
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Stand By Me, 1986
Directed by Rob Reiner |
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This Film is Not Yet Rated, 2006
Directed by Kirby Dick |
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Film Research sites
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Denver Film Society |
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Film Site |
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Internet Movie Data Base |
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Movie Gazette |
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Cinema.com |
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Sense of Cinema |
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Celebrity search |
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Academy of Motion Pictures |
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Rotten Tomatoes |
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Hollywood Foreign Press |
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Motion Picture Association of America |
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