What+Does+it+Mean?

===Jacob Burns Film Center is an invaluable resource for learning to deconstruct film. === 
 * =**Critically Analyzing Content** =
 * Several of the following activities were developed after attending their Summer Teachers Institute. **

 Why should you care?
Deconstruct documentaries to see how they persuade. How does the first few minutes of **An Inconvenient Truth** establish Al Gore as a person to whom we should listen?

What do you see?
Communication depends on agreement of how we represent meaning. Mighty Times: The Children's March Awards Controversy: Listen Read You can find the film @ Teaching Tolerance 

Can you trust your eyes?
An effective (and engaging) activity is to watch "Behind the Scenes" features on DVDs to see how special effects are constructed. Elf & Lord of the Rings are great for exploring perspective. After watching how they achieve some of those great shots, I give my students cameras (vidoe or still) and let them try to recreate their own play on perspective. This activity is always a favorite with students of all ages.

It's All in the Editing
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 * = Original Trailer: The Shining ||= The Shining Recut ||
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