Documentaries in Film Class

Our most recent project in Film was learning how to create a documentary. 

Documentaries were both easy and more challenging to create. The student ran into the challenges while researching the subject matter and following the documentary equation (Interviews spliced with event film, and B-Roll with the goal of teaching of persuading).

However it was easier, because if they followed the "equation", they would end up with a really great film. 

I will be writing an entry detailing the different types of documentaries, as well as a few tutorials, but until then, I have loaded a few examples of student work. 

I hope you enjoy. 

This video has a few bleeped out swear words, just so you are prepared. This is a Mockumentary set up in the "Intervention" style of episode.

Teaching color in Film

As teachers we can get so caught up in the technology of film that we forget to teach the aesthetics and art of filmmaking.

Color is a great story telling tool in Film, it can represent emotion a Person does not know that they are feeling and guide the viewer through the story.

As an educator I needed a little bit of a refresher coarse on color. The resources below helped me to better understand color theory in film. It's a little different than the good ol' 2D art styles.

Here is a wonderful video essay, that goes into detail about the use and purpose of color in film.

 

If you are not into showing videos in your classroom, and you want your students to have a reading assignment, here is a great free ebook that outlines color and gives examples of color combinations and their meanings.

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/e-books/how-to-use-color-in-film-free-ebook/