Classroom to Screening Room
is an opportunity for middle and high school students to watch
films that enhance their study of literature, social studies, science,
foreign languages, and the visual and performing arts. Incorporating
the study of moving images into the core curriculum extends the
learning process beyond the classroom while working toward the
goals
designated for each grade level and subject area.
Guest speakers
and filmmakers, as well as presentations and discussions facilitated
by JBFC educators, make this program
unforgettable. The major components to the Classroom
to Screening Room curriculum include: Visual and
Film Literacy Presentation; Essential Cinema; JBFC Programming;
Documentaries
and Historical Features; Literary Adaptations; and Foreign Films.
Our
goal is to help middle and high school students:
• understand the language of film, including cinematography,
editing, lighting, framing, and point of view.
• apply this understanding to the reading and analysis of
documentaries and narrative films.
• learn about the influential movements of film history.
• become more active viewers of visual media.
Classroom to Screening Room
provides opportunities for middle and high school students to:
• experience foreign languages and cultures in the context
of films from other countries.
• compare written and visual treatments of literary texts.
• enhance the study of historical events and figures through
the documentary genre.
• screen culturally significant current releases.
Click
Here to view this month’s Educators’ E-Bulletin,
highlighting Classroom to Screening Room events
at the Jacob Burns Film Center. (pdf)
To register
to receive the Educators’ E-Bulletin, email Mary Ward at mward@burnsfilmcenter.org Grades 11 & 12
Through
this transformative intergenerational summer program, high school
students learn about the craft of
documentary
and visual storytelling and each create an original film about
a senior citizen living in their community. They do everything
from
writing an outline and interviewing to filming and editing. The
production experience is enhanced by the study of the documentary
genre through film screenings and clips presentations. In the process,
students and seniors are able to bridge a gap rarely achieved
between
young people and the elderly. This unique program culminates in
a red-carpet premiere of the documentaries at the Jacob Burns
Film
Center, featuring a Q&A with the filmmakers and a cameo appearance
by each of the documentary subjects. Every student receives a
JBFC
Production Book. Eric Pfriender
and Brady Shoemaker co-instructed the 2007 course.
A Beautiful Destiny:
a 2007 "Unscripted" film
"Unscripted" is offered
to students entering their junior or senior year of high school
at schools all around Westchester County. Click
here for the 2008
"Unscripted" Application and Information (pdf).
If you have any questions, please contact Katie Braun at kbraun@burnsfilmcenter.org or
914.773.7663, ext. 423.
Click
Here for info about other JBFC educational programs
