TeachingFilm

Teach film with clarity, confidence and purpose.

Production

Intro to IB Film

Scene

Now Rolling · 15 Lessons

Teaching Film brings together classroom-tested lessons, a growing IB Film syllabus and direct support for film teachers and schools. Created by filmmaker and educator Erick Pessôa.

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Two ways to use the portal

Follow the IB Film syllabus in order, or take a single lesson and teach it next week.

Follow the IB Film syllabus

Explore a timeline-based approach that connects film history, analysis and production. The syllabus follows the IB Film Guide while leaving room for different students, schedules and school contexts.

Explore the IB Film syllabus

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Find ready-to-teach lessons in film language, genre, visual storytelling, sound, editing and production. Use one lesson on its own or combine several into a longer unit.

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Three lessons to start with. Each one is ready to teach as it stands.

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Jaws at 50 Anatomy of Suspense for Beginner Filmmakers

A Timeline-Based Approach to Teaching IB Film

A suggestion of IB Film syllabus.

Cycle 1 - Class 1 - Welcome

A warm opening class that welcomes students into IB Film through personal introductions, icebreakers, the IB Film Guide, and the first creative tasks of the cycle.

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Meet Erick Pessôa

Erick is a filmmaker, teacher, IB examiner and workshop leader based in Paris. For more than twenty years, he has worked across filmmaking, education and assessment. He currently teaches Film at the American School of Paris.

IB examiner since 2011 · Principal Examiner, Collaborative Film Project · Contributor to the 2019 IB Film Guide updates

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