Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
tania.romero@austinisd.org
ahsproductions.org
Suggested Links:
http://classicmovieslist.org/ (watch some classic movies online)
http://www.filmeducation.org/resources/film_library/getfilms.php?id=A
IMDB.com
Celtx.com (free screenwriting software)
Filmcontracts.net (site for film contract templates and PDFs)
dependentfilms.net (site with templates of various film forms for production)
Filmsite.org (general information about cinema, movies, history)
*Withoutabox.com (film festival database you can search for festivals and deadlines)
Mediacollege.com (great short lessons on lighting, video, audio, equipment, etc)
(David Bordwells Blog and some articles on movies):
http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/category/film-history/
http://filmmakeriq.com/ (great magazine with articles on various film topics)
indiewire.com (magazine with articles, and information about filmmaking)
*Lydia.com (online tutorials on probably any software you can think of)
*tv.adobe.com (tutorials on Adobe software Premiere, AE, Audition, etc)
Videocopilot.net (Andrew Kramer and his tutorials on After Effects are great!)
Suggested links to IB:
http://oreillyfilm.com/rubrics-exemplars/4543946229
Youtube Channels:
AFI ScreenNation
LightsFilmSchool
Film Riot
Indy Mogul
Freddie Wong and Julian Smith
Production:
*Filmmaking for teens: Pulling off your shorts by Troy Lanier and Clay Nichols
*Rebel without a crew by Robert Rodriguez (specially his letter to future filmmakers)
Make your own damn movie or All I need to know about filmmaking I learned from Toxic
Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman
The Guerilla Filmmakers Handbook by Chris Jones
Anything Kevin Smith sayslook up videos on youtube from his blog but be careful
because he uses adult language.
Sound for films:
Incompetech.com
Freesound.org
Freemusicarchive
Pond5, OBT Music, and audiojungle/EnvatoMarket (but you have to purchase rights)
Compelling Film related films/documentaries:
The Cutting Edge: The magic of movie editing (documentary about the role of the
editor)
Visions of light (documentary about cinematography)
The Story of film: An Odyssey (TV series about the history of film)
Movie Magic (TV series about special effects)
Easy Rider, Raging Bulls (Documentary/Book) or A decade under the influence
(about New Hollywood movement and how contemporary filmmakers got their
start)
Reel Injun (the representation of Native Americans in cinema)
The Bronze Screen (the representation of Latinos/Hispanics in cinema)
Ethnic Notions (African American stereotyping in cinema)
Color Adjustment (Race relation and TV)
The Celluloid Closet (documentary about homosexuality in cinema)
This Film is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and rating system)
Best Worst Movie (a documentary from the perspective of one of the actors from
Troll 2 rated one of the worst films ever)
Exit through the gift shop (Compelling and raises questions about the role of the
documentarian and subject)
Robert Rodriguez 10 minute film school
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make Up Effects
Room 237 (If you study Kubrick, this is a must)
Heart of Darkness: A filmmakers Apocalypse (a must see if you study Coppola)
Side by Side (yes, produced by Keanu Reeves, but very, very interesting views
about the film industry and the death of film)
The Greatest movie ever sold (marketing and film)
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (If you want to highlight how a BAD film other than
Troll 2 managed to have distribution across the nation andhad a sequel.)