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Lesson Plan: Americans at the Movies - Communicating with Cuts

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Lesson Plan: Americans at the Movies - Communicating with Cuts

About This Lesson

Use this lesson from The Story of Movies film study curriculum to introduce students to early filmmaking techniques. Students will screen the 1903 silent feature film classic The Great Train Robbery (directed by Edwin S. Porter), widely considered to be the first motion picture narrative. The film developed fundamental cinematic techniques for continuity editing, a new way of telling a story visually. Visit storyofmovies.org for more free online lessons.

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Lesson Plan.pdf

March 27, 2020
229.26 KB

PPT Slides.pptx

March 27, 2020
3.21 MB

Film History Reader Article.pdf

March 27, 2020
42.54 KB

Kills Highwayman News Article.pdf

March 27, 2020
195.81 KB
5.0
3 Reviews
Hello! We're gathering feedback from teachers for The Film Foundation's annual report. I'd love to include your comment (anonymously) as a quote, if that's OK with you. Also, if there's anything you might add about using the material when teaching remotely, that would be incredibly helpful. Thanks in advance for your consideration, Julia Wayne (educational project manager of The Film Foundation)
Julia_W_3043248
March 30, 2021
Thanks for the great feedback! I hope you'll check out storyofmovies.org for many more film-related lessons, all 100% free to educators.
Julia_W_3043248
April 09, 2020
Excellent resource for a Film Studies class. More unique than what we often find as resources.
BNWTempest
April 06, 2020
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