WHEEL of WONDER
Adam Russell Adam Russell

WHEEL of WONDER

Teaching kids film language and techniques with the spin of a wheel.

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ATTACKING THE IB Film COMPARATIVE ESSAY
Adam Russell Adam Russell

ATTACKING THE IB Film COMPARATIVE ESSAY

One of the four major assessments in the IB Film program is the comparative essay. In this article, Adam gives us a look at how be breaks down this major assessment into minor steps with great results.

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REVISITING A SCRIPT: FOCUS on CONFLICT & CHARACTER
Filmmaking Adam Russell Filmmaking Adam Russell

REVISITING A SCRIPT: FOCUS on CONFLICT & CHARACTER

Consider this: most films that you see focus on two characters talking up on the screen.

Sometimes, they’re doing something, but most times, two or more characters are sitting down (maybe they are eating or drinking) and talking -- we call that a talking heads scene because the audience is literally watching two huge heads (on the screen) have a conversation

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