Monday, August 23, 2010

Cut to the Chase: A guide to teaching, Film as Text

By Andres Hayes, 2007, Screen Education, 2007, pp 46- 53.

A great article to assist in teaching students about film as text. It covers cinematic techniques (the codes and conventions) and how they influence the story, where to start, genre, and suggested activities.

Good resource to address Unit 1, Outcome 2, ways in which codes and conventions (such as visual, audio, technical and written) are used to convey ideas and meanings.