Project – Advanced Classes: Screenplay

Students in both Advanced Video and Advanced Movie Making will be required to write a screenplay during September. Download the rubric below. If you need help with formatting, there are a number of big name programs likes Final Draft and Celtx that do the formatting for you. Several free programs also do the work like…

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All Video Classes: Homework and Quizzes

By Tuesday, September 3rd, all students need to turn in a signed syllabus. They were given out in class and can be downloaded below. Advanced Video and Advanced Movie Making also must sign up for Google Classroom. Go to classroom.google.com and enter the class code. Advanced Movie Making: g9vzpr, Advanced Video: a90eek. Advanced Video and…

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America’s Best Film Schools

The Hollywood Reporter has released its annual film school rankings. While California schools dominate the list, Columbia College and Northwestern University represent the Midwest. If you’re trying to decide where to apply for college, here is a list to start with. By the way, the number one school is, of course, USC.

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Legendary Rock Documentarian D.A. Pennebaker

D.A. Pennebaker, the Oscar-winning documentary maker passed away this week. He won an Academy Award for his 1994 documentary about Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, The War Room. He may be best known for his stylish movie about Bob Dylan, Dont Look Back, which can be found on The List.

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