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In this Miniclip, students are introduced to practical strategies to help form an effective creative workflow for a tackling a project of their own. Students will learn how to develop an idea through brainstorming, how to create an appropriate title and write a logline, as well as plan and draw a storyboard. From creating a short animation to shooting their own music video or film, students can apply these strategies to any project during the pre-production...
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This overview of Confucius' biography and philosophy from the Famous Authors series contextualizes Confucius' life during the Zhou Dynasty, relaying the Chinese values of family and ancestor-worship, history and record-keeping, and spirituality. This time saw many intellectual developments and the concepts of morality and peace were emerging, and the video demonstrates the major influence Confucius and his Analects, a collection of epigrams, has had...
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If you've learned the three-act structure, you may be ready to try variations on the basics and simply create scripts that are more focused and with more momentum. What are other ways that the three-act structure can be used? How does a writer learn to juggle the difficult elements in non-traditional structures? In this program, script consultant and screenwriting coach Dr. Linda Seger discusses the three-act structure in scenes and scene sequences....
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The theme or central idea of a script deepens the story and connects the audience with the film by conveying the truth about the human condition. What are common themes used in successful films? How do you clarify your theme and convey your theme without getting preachy? In this program, script consultant and screenwriting coach Dr. Linda Seger discusses the identity theme and its many variations, including methods of expressing the theme and how...
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Actors, directors, and producers want to see dimensional characters, capable of winning Academy Awards. They want breadth, depth, focus, and direction to their characters, but they also want dimensionality - characters that are original and act-able. In this program, script consultant and screenwriting coach Dr. Linda Seger shows how to deepen characters through layering, create subtext, transform characters, and use dialogue to add further breadth...
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Genre is a great way of communicating what type of story a novel, film or text is. Understanding different genres - the structure and style, tone and mood, and how a particular text conforms to or challenges the generic conventions, helps us to analyze the text and draw out themes. Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson discuss the genres they write within.
7) Theme
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This program looks at theme from the authors' perspective as Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson share how they work with theme during the writing process. When and how do they determine and develop theme? How does it shape their stories? We also take a closer look at the theme of Australian identity.
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Opening with an excerpt from 'The Lady of the Lake', this introduction to the life and work of Sir Walter Scott from the Famous Author series contextualizes life in Scotland in the late 18th century. Scott spent much of his younger years touring the country with his lawyer father, becoming fascinated with Scottish culture, landscape, architecture, and people, and eventually going to school for law himself. After law school, however, he spent most...
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This introduction to William Shakespeare's life and works from the Famous Authors series begins at the author's childhood home in Stratford and tours the institutions of the town and country that would have been part of Shakespeare's life. The film follows the 23-year-old writer to London, providing a picture of the city in Elizabethan and Jacobean England when Shakespeare went to make his success in the theater. Tension between the Catholics and...
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Lyn Vaus, screenwriter, is best known for his award winning Miramax romantic comedy Next Stop Wonderland. Vaus began his career as a story editor for a production company in Hollywood and also served as scriptwriter and director for the biographical documentary, Siegfried and Roy. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to teach students what it takes to make it in the business.
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Richard Squires is an up and coming filmmaker whose recent credits include writer/director of Crazy Like a Fox, the story of a Virginia farmer's struggles with betrayal. The film's stars include Emmy award-winning actor Roger Rees and Academy award nominee Mary McDonnell. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to teach students what it takes to make it in the business.
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When we study texts, character analysis is a key component. Characterization - the way in which characters are described in a text - creates an image of the character for the reader. Join Australian authors Amra Pajalic, Angela Savage, Gabrielle Wang and Tony Wilson as they talk about the techniques of characterization, narrative point of view and character function.
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In this program from the Famous Authors series, viewers are introduced to the biography and work of the French writer Voltaire. The video discusses conditions and politics of 18th century France, and reviews important tenents of the Enlightenment, both critical to understanding the writer's work. Voltaire was often in trouble, and sometimes imprisoned, for voicing his controversial views and mocking the court.
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How Hollywood Does It is a look at the history, techniques, movements and people who create the magic of motion pictures. This program discuss three big jobs in motion picture making; screenwriting, producing and directing. The director is responsible for the overall feel and look of the film and decides on the use all of the other process of movie making - lighting, editing, mise en scene, cinematography and sound which ultimately reflect the director's...
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This overview of the biography and fiction of William Faulkner from the Famous Authors series introduces the major themes of Faulkner's poems, plays, short stories, and novels. The film contextualizes life in the American south in the first half of the 20th century; Faulkner's southern upbringing, family history, and race relations in the wake of the Civil War were a major influence on his fiction. In 1924, Faulkner left his small town of Oxford and...
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This program from the Famous Authors series provides an overview of Mark Twain's life and work, starting with life in nineteenth century Hannibal, Missouri, Twain's childhood home and a major influence on his writing, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain started writing as a newspaper employee in Hannibal, and he joined a militia group there early during the Civil War. He soon lost interest in the Southern...
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This introduction to Herman Melville's life and work from the Famous Authors series begins by introducing the city of New York, Melville's hometown, and the influence living in the busiest maritime port in the world had on his work. Melville eventually left home to work on a sail boat, and soon went to New Bedford, Massachusetts to become a crew member on a whaling ship, an experience that he used when writing the masterpiece Moby Dick. The film details...
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This overview of the biography and writing of Ernest Hemingway from the Famous Authors series follows the young Hemingway from his boyhood home in Illinois to his start as a reporter in Kansas, which quickly led him to jobs as a reporter and an ambulance driver in WWI. Known for his minimalist style and the depiction of the 'lost generation' in The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway's experiences in WWI, his time as an expatriate in intellectual Paris and...
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This program from the Famous Authors series offers an overview of John Steinbeck's life and work, beginning with his upbringing in Salinas, California and the fields surrounding the area. The film discusses the vegetable crops in California and the great need for labor which caused the influx of migrant workers during the depression of the 1930s. Steinbeck witnessed the working of this land throughout his life and the connection between man and nature...