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Video Tutorials: Teaching Film

We have a range of video tutorials to help you understand and deliver film education in the classroom. You will also find some inspirational showcases from other teachers.

Featured Tutorials

Showcase 01 - Bearsden Primary School Showcase 02 - Tongue Primary School Showcase 03 - Dingwall Primary School Showcase 04 - Using Moving Image with Literature Showcase 05 - Listening Exercises Showcase 06 - A Literacy Lesson with Moving Image

The Language of Film explained

Episode 01: Camera Shots Episode 02: Camera Movement Episode 03: Narrative Shots Episode 04: Composition and Design Episode 05: Editing Episode 06: Continuity Editing Episode 07: Sound Episode 08: Sound and Narrative Episode 09: Multi-layered Texts

The Language of Film examples

Lesson example - Grid Analysis Lesson example - Sound On/Vision Off Lesson example - The Little Things Lesson example - Silence Lesson example - Baboon on the Moon Lesson example - Laughing Moon Lesson example - The Lucky Dip A Guide to Documentary Film A Guide to Editing in iMovie A Guide to Creating Moving Image Essays Lesson example - Dangle Lesson example - About A Girl Lesson example - Bush Bikes A Guide To Film as a Multilayered Text Film Analysis – Les Crayons Film Analysis – Bouts en Train

Classroom Resources

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